Using citizen science to detect rare and endangered species: New records of the great white shark <i>Carcharodon carcharias</i> off the Libyan coast
- Autor(en)
- Patrick Leopold Jambura, Julia Türtscher, Ioannis Giovos, Jürgen Kriwet, Jamila Rizgalla, Sara A. A. Al Mabruk, Alessandro De Maddalena
- Abstrakt
The presence of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Mediterranean Sea is well documented, but encounters with this species are rare and all assumptions about its spatial and temporal distribution are heavily relying on anecdotal observations. To date, only one record off the Libyan coast has been reported, raising the question if this species is underreported in these waters or simply represents a rare occasional transient. We utilised citizen science-sourced data to document the presence of the great white shark off the Libyan coast, and found six additional records for this species from the period between 2017 and 2020. Our study points out the need for scientific monitoring of this species along the Libyan coast to facilitate the establishment of effective conservation plans to protect this critically endangered species.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Paläontologie
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Environmental Organization for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems, University of Tripoli, Shark Museum Cape Town, Marine Biology in Libya Society, Higher institute of Science and Technology
- Journal
- Annales. Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies
- Band
- 31
- Seiten
- 51-60
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 10
- ISSN
- 1408-5348
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.19233/ASHN.2021.08
- Publikationsdatum
- 07-2021
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 106003 Biodiversitätsforschung, 105118 Paläontologie
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science, Plant Science
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/using-citizen-science-to-detect-rare-and-endangered-species-new-records-of-the-great-white-shark-carcharodon-carcharias-off-the-libyan-coast(e9ea4497-27a9-437b-90c1-9530c0b7c8ae).html