Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

Ana M.M. Sequeira; Jorge P. Rodríguez; Sarah A. Marley; Hannah J. Calich; Mirjam van der Mheen; Michelle VanCompernolle; Lucy M. Arrowsmith; Lauren R. Peel; Nuno Queiroz; Marisa Vedor; Ivo da Costa; Gonzalo Mucientes; Ana Couto; Nicolas E. Humphries; Sara Abalo-Morla; Francisco J. Abascal; Debra L. Abercrombie; Katya Abrantes; F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois; André S. Afonso; Pedro Afonso; Heidi Ahonen; Susanne Åkesson; Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto; Russel D. Andrews; Frédéric Angelier; Marina Antonopoulou; Javier A. Arata; Gonzalo Araujo; Randall Arauz; José Manuel Arcos; Igor Arregui; Haritz Arrizabalaga; Marie Auger-Méthé; Steffen Bach; Fred Bailleul; Robin W. Baird; George H. Balazs; Susan G. Barco; Adam Barnett; Warren Baverstock; Alastair M.M. Baylis; Annalea Beard; Juan Bécares; Eduardo J. Belda; Ian Bell; Ashley Bennison; Scott R. Benson; Diego Bernal; Michael L. Berumen; Sandra Bessudo; Natalia P.A. Bezerra; Antonin V. Blaison; Gabriela S. Blanco; Barbara A. Block; Mark Bolton; Mark E. Bond; Ramón Bonfil; Camrin D. Braun; Annette C. Broderick; Michael de L. Brooke; Annabelle M.L. Brooks; Edward J. Brooks; Ignacio M. Bruno; Jennifer M. Burns; Michael E. Byrne; Steven E. Campana; Hamish A. Campbell; Richard A. Campbell; Aaron Carlisle; Ruth H. Carmichael; Gemma Carroll; Paolo Casale; Filipe R. Ceia; Demian D. Chapman; Taylor K. Chapple; Jean Benoit Charrassin; Andre Chiaradia; John Chisholm; Christopher R. Clarke; Thomas A.  Clay; Christophe  Cleguer; Elizabeth  Clingham; Eric E. G.  Clua; Jesse E. M. Cochran; Rochelle Constantine; Robert W.  Cooper; Estelle  Crochelet; Michelle  Cronin; Eduardo Cuevas; Kayla P.  DaCosta; Laurent  Dagorn; Ryan  Daly; Randall W.  Davis; P. J. Nico  de Bruyn; Carlos  Delgado-Trejo; Thomas  Dellinger; Solène  Derville; Stella Diamant; Andrew  DiMatteo; Kara L.  Dodge; Philip D.  Doherty; Michael C.  Double; Alistair D. M.  Dove; Thomas K  Doyle; Michael J.  Drew; Lindsay L.  Dubbs; Clinton A. J.  Duffy; Peter H.  Dutton; Ewan W. J.  Edwards; Luke D.  Einoder; Mark V.  Erdmann; Eduardo  Espinoza; Nicole  Esteban; Ana Isabel  Fagundes; Chris Feare; Steven H Ferguson; Luciana C.  Ferreira; John  Filmalter; Brittany  Finucci; G. Chris  Fischer; Richard J.  Fitzpatrick; Jorge  Fontes; Angela  Formia; Sabrina  Fossette; Malcolm P.  Francis; Ari S.  Friedlaender; Miguel  Furtado; Austin J.  Gallagher; Claire  Garrigue; Enrico  Gennari; H. Grant  Gilchrist; Brendan J.  Godley; Simon D.  Goldsworthy; Matthew  Gollock; Victoria González  Carman; W. James  Grecian; Jonathan R. Green; Christophe Guinet; Johan  Gustafson; Tristan L.  Guttridge; Hector M.  Guzman; Derek  Hamer; Keith C.  Hamer; Neil  Hammerschlag; Mike O.  Hammill; Luke  Harman; Emma  Harrison; Catherine E Hart; A. Errol  Harris; Gordon Hastie; Fabio H. V.  Hazin; Matt  Heard; Alex R.  Hearn; Mads Peter  Heide-Jørgensen; Leeann  Henry; Robert William  III Henry; Vicente Guzman  Hernandez; Arturo E.  Herrera; Mark A.  Hindell; John C.  Holdsworth; Bonnie J.  Holmes; Lucy A.  Howey; Edgar Mauricio Hoyos  Padilla; Luis A.  Huckstadt; Robert E.  Hueter; Paulo H.  Lara; Nigel E.  Hussey

