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Authors
Womersley, Freya C.
Green, Sofia
Garcia-Baciero, Alberto
Conlon, Ronan
Jeffries, Amy L.
Waller, Matt J.
Ratão, Sara S.
Queiroz, Nuno
Afonso, Pedro
Araujo, Gonzalo
Barnett, Adam
Barry, Christine
Berumen, Michael L.
Bloch, Farukhkha
Boldrocchi, Ginevra
Braun, Camrin D.
Caillouet, Ryan
Chapman, Constance
Cochran, Jesse E. M.
de la Parra, Rafael
Diamant, Stella
Dove, Alistair D. M.
Dunbabin, Matthew
Erdmann, Mark V.
Ferreira, Luciana C.
Fitzpatrick, Richard
Fontes, Jorge
Gleiss, Adrian C.
Green, Jonathan R.
Griffin, Lucas P.
Griffin, Curtice R.
Hardenstine, Royale S.
Hassan, Abdi
Hearn, Alex R.
Hendon, Jill M.
Putra, Mochamad Iqbal Herwata
Hoffmayer, Eric
Hoopes, Lisa
Hueter, Robert E.
John, Sajan
Levenson, Jake
Lewis, Sonny
Macena, Bruno C. L.
Meekan, Mark G.
Miller, Ingo B.
Norman, Brad
Paulsen, Jens
Perry, Cameron
Pierce, Simon J.
Reynolds, Samantha D.
Robinson, David P.
Rohner, Christoph A.
Schmidt, Jennifer
Setyawan, Edy
Sianipar, Abraham B.
Smith, Jamison
Thorrold, Simon R.
Thums, Michele
Wilson, Rory
Southall, Emily J.
Sims, David W.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
European Research Council Advanced Grant (883583 OCEAN DEOXYFISH)
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Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 5 May 2026
Declarations
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: The expert questionnaire was voluntary and contained an opening paragraph explaining the purpose of the research and right to withdraw at any time. The questionnaire required researchers to consent to sharing the information and knowledge as part of the process and review the final manuscript as co-authors. Whale shark tagging procedures in La Paz were approved by the Marine Biological Association’s Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) with permission granted by Subsecretaria de biodiversidad y Restauracion Ambiental Direccion General de Vida Silvestre Oficio No SBRA/DGVS/04883/25.
: Consent has been obtained by all photographers not included as co-authors.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
