DNA metabarcoding of trawling bycatch reveals diversity and distribution patterns of sharks and rays in the central Tyrrhenian Sea

L Albonetti, G Maiello, A Cariani… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conservation and management of chondrichthyans are becoming increasingly important, as
many species are particularly vulnerable to fishing activities, primarily as bycatch, which …

Species diversity, taxonomy and distribution of Chondrichthyes in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

F Serena, AJ Abella, F Bargnesi, M Barone… - The European …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

Top predator status and trends: ecological implications, monitoring and mitigation strategies to promote ecosystem-based management

CM Fortuna, T Fortibuoni, J Bueno-Pardo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The conservation and management of marine ecosystems hinge on a comprehensive
understanding of the status and trends of top predators. This review delves into the …

Using local ecological knowledge of fishers to reconstruct abundance trends of elasmobranch populations in the Strait of Sicily

F Colloca, V Carrozzi, A Simonetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Fishers “local ecological knowledge”(LEK) can be used to reconstruct long-term trends of
species that are at very low biomass due to overfishing. In this study, we used historical …

Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach

A Bellodi, A Benvenuto, R Melis, A Mulas… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The current shift of fishery efforts towards the deep sea is raising concern about the
vulnerability of deep-water sharks, which are often poorly studied and characterized by …

Batoid abundances, spatial distribution, and life history traits in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea): Bridging a knowledge gap through three decades of …

ML Geraci, S Ragonese, D Scannella, F Falsone… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Batoid species are cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays, but they
also include stingrays, electric rays, guitarfish, skates, and sawfish. These species are very …

Assessing the stock dynamics of Elasmobranchii off the southern coast of Sicily by using trawl survey data

F Falsone, V Gancitano, ML Geraci, G Sardo… - Fishes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), which have peculiar and vulnerable life-history traits, are
highly threatened by fishing activities. Indeed, between 53% and 71% of Mediterranean …

Approaching the “real” state of elasmobranch fisheries and trade: A case study from the Mediterranean

I Giovos, RNA Spyridopoulou, N Doumpas… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Elasmobranchs are sensitive marine species due to their K-strategic life characteristics in
combination with the intensification of fisheries. Despite the regulations and conventions …

[HTML][HTML] Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 3—Redescription of Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque) with a discussion of its …

WT White, J Guallart, DA Ebert, GJP Naylor… - Zootaxa, 2022 - mapress.com
Abstract Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) has a complicated nomenclatural history
which has led to multiple scientific names being ascribed to this species. In the …

Modelling the trophic roles of the demersal Chondrichthyes in the Northern Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea)

P Ricci, L Sion, F Capezzuto, G Cipriano, G D'onghia… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The maintenance of natural capital and the stability of regulation services of marine
ecosystems has proved to be linked to the conservation of key species supporting the …