doi:10.1126/science.adl0239

Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

Ana M.M. Sequeira^*, Jorge P. Rodríguez, Sarah A. Marley, Hannah J. Calich, Mirjam van der Mheen, Michelle VanCompernolle, Lucy M. Arrowsmith, Lauren R. Peel, Nuno Queiroz, Marisa Vedor, Ivo da Costa, Gonzalo Mucientes, Ana Couto, Nicolas E. Humphries, Sara Abalo-Morla, Francisco J. Abascal, Debra L. Abercrombie, Katya Abrantes, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, André S. AfonsoPedro Afonso, Heidi Ahonen, Susanne Åkesson, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Russel D. Andrews, Frédéric Angelier, Marina Antonopoulou, Javier A. Arata, Gonzalo Araujo, Randall Arauz, José Manuel Arcos, Igor Arregui, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Marie Auger-Méthé, Steffen Bach, Fred Bailleul, Robin W. Baird, George H. Balazs, Susan G. Barco, Adam Barnett, Warren Baverstock, Alastair M.M. Baylis, Annalea Beard, Juan Bécares, Eduardo J. Belda, Ian Bell, Ashley Bennison, Scott R. Benson, Diego Bernal, Michael L. Berumen, Sandra Bessudo, Natalia P.A. Bezerra, Antonin V. Blaison, Gabriela S. Blanco, Barbara A. Block, Mark Bolton, Mark E. Bond, Ramón Bonfil, Camrin D. Braun, Annette C. Broderick, Michael de L. Brooke, Annabelle M.L. Brooks, Edward J. Brooks, Ignacio M. Bruno, Jennifer M. Burns, Michael E. Byrne, Steven E. Campana, Hamish A. Campbell, Richard A. Campbell, Aaron Carlisle, Ruth H. Carmichael, Gemma Carroll, Paolo Casale, Filipe R. Ceia, Demian D. Chapman, Taylor K. Chapple, Jean Benoit Charrassin, Andre Chiaradia, John Chisholm, Christopher R. Clarke, Thomas A. Clay, Christophe Cleguer, Elizabeth Clingham, Eric E. G. Clua , Jesse E. M. Cochran, Rochelle Constantine, Robert W. Cooper, Estelle Crochelet, Michelle Cronin, Eduardo Cuevas, Kayla P. DaCosta, Laurent Dagorn, Ryan Daly, Randall W. Davis, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Carlos Delgado-Trejo, Thomas Dellinger, Solène Derville, Stella Diamant, Andrew DiMatteo, Kara L. Dodge, Philip D. Doherty, Michael C. Double, Alistair D. M. Dove, Thomas K Doyle, Michael J. Drew, Lindsay L. Dubbs, Clinton A. J. Duffy, Peter H. Dutton, Ewan W. J. Edwards , Luke D. Einoder, Mark V. Erdmann , Eduardo Espinoza, Nicole Esteban, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Chris Feare, Steven H Ferguson, Luciana C. Ferreira, John Filmalter, Brittany Finucci , G. Chris Fischer, Richard J. Fitzpatrick, Jorge Fontes, Angela Formia, Sabrina Fossette, Malcolm P. Francis, Ari S. Friedlaender, Miguel Furtado, Austin J. Gallagher, Claire Garrigue, Enrico Gennari, H. Grant Gilchrist, Brendan J. Godley, Simon D. Goldsworthy, Matthew Gollock, Victoria González Carman, W. James Grecian, Jonathan R. Green, Christophe Guinet, Johan Gustafson, Tristan L. Guttridge, Hector M. Guzman, Derek Hamer, Keith C. Hamer, Neil Hammerschlag, Mike O. Hammill, Luke Harman, Emma Harrison, Catherine E Hart, A. Errol Harris, Gordon Hastie, Fabio H. V. Hazin, Matt Heard, Alex R. Hearn, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Leeann Henry, Robert William III Henry, Vicente Guzman Hernandez, Arturo E. Herrera, Mark A. Hindell, John C. Holdsworth, Bonnie J. Holmes, Lucy A. Howey, Edgar Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, Luis A. Huckstadt, Robert E. Hueter, Paulo H. Lara, Nigel E. Hussey

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The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of threatened species will be achieved. We assembled a multi-taxa tracking dataset (11 million geopositions from 15,845 tracked individuals across 121 species) to provide a global assessment of space use of highly mobile marine megafauna, showing that 63% of the area that they cover is used 80% of the time as important migratory corridors or residence areas. The GBF 30% threshold (Target 3) will be insufficient for marine megafauna’s effective conservation, leaving important areas exposed to major anthropogenic threats. Coupling area protection with mitigation strategies (e.g., fishing regulation, wildlife-traffic separation) will be essential to reach international goals and conserve biodiversity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1086-1097
Number of pages	12
Journal	Science
Volume	388
Issue number	6751
Early online date	5 Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl0239
Publication status	First published - 5 Jun 2025

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Animals
Animal Migration
Extinction, Biological
Biodiversity
Endangered Species
Aquatic Organisms
Conservation of Natural Resources/methods

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Sequeira, A. M. M., Rodríguez, J. P., Marley, S. A., Calich, H. J., van der Mheen, M., VanCompernolle, M., Arrowsmith, L. M., Peel, L. R., Queiroz, N., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Mucientes, G., Couto, A., Humphries, N. E., Abalo-Morla, S., Abascal, F. J., Abercrombie, D. L., Abrantes, K., Abreu-Grobois, F. A., ... Hussey, N. E. (2025). Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets. Science, 388(6751), 1086-1097. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl0239

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Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

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