The Galapagos and other oceanic islands and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) may be "critical" refuges for sharks in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, as predatory fish appear depleted in more coastal MPAs through fishing pressure

The Galapagos and other oceanic islands and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) may be "critical" refuges for sharks in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, as predatory fish appear depleted in more coastal MPAs through fishing pressure

Article URL : https://plos.io/3JOKoiY

Article title: Relative abundance and diversity of sharks and predatory fishes across Marine Protected Areas of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

Author countries: Ecuador, Colombia, U.S.

Funding: We are grateful to the funding provided: To P.S.d.L. Save Our Seas Foundation, Switzerland - https://saveourseas.com/ The Mark Rohr Foundation, USA – N/A The Darwin and Wolf Conservation Fund, USA - N/A MAC3 Impact Philanthropies, Singapore - N/A ROLEX Perpetual Planet, Switzerland - https://www.rolex.org/environment/perpetual-planet Sven Lindblad.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0334164

Relative abundance and diversity of sharks and predatory fishes across Marine Protected Areas of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

26-Nov-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.