Sharks and rays are at risk of extinction globally. This reflects low resilience to increasing
fishing pressure, exacerbated by habitat loss, climate change, increasing value in a trade …

Studies on elasmobranch trade have often focused on a single commodity, shark fins. Such
a narrow focus can result in an incomplete understanding of the socio-cultural importance of …

Sharks and rays evolved 450 million years ago, during the Late Ordovician Period.
However, during the modern Anthropocene, shark populations