GALAPAGOS REPORT 2013-2014 MARINE MANAGEMENT NURSERY GROUNDS OF BLACKTIP SHARKS (CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS) IN MANGROVE-FRINGED BAYS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO YASMANIA LLERENA, CESAR PEÑAHERRERA, EDUARDO ESPINOZA, MAXIMILIAN HIRSCHFELD, MATTHIAS WOLFF AND LUIS VINUEZA How to cite this article: Llerena Y, C Peñaherrera, E Espinoza, M Hirschfeld, M Wolff and L Vinueza. 2015. Nursery grounds of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in mangrove-fringed bays in the central part of the Galapagos Archipelago. Pp. 103-110. In: Galapagos Report 2013-2014. GNPD, GCREG, CDF and GC. Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador. Sources must be cited in all cases. Sections of the publication may be translated and reproduced without permission as long as the source is cited. The authors of each article are responsible for the contents and opinions expressed. The Galapagos National Park Directorate has its headquarters in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos and is the Ecuadorian governmental institution responsible for the administration and management of the protected areas of Galapagos. The Governing Council of Galapagos has its headquarters in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal Island, and is the Ecuadorian governmental institution responsible for planning and the administration of the province. The Charles Darwin Foundation, an international non-profit organization registered in Belgium, operates the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. Galapagos Conservancy, based in Fairfax, Virginia USA, is the only US non-profit organization focused exclusively on the long-term protection of the Galapagos Archipelago.