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Drawing on local knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of critically endangered rhino rays in Goa, India.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Gupta, T. & Milner-Gulland, E. & Andrew Dias & Divya Karnad

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the context of marine species declines in data-limited regions, local ecological knowledge (LEK) is a valuable source of information on species eco...

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1st meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC Working Group on Shark Conservation and Management, Barbados, 17-19 October 2017.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management was held in Barbados on 17-19 October 2017....

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NatureScot Research Report 1365 - Elasmobranch distributions and interactions with fisheries.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Régnier, T. & Gibb, F. M. & Clarke, J. & Langton, R. & Kinnear, S. & Boulcott, P.

Content type: Reports

This report presents findings from a study aimed at providing key evidence for the future development of a conservation and management strategy for el...

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Fifth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species, Rome, Italy, 6-10 June 2016.

Published online: 21 Sep 2016

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The fifth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Sp...

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Stand structure and light penetration. 1. Analysis by point quadrats.

Published online: 15 Jan 1966

Authors: Wilson, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The path of a point quadrat through a stand until it first contacts foliage is comparable to the path of a ray of light from the sky until it is inter...

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Are fish sensitive to trawling recovering in the Northeast Atlantic?

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Rindorf, A. & Gislason, H. & Burns, F. & Ellis, J. R. & Reid, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The protection of sensitive species from overfishing is a key aspect of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management. We use life-history parameters...

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Identifying hotpots of threats to marine megafauna.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

There is increased global awareness that the oceans are under threat. Marine megafauna such as seabirds, marine turtles, marine mammals, sharks and ra...

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Understanding consumers to inform market interventions for Singapore's shark fin trade.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Choy, C. & Booth, H. & Veríssimo, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sharks, rays and their cartilaginous relatives (Class Chondrichthyes, herein 'sharks') are among the world's most threatened species groups, primarily...

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Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus.

Published online: 01 Oct 2021

Authors: Nosal, A. P. & Cartamil, D. P. & Ammann, A. J. & Bellquist, L. F. & Ben-Aderet, N. J. & Blincow, K. M. & Burns, E. S. & Chapman, E. D. & Freedman, R. M. & Klimley, A. P. & Logan, R. K. & Lowe, C. G. & Semmens, B. X. & White, C. F. & Hastings, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, one quarter of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing. Effective conservation and management can facilitate...

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Reverse diel vertical movements of oceanic Manta rays off the northern coast of Peru and implications for conservation.

Published online: 08 Apr 2021

Authors: Andrzejaczek, S. & Schallert, R. J. & Forsberg, K. & Arnoldi, N. S. & Cabanillas-Torpoco, M. & Purizaca, W. & Block, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

An understanding of the vertical movements of elasmobranchs across their range is crucial to defining critical habitat use, its overlap with anthropog...

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