🌍 The Bahamas: A Shark Sanctuary Under Threat
Chris and Brendan join their friend and colleague Dr. Matt Smukall, Director of the Bimini Biological Field Station @BiminiSharkLab to discuss all things shark and ray in The Bahamas, including the ongoing battle to save the mangrove forests of North Bimini from unsustainable, short-sighted development. These mangroves provide an outsized benefit to local wildlife, ecotourism, and fisheries in the western Bahamas, and trading them for a golf course or a few condos is a terrible mistake.
Thanks to:
📸 @Sharkman_Dan – Filming and Editing
📸 Wyatt Albert @wadewithwyatt - Photo and Video Contributions
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Relevant Literature & Resources
🏫 Bimini Research
Bimini Shark Lab – https://www.biminisharklab.com/
🦈 Shark Management and Abundance in The Bahamas
Kessel et al., 2016 – https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12987
Hansell et al., 2018 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.09.016
Talwar et al., 2020 – https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105683
Smukall et al., 2022 – https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15067
🔬 Species-Specific Research
Caribbean reef shark IUCN Red List assessment:
Carlson et al., 2019 – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60217/3093780
Caribbean Reef Shark life history:
Talwar et al., 2022 – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04044-9
🌊 Shark and Ray Abundance
MacNeil et al., 2020 – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2519-y
Clementi et al., 2021 – https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v661/p175-186/
Simpfendorfer et al., 2023 – https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.ade4884
Goetze et al., 2024 – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02386-9
🌍 Population Declines and Management
Ward-Paige et al., 2010 – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011968
Talwar et al., 2022 – https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12675
Pacoureau et al., 2023 – https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216891120
🌴 North Bimini Mangroves
Jennings et al., 2008 – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-008-9357-3
DiBattista et al., 2011 – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00125.x
Jennings et al., 2012 – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11852-012-0211-6
Arkema et al., 2017 – https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj25256/files/media/file/natcap_economicvalueofmarineprotectedareas_0.pdf
Beal et al., 2021 – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21004581
Kanno et al., 2023 – https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v724/p167-183/
Kressler et al., 2024 – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X24006964
🌐 Habitat Conservation Resources
North Bimini Marine Reserve – https://www.biminisharklab.com/north-bimini-marine-reserve
🌍 Global Habitat Loss
Waycott et al., 2009 – https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0905620106
Polidoro et al., 2010 – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010095
Buelow et al., 2022 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.013
💰 Shark Economy
Haas et al., 2017 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.01.007
🌊 Ecosystem Values
Harborne et al., 2006 – https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2881(05)50002-6
🦈 Shark and Ray Interactions
Maljković & Coté, 2011 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.11.019
Hammerschlag et al., 2012 – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01973.x
Heim et al., 2021 – https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.628469
Heim et al., 2024 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.08.012
🌐 Shark Diving Management
Gallagher et al., 2015 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.02.007
Healy et al., 2020 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103964
🐟 Shark Homing Behavior
Edrén & Gruber, 2005 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-004-2583-4
Feldheim et al., 2014 – https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12583
📚 Internships
https://www.biminisharklab.com/internships
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