Extended Data Table 4 Comparison of spatial refuge estimated with AIS data 2012–2016 and 2012–2018

From: Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone

  1. The Global Fishing Watch 2012–2016 AIS longline fishing effort data we used in our paper1 have been further developed to include additional years (2017 and 2018) with a higher number of AIS satellites operating and vessels reporting, resulting in substantially more vessel locations for analysis (https://globalfishingwatch.org/). The percentage spatial refuge for sharks in ABNJs decreased to less than a quarter of shark relative density hotspots when more recent fishing effort data were included.
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