Sharks and rays are among the most threatened vertebrates, mostly due to commercial
fisheries. Data on incidental capture is sparse, but it is estimated that about 50% of reported …

Manta and devil rays (mobulids) are filter feeding elasmobranchs with extreme K-selective
life histories found circumglobally from temperate to tropical waters. Their vulnerability to …

Large, long-lived marine animals ('marine megafauna') are amongst the world's most
threatened taxa, primarily due to overfishing. Reducing fisheries' impacts on marine …

Fisheries are often conceptualized through a biophysical lens resulting in management
approaches that fail to account for stakeholder conflicts and sociopolitical inequities. Using a …

Understanding wildlife markets is central to effective conservation: it can help managers and
policy‐makers to predict how interventions might influence supply and demand of wildlife …

The global illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a multibillion dollar annual trade that threatens
numerous species. Understanding ways to improve the law enforcement response is an …

As a result of declining biodiversity and increasing rates of urbanization, the illegal urban
wildmeat trade is projected to become an integral sector of the wildlife crime industry …

Mobulid species are endangered globally, and the market trade for gill plates is believed to
be a major threat. Successful conservation and the sustainable use of mobulids therefore …

Many shark and ray (elasmobranch) species are threatened with extinction, due to
overfishing and commercial trade Sarawak is situated in Malaysian Borneo in the Coral …

Fisheries bycatch is the greatest threat to migratory, long‐lived marine animals. Addressing
bycatch ultimately requires changing fisher behaviour, yet social and behavioural sciences …