Studies on elasmobranch trade have often focused on a single commodity, shark fins. Such
a narrow focus can result in an incomplete understanding of the socio-cultural importance of …

As environmental degradation continues at local, regional, and global levels, people's
accepted norms for natural environmental conditions are likely to decline. This …

Red Sea elasmobranch populations are facing alarming declines. Effective conservation
efforts require management strategies informed by extensive datasets and by developing an …

Background The cockle is available to numerous fishing villages in Europe, especially
Portugal. In the Ria de Aveiro, there is a lack of a fisheries management program and the …

Abstract The Gulf of California is a marginal sea that has seen widespread species declines
due to fishing. The scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) is a semi-pelagic species …

Abstract The global Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES) has significant potential to help improve the population status of …

Many studies indicated that marine habitats and organisms in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
('Gulf') are broadly deteriorating. However, this likely results from the generalization of a few …

Sharks are regularly considered to be an indicator of the ocean ecosystem's health and are
generally difficult to study in their natural environment. Citizen science has been increasing …

The first record of bramble sharks (Echinorhinus brucus) in the United Arab Emirates is
presented. In situ observations of multiple bramble sharks were made at depths between …

The little gulper shark, Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810), is a critically endangered
and poorly known deep-sea shark that is considered very rare in certain parts of the …