One-third of all elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) are threatened with extinction. Euryhaline
and estuarine generalist elasmobranchs are a group of 29 species that occupy non-marine …

Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Abstract The Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus is a large-bodied and broad-ranging
squaliform shark that occupies diverse habitats throughout the Pacific Ocean. Despite its …

Great hammerhead sharks Sphyrna mokarran are the largest member of Sphyrnidae, yet the
roles of these large sharks in the food webs of coastal ecosystems are still poorly …

Age and growth information is essential for stock assessment of fish, and growth model
selection may influence the accuracy of stock assessment and subsequent fishery …

Age and growth data are central to management or conservation strategies for any species.
Circumstantial evidence suggests that male whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) grow to …

The somatic growth of individuals governs many aspects of a species' life history and is an
important parameter in the assessment of populations. Population growth parameters are …

Conservation and management strategies for endangered and threatened species require
accurate estimates of demographic parameters such as age and growth. The whale shark …

Accurately characterizing the biology of a pelagic shark species is critical when assessing its
status and resilience to fishing pressure. Natural mortality (M) is well known to be a key …

An accepted uniting character of modern cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, chimaera) is the
presence of a mineralized, skeletal crust, tiled by numerous minute plates called tesserae …