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 …

The natural mortality rate M is a key parameter in estimating the productivity of a fish stock.
However, it is quite difficult to estimate given its correlation with other parameters, variation …

Age and growth estimates for the shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, derived from vertebral
centra of 258 specimens (118 males, 140 females), ranging in size from 64 to 340 cm fork …

The biology of elasmobranchs makes them very vulnerable to fishing pressure and there is
increasing international concern over their exploitation. In northern Australia the stocks of …

Although growth rate and age data are essential for leatherback management, estimates of
these demographic parameters remain speculative due to the cryptic life history of this …

Ontogenetic diet shifts are a widespread phenomenon among vertebrates, although their
relationships with life history traits are poorly known. We analyzed the relative importance of …

Elasmobranchs, including sharks, rays, and skates, are a global protein source but face
threats from overfishing and population declines. Despite their lower market value …

Multimodel frameworks are common in contemporary elasmobranch growth literature. These
techniques offer a proposed improvement over individual growth functions by incorporating …

Life‐history (age, growth, age validation, reproduction and demography) studies of
elasmobranchs date back to the middle of the last century with major early contributions …

Annual deposition of growth bands in vertebrae has been validated for many shark species,
and is now widely regarded as the norm. However, vertebrae are part of the shark's axial …