Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

JM Lawson, RA Pollom, CA Gordon… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the details of local and regional extinctions allows for more efficient
allocation of conservation activities and resources. This involves identifying where …

[HTML][HTML] A tangled web: global review of fishing interactions with rhino rays

JM Pytka, PM Kyne, JK Carlson, N Wosnick… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Rhino rays (Order Rhinopristiformes) are one of the most threatened vertebrate
groups. Despite overfishing being recognised as the greatest threat to this group, a …

[HTML][HTML] Small coastal marine protected areas offer recurring, seasonal protection to the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

S Kraft, AC Winkler, D Abecasis - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a crucial tool in safeguarding marine biodiversity.
However, elasmobranchs are often not the primary protection target of MPAs, and their …

Overview on Mediterranean shark's fisheries: Impact on the biodiversity

MN Bradai, B Saidi, S Enajjar - Marine ecology-biotic and abiotic …, 2018 - books.google.com
Bibliographic analysis shows that the Mediterranean Sea is a hot spot for cartilaginous
species biodiversity, including sharks, rays, and chimaeras; 49 sharks and 36 rays were …

A closer look at the bycatch of medium‐sized and large sharks in the northern Catalan coast (north‐western Mediterranean Sea): Evidence of an ongoing decline?

I Nuez, M Gazo, L Cardona - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Historically, the Mediterranean Sea supported a rich shark fauna. Presently,
however, populations of most shark species have significantly declined, largely due to …

Almost half of the Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823 species are unknown: Phylogeographic inference as scissors for cutting the hidden Gordian knot and clarify their …

SM Gales, KT Parsons, EE Biesack… - … of Systematics and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gymnurid rays are found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions around the world,
where they are associated with sandy or muddy bottoms in coastal areas, being easily …

Fisheries bycatch and conservation priorities of young sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) in the Eastern Mediterranean

D Erguden, H Kabasakal, D Ayas - Zoology in the Middle East, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sharks are one of the most threatened groups of marine animals because of high
exploitation rates coupled with low resilience to fishing pressure. We provide information on …

The effect of bottom trawl fishery on biomass variations of demersal chondrichthyes in the eastern Mediterranean

P Peristeraki, G Tserpes, S Kavadas, A Kallianiotis… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chondrichthyan species are considered highly susceptible to fishing activities and as
“indicator species” for overfishing and ecosystem stability. In European waters …

[PDF][PDF] Squatina squatina

G Morey, J Barker, A Hood, C Gordon… - The IUCN Red List of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biometrical distribution of sharks in a low Elasmobranches-diversified shelf, the eastern Mediterranean Sea

E MUTLU, MC DEVAL, C MIGLIETTA… - Acta Biologica …, 2022 - actabiologicaturcica.com
Spatiotemporal distribution of sharks collected by the Otter trawl in 2009-2001 and 2014-
2015 was studied for their biometrical characteristics, and fish assemblage and ecology in …