Application of baited remote underwater video surveys to quantify spatial distribution of elasmobranchs at an ecosystem scale

Understanding the distribution of mobile species across broad spatial scales and a variety of habitat types is essential in developing sound conservation strategies. The applicability of baited remote under-water video station (BRUVS) to determine the distribution of elasmobranchs at broad spatial scales (12° latitude) and across a range of habitat types was assessed. Shark-like batoids within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) were...