Understanding the details of local and regional extinctions allows for more efficient
allocation of conservation activities and resources. This involves identifying where …

Adequate conservation and management of shark populations is becoming increasingly
important on a global scale, especially because many species are exceptionally vulnerable …

Chondrichthyan or cartilaginous species, throughout the world, are found among fisheries
by-catch. In this study, 52 studies conducted between 1991 and 2018 in Turkish waters were …

Conservation and management of shark populations is increasingly becoming important in
many marine regions, since there is a growing body of evidence showing that several …

Length–length relationships are presented for 19 shark species caught in the commercial
shark fisheries of Western Australia. A robust linear regression model was used to estimate …

Length-weight relationships are presented for 22 fish species from the Gallipoli Peninsula
and Dardanelles between September 2006 and October 2009. The b values ranged …

Horse mackerel is a semi-pelagic fish widely distributed in the eastern Atlantic, where it
represents a species of interest for fisheries and is subject to intense exploitation, leading to …

Large sharks and rays are generally understudied in the Mediterranean Sea, thus leading to
a knowledge gap of basic biological characteristics that are important in fisheries …

Sharks are globally exposed to several anthropogenic threats, which, in many cases, have
severely reduced their distribution and have impacted populations. In the Mediterranean …

Angel sharks (Squatina spp.) in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean are difficult to
identify to species level, therefore many of the records from fishermen reports in the …