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 …

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 …

Sharks and their relatives, the rays and chimaeras, are the diverse group of cartilaginous
fishes that have evolved over 400 million years. Historically considered of low economic …

Sharks, rays and chimeras (class Chondrichthyes; herein 'sharks') today face possibly the
largest crisis of their 420 million year history. Tens of millions of sharks are caught and …

Overfishing is the most significant threat facing sharks and rays. Given the growth in
consumption of seafood, combined with the compounding effects of habitat loss, climate …

For centuries, the primary manner in which humans have interacted with sharks has been
fishing. A combination of their slow-growing nature and high use-values have resulted in …

The scale and drivers of marine biodiversity loss are being revealed by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process. We present the first …

Sharks and their relatives, including skates, rays and chimaeras, collectively referred to as
chondrichthyan fishes, 1 form a relatively small (approximately 1,115 described species) …

The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous
marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are …

Sharks and their cartilaginous relatives (Class Chondrichthyes, herein 'sharks') are one of
the world's most threatened species groups. Their slow life history traits and vulnerability to …