Recreational use of wild spaces is increasingly popular, resulting in a burgeoning tourism industry. Such activities can degrade the environment and disrupt the behaviour and natural function of organisms. A small population of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) is resident in Dusky Sound, New Zealand, a fjord with increasing human use. Dolphins, as top predators, play an important role within ecosystems and are at ris...

The broadnose sevengill shark ( Notorynchus cepedianus ) is a large marine predator found in temperate coastal marine habitats. Despite being commonly encountered, details of its ecology are limited. To partially address this, we quantified the size and sex structure of N. cepedianus in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, New Zealand. A stereo‐camera baited underwater video system (BRUV) was deployed in a shallow coastal embayment...