About the Authors

David P. Robinson

sharkwatcharabia@gmail.com

Affiliation Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Mohammed Y. Jaidah

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Rima W. Jabado

Affiliation UAE University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Katie Lee-Brooks

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

Nehad M. Nour El-Din

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Ameena A. Al. Malki

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Khaled Elmeer

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Paul A. McCormick

Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

Aaron C. Henderson

Affiliation The School for Field Studies, Center for Marine Resource Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands

Simon J. Pierce

Affiliation Marine Megafauna Foundation/ECOCEAN USA, Tofo Beach, Mozambique

Rupert F. G. Ormond

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DPR MYJ RWJ KLB PAM. Performed the experiments: DPR MYJ RWJ KLB NMN AAA KE PAM. Analyzed the data: DPR MYJ RWJ KLB NMN AAA KE ACH SJP RFGO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DPR MYJ NMN AAA KE PAM. Wrote the paper: DPR MYJ RWJ KLB NMN AAA KE PAM ACH SJP RFGO.