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

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dc.contributor.authorSequeira, A.M.M.
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorMarley, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorCalich, H.J.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Mheen, M.
dc.contributor.authorVanCompernolle, M.
dc.contributor.authorArrowsmith, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorPeel, L.R.
dc.contributor.authorQueiroz, N.
dc.contributor.authorVedor, M.
dc.contributor.authorda Costa, I.
dc.contributor.authorMucientes, G.
dc.contributor.authorCouto, A.
dc.contributor.authorHumphries, N.E.
dc.contributor.authorAbalo-Morla, S.
dc.contributor.authorAbascal, F.J.
dc.contributor.authorAbercrombie, D.L.
dc.contributor.authorAbrantes, K.
dc.contributor.authorAbreu-Grobois, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, A.S.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAna M. M. Sequeira ... Fred Bailleul ... Simon D. Goldsworthy ... Lachlan McLeay ... et al.
dc.identifier.citationScience, 2025; 388(6751):1086-1097
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/science.adl0239
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147776
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210103091
dc.rightsCopyright © 2025 the authors; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science subject to: Ownership by the Commonwealth of Australia, © Commonwealth of Australia 2025, apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth); no claim to US government works. All other rights reserved by American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://www.science.org/about/science-licenses-journal-article-reuse.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl0239
dc.subjectmarine megafauna space; Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshAnimal Migration
dc.subject.meshConservation of Natural Resources
dc.subject.meshBiodiversity
dc.subject.meshExtinction, Biological
dc.subject.meshEndangered Species
dc.subject.meshAquatic Organisms
dc.titleGlobal tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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