About the Authors

David P. Robinson

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

sharkwatcharabia@gmail.com

Affiliation Jumeirah Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rima W. Jabado

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Gulf Elasmo Project, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Christoph A. Rohner

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

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

Simon J. Pierce

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

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

Kevin P. Hyland

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wildlife Protection Office, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Warren R. Baverstock

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Jumeirah Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Competing Interests

The Jumeriah Group provided support in the form of research materials and salaries for authors WRB and DPR but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions section. WRB and DPR acted as independent researchers throughout this study. The journal publication fees for this manuscript were provided by the Jumeirah Group. All other collaborators, had no role in the preparation or decision to publish the manuscript. The commercial affiliation for this project does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.