About the Authors

Mary P. O’Malley

maryomalley@mac.com

Affiliations WildAid, San Francisco, California, United States of America, The Manta Trust, Dorchester, United Kingdom, Shark Savers, New York, New York, United States of America

Katie Lee-Brooks

Affiliation The Manta Trust, Dorchester, United Kingdom

Hannah B. Medd

Affiliation Shark Savers, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MO HM KB. Performed the experiments: MO HM KB. Analyzed the data: MO HM KB. Wrote the paper: MO HM KB.