The nature of micro-and nanoplastics and their harmful consequences has drawn significant
attention in recent years in the context of environmental protection. Therefore, this paper …

Abstract The Arabian/Persian Gulf ('Gulf'hereafter) is bordered by eight countries that
consider fishery as their most important renewable resource. This includes artisanal …

Over the past two decades, sharks have been increasingly recognized among the world's
most threatened wildlife and hence have received heightened scientific and regulatory …

The extinction risk of sharks, rays and chimaeras is higher than that for most other
vertebrates due to low intrinsic population growth rates of many species and the fishing …

Trade‐driven overexploitation threatens many sharks. Twelve of the world's most vulnerable
shark species have been listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered …

Shark-like batoids (Rhinopristiformes) represent of some of the most threatened families of
sharks and rays. In certain regions, they are a relatively important component of …

We provided the first multi-species study investigating the presence and organotropism of
trace elements in three tissues of 12 elasmobranch species. Shark species showed …

The use of animals from commercial fishing for scientific purposes is a reality in Brazil,
emphasizing the importance of a good relationship between researchers and fishermen. To …

Abstract Within Djibouti (Gulf of Aden), the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
and milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus) are important components of the artisanal fishery …

Shark fin is a delicacy in many Asian countries. Overexploitation of sharks for shark fin
trading has led to a drastic reduction in shark population. To monitor international trade of …