Shark depredation in commercial and recreational fisheries
Shark depredation, where a shark partially or completely consumes an animal caught by
fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, occurs in commercial and …
fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, occurs in commercial and …
Physiology: An important tool to assess the welfare of aquatic animals
I Jerez-Cepa, I Ruiz-Jarabo - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ensuring a good quality of life for animals is a matter of concern. Welfare
assessment has been quite well developed for many terrestrial species, but it is less well …
assessment has been quite well developed for many terrestrial species, but it is less well …
Global shark fishing mortality still rising despite widespread regulatory change
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 …
most threatened wildlife and hence have received heightened scientific and regulatory …
The mitigation hierarchy for sharks: A risk‐based framework for reconciling trade‐offs between shark conservation and fisheries objectives
Sharks and their cartilaginous relatives are one of the world's most threatened species
groups. The primary cause is overfishing in targeted and bycatch fisheries. Reductions in …
groups. The primary cause is overfishing in targeted and bycatch fisheries. Reductions in …
Unreported discards of internationally protected pelagic sharks in a global fishing hotspot are potentially large
Global abundances of oceanic pelagic sharks have declined due to overfishing.
Internationally protected shark species remain at risk due to indiscriminate bycatch in …
Internationally protected shark species remain at risk due to indiscriminate bycatch in …
Meta‐analysis of post‐release fishing mortality in apex predatory pelagic sharks and white marlin
Robust assessments of the effects of fishing require accounting for components of fishing
mortality, including post‐release fishing mortality (Fr). Random‐effects meta‐analysis …
mortality, including post‐release fishing mortality (Fr). Random‐effects meta‐analysis …
Connecting post-release mortality to the physiological stress response of large coastal sharks in a commercial longline fishery
NM Whitney, KO Lear, JJ Morris, RE Hueter… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Bycatch mortality is a major factor contributing to shark population declines. Post-release
mortality (PRM) is particularly difficult to quantify, limiting the accuracy of stock assessments …
mortality (PRM) is particularly difficult to quantify, limiting the accuracy of stock assessments …
Mitigation of elasmobranch bycatch in trawlers: A case study in Indian fisheries
Bycatch poses a significant threat to marine megafauna, such as elasmobranchs. India has
one of the highest elasmobranch landings globally, through both targeted catch and …
one of the highest elasmobranch landings globally, through both targeted catch and …
Fossil dermal denticles reveal the preexploitation baseline of a Caribbean coral reef shark community
EM Dillon, DJ McCauley… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Preexploitation shark baselines and the history of human impact on coral reef–associated
shark communities in the Caribbean are poorly understood. We recovered shark dermal …
shark communities in the Caribbean are poorly understood. We recovered shark dermal …
Galeorhinus galeus, Tope
Tope (Galeorhinus galeus) is a medium-sized (to 200 cm total length) bentho-pelagic shark,
widespread in temperate waters in most oceans. It is present across the Northeast, Eastern …
widespread in temperate waters in most oceans. It is present across the Northeast, Eastern …