About the Authors

David P. Robinson

sharkwatcharabia@gmail.com

Affiliations Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Sharkwatch Arabia, Dubai, UAE

Mohammed Y. Jaidah

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Steffen Bach

Affiliation Maersk Oil Research and Technology Centre, Doha, Qatar

Katie Lee

Affiliation Environment Department, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Rima W. Jabado

Affiliation Gulf Elasmo Project, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Christoph A. Rohner

Affiliation Marine Megafauna Foundation, Truckee, CA, United States of America

Abi March

Affiliation Environment Department, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Simone Caprodossi

Affiliation Sharkwatch Arabia, Dubai, UAE

Aaron C. Henderson

Affiliation School of Field Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands, South Caicos

James M. Mair

Affiliation Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Rupert Ormond

Affiliations Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Marine Conservation International, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Simon J. Pierce

Affiliation Marine Megafauna Foundation, Truckee, CA, United States of America

Competing Interests

The commercial affiliation for this project does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DR MJ SB KL RJ CAR AM SC AH JM RO SP. Performed the experiments: DR MJ SB KL RJ CAR AM SC AH JM RO SP. Analyzed the data: DR MJ SB KL RJ CAR AM SC AH JM RO SP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DR MJ SB KL RJ CAR AM SC AH JM RO SP. Wrote the paper: DR MJ SB KL RJ CAR AM SC AH JM RO SP.