There is a need to better understand the survivorship of discarded fishes, both for
commercial stocks and species of conservation concern. Within European waters, the …

Understanding how elasmobranchs respond to stressors is imperative so that effective
measures to reduce mortality be employed, whether in commercially captured animals or …

One in four fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) is estimated to be
threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. Their primary threat is …

Bycatch of rays and skates in towed fishing gears represents one of the major threats to
these relatively slow-growing marine species. The objective of this study was to modify …

Abstract The Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias) populations within the Mediterranean
Sea are susceptible to high rates of bycatch in the multispecies trawl fisheries …

The landing obligation introduced in the reform of the European Union Common Fisheries
Policy requires landing all catches of species under quota. However, exemptions may be …

Chondrichthyan species are considered highly susceptible to fishing activities and as
“indicator species” for overfishing and ecosystem stability. In European waters …

Summary The EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform establishes a gradual landing
obligation for stocks for which catch limits are set, and in the Mediterranean for species with …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is among the three biodiversity hotspots of the world where
elasmobranchs are severely threatened. Elasmobranchs act as apex or meso-predators …

Abstract The Falkland Islands conduct one of the few targeted skate fisheries in the world
with total annual catches of several thousand tonnes. This bottom trawl fishery is …