SOS
Publications
Scientific
research
has an important role to play in the conservation of any species, and
communicating results is imperative if we are to develop effective
means of protecting shark populations. SOS has
a strong background in scientific research, specifically focused on
the sensory biology of sharks. By understanding how sharks use
their senses to live most efficiently within their environment we
can start to understand how our actions may impact them. We
can also start to develop more effective shark deterrents to keep people
safe and improve the public perception of
sharks.
Below are publications that have come from SOS
researchers. For publication requests contact us
here.
2017
Ryan LA, Chapuis L, Hemmi JM, Collin SP,
McCauley RD,
Yopak KE, Gennari E, Huveneers C, Kempster RM, Kerr
CC, Schmidt C, Egeberg CA and Hart NS
(2017) Effects of auditory and visual stimuli
on shark feeding behaviour: the disco effect. Marine Biology 165:
11.
2016
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2016) Submission #59 to
the NSW shark management review. Parliament of New South Wales
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM,
Egeberg CA, Hart NS, Ryan L, Chapuis L, Kerr CC, Schmidt C,
Huveneers C, Gennari E, Yopak KE, Meeuwig J and Collin SP
(2016) How close is too close? The effect of a non-lethal electric
shark deterrent on white shark behaviour. PLoS One 11(7): e0157717
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2016)
Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length.
The Conversation Website. July 4, 2016
OPEN ACCESS
2015
Collin SP, Kempster RM and Yopak KE (2015) How
Elasmobranchs Sense their Environment. In: (Shadwick RE, Farrell AP
and Brauner CJ eds.) Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes: Structure
and Interaction with Environment. Academic Press 34(1): 422
Garza-Gisholt, Kempster RM, Hart NS and Collin SP
(2015) Visual Specializations in Five Sympatric Species of Stingrays
from the Family Dasyatidae. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 85(4):
218-233
Kempster RM,
Egeberg CA, Hart NS and
Collin SP (2015) Electrosensory-driven feeding behaviours of the
Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
and western shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana). Marine and
Freshwater Research 67(2): 187-194
Kennedy M, Sant G, Kindleysides D, Prideaux M, Grady
M, McCrea I, Altherr S, Llewellyn G, Knights P, Ender I, Goyenechea
A and Kempster RM (2015) Letter of Expert Concern
to the Australian Federal Government regarding CMS CoP11 Shark
Listings and Australia's Reservations. 28 January 2015.
OPEN ACCESS
2014
Schifiliti M, McLean DL, Langois TJ, Birt MJ, Barnes P and
Kempster RM (2014) Are Depredation rates by Reef Sharks
Influenced by Fisher Behaviour? PeerJ PrePrints
OPEN ACCESS
Meeuwig J, Pauly D, Kempster RM and
Norse E (2014) Letter of
Expert Concern to the WA Environmental Protection Authority on the
State Government Proposal for a 3 -Year Lethal Drum Line Program as
Part of its Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy. 21 July 2014.
OPEN ACCESS
Egeberg CA,
Kempster RM, Theiss SM, Hart NS and
Collin SP (2014) The Distribution and Abundance of Electrosensory
Pores in Two Benthic Sharks: the wobbegong shark Orectolobus
maculatus, and the angel shark Squatina australis. Marine and Freshwater Research
65(11): 1003-1008.
Sewell BH, Kempster RM,
Treece AA, Roelandt V, Cano-Stocco D, Young SB, Levine M, Baker J,
Whitcraft S, Kuruc M and McGuire D (2014) Open letter to
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Northwest
Atlantic population of dusky sharks as "threatened" under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). 17 July 2014.
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2014)
Iconic Species: White Sharks,
Whale Sharks and Basking Sharks In: Sharks: Conservation,
Governance and Management (Eds. E. Techera and N. Klein).
Kempster RM
(2014) The role of electroreception in elasmobranchs. Ph.D. Thesis,
University of Western Australia, Australia.
2013
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2013) How to
prevent shark attacks. The Conversation Website.
November 29, 2013
OPEN ACCESS
Camilieri-Asch V, Kempster RM, Collin SP,
Johnstone R and Theiss SM (2013) A comparison of the electrosensory
morphology of a euryhaline and a marine stingray. Zoology
Kempster RM,
Garza-Gisholt E, Egeberg CA, Hart NS, O’Shea
OR and Collin SP (2013) Sexual dimorphism of the electrosensory
system: A quantitative analysis of nerve axons in the dorsal
anterior lateral line nerve of the blue spotted fantail stingray (taeniura
lymma). Brain , Behavior and Evolution
OPEN ACCESS
O'Shea OR, Thums M, van Keulen M, Kempster RM and
Meekan MG (2013) Dietary partitioning by five sympatric species
of stingray (Dasyatidae) on coral reefs.
Journal of Fish Biology
Kempster RM,
Hunt DM, Human BA,
Egeberg CA and Collin SP (2013) First record of the
mandarin dogfish Cirrhigaleus barbifer (Chondrichthyes:
Squalidae) from Western Australia. Marine Biodiversity Records.
Kempster RM, Hart NS and Collin SP
(2013) Survival of the stillest: Predator avoidance in shark
embryos. PLoS One 8(1): e52551
OPEN ACCESS
2012
Kempster RM
(2012) Policy sharks bite. Government News 32 (5)
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM
(2012) Does WA have a problem with
sharks, or with the media? The Conversation Website. October 2, 2012
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM
(2012) Jumping into shark infested waters: How I became a shark
biologist. Asian Diver Magazine. Issue 4
OPEN ACCESS
Fitzpatrick J, Kempster RM, Daly-Engel T,
Collin SP and Evans J (2012) Postcopulatory sexual selection
in elasmobranchs. Journal of Fish Biology 80(5): 1141-1158
Kempster RM, McCarthy ID and Collin SP
(2012) Phylogenetic and ecological factors influencing the number
and distribution of electroreceptors in elasmobranches. Journal of
Fish Biology 80(5): 2055-2088
2011
Kempster RM (2011) A great day for Western
Australia's sharks, and for public safety. The Conversation Website.
November 16, 2011
(Alt. Link)
OPEN ACCESS
Wueringer B and
Kempster RM (2014) Open letter to the Western Australian Government from 100+
scientists opposed to the proposed lethal shark mitigation policy.
11 November 2011.
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM (2011) Cull or be killed: is this
really the solution to shark attacks? The Conversation Website.
October 24, 2011
(Alt. Link)
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM
(2014)
Submission to Australia's second National Plan of Action for the
Conservation and Management of Sharks 2012 (Shark-plan 2).
25 July 2011.
OPEN ACCESS
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2011) Electrosensory pore distribution and feeding in the basking shark,
Cetorhinus maximus (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae). Aquatic Biology
12:33-36
Kempster RM and Collin SP (2011) Electrosensory pore distribution and feeding in the megamouth shark,
Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae). Aquatic Biology
11:225-228
2007
Kempster RM
(2007) Distribution of ampullary pores in
elasmobranchs in relation to feeding ecology and phylogeny with
specific reference to Mustelus asterias and Mustelus mustelus
(Triakidae). M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wales, Bangor