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Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

Sequeira, Ana M M ; Rodríguez, Jorge P ; Marley, Sarah A ; Calich, Hannah J ; van der Mheen, Mirjam ; VanCompernolle, Michelle ; Arrowsmith, Lucy M ; Peel, Lauren R ; Queiroz, Nuno and Vedor, Marisa , et al. (2025) In Science (New York, N.Y.) 388(6751). p.1086-1097
Abstract

The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of threatened species will be achieved. We assembled a multi-taxa tracking dataset (11 million geopositions from 15,845 tracked individuals across 121 species) to provide a global assessment of space use of highly mobile marine megafauna, showing that 63% of the area that they cover is used 80% of the time as important migratory corridors or residence areas. The GBF 30% threshold (Target 3) will be insufficient for marine megafauna's effective conservation, leaving important areas exposed to major anthropogenic threats. Coupling area protection... (More)

The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of threatened species will be achieved. We assembled a multi-taxa tracking dataset (11 million geopositions from 15,845 tracked individuals across 121 species) to provide a global assessment of space use of highly mobile marine megafauna, showing that 63% of the area that they cover is used 80% of the time as important migratory corridors or residence areas. The GBF 30% threshold (Target 3) will be insufficient for marine megafauna's effective conservation, leaving important areas exposed to major anthropogenic threats. Coupling area protection with mitigation strategies (e.g., fishing regulation, wildlife-traffic separation) will be essential to reach international goals and conserve biodiversity.

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Animals, Animal Migration, Aquatic Organisms, Biodiversity, Conservation of Natural Resources/methods, Endangered Species, Extinction, Biological
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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388
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6751
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12 pages
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.adl0239
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English
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  title        = {{Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets}},
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