Shark fisheries have expanded dramatically in size and number around the world since the
mid-1980s, primarily in response to the rapidly increasing demand for shark fins, meat and
cartilage. Despite the boom-and-bust nature of virtually all shark fisheries over the past
century, most shark fisheries today still lack monitoring or management (6). The
Mediterranean region is known to be an important habitat for cartilaginous fish and is
thought to encompass unique breeding grounds for species such as the White Shark …