Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Conservation challenges facing elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) due to large population
declines of many species are now widely recognized (Dulvy et al. 2017). Consequently …

Freshwater elasmobranchs include euryhaline sharks and rays (above the map), which are
essentially marine species that are able to enter freshwaters and stay indefinitely in them …

published data on the diversity, life history, ecology, and status of freshwater and euryhaline
elasmobranchs was reviewed in the context of anthropogenic threats and principles of …

Fishing spans all oceans and the impact on ocean predators such as sharks and rays is
largely unknown. A lack of data and complicated jurisdictional issues present particular …

6 Conclusions This report presents the first comprehensive IUCN Red List assessments for
the 64 known species of pelagic sharks and rays. Of these species, 32% are assessed as …

Growing concern for the world's shark and ray populations is driving the need for greater
research to inform conservation management. A change in public perception, from one that …

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) recommends that regulatory agencies give shark and
ray management high priority because of the naturally slow population growth inherent to …

A number of international and national organizations, both governmental and non-
governmental, have jurisdiction or influence over the management of marine fisheries, and …

Sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Class Chondrichthyes; herein 'sharks') are the earliest extant
jawed vertebrates and exhibit some of the greatest functional diversity of all vertebrates …