The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Sharks are increasingly being recognized as important members of coral‐reef communities,
but their overall conservation status remains uncertain. Nine of the 29 reef‐shark species …

Small-scale fisheries can greatly impact threatened marine fauna. Peru's small-scale
elasmobranch gillnet fishery captures thousands of sharks and rays each year, and …

Artisanal fisheries account for up to 80% of elasmobranch fishing activity in Mexican waters,
yet details associated with fishing effort and species composition are generally unavailable …

Artisanal fisheries in Mexico account for approximately 40% of the total national catch. In
2009, Baja California Sur (BCS) had the second largest catch of elasmobranchs on the …

Industrial tuna and artisanal fisheries targeting multiple species in the eastern Pacific Ocean
(EPO) interact with the Critically Endangered East Pacific (EP) leatherback turtle …

Abstract The Gulf of California (GC) is one of the most historically important regions in
Mexico for shark fisheries. However, detailed historical shark landings are not available …

Populations of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna and Eusphyra) have declined in many regions
of the world. Six of the eight hammerheads known to date are distributed in the Mexican …

Eighty–three artisanal fishing sites were documented from seasonal surveys of the Gulf of
California coast of Baja California Sur conducted during El Niño (1998) and La Niña (1999) …

The scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini is a migratory species that exhibits
complex patterns of spatial organization associated with the use of both coastal and oceanic …