Exploring the drivers of human-shark conflict at Ascension Island
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £285,415
WHERE Ascension Island
Summary
This project will explore the drivers and solutions for an emerging human-wildlife conflict at Ascension Island, caused by increasingly regular incursions of large, Galapagos sharks into shallow, coastal waters. The project will seek to understand both the human and ecological dimensions of the problem through a combination of stakeholder interviews and applied research into the factors influencing shark distribution and behaviour. Results will be used to recommend possible mitigation strategies, informed by field trials of several non-lethal conflict reduction measures.
University of Plymouth, AIGCFD - Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Directorate, University of Windsor, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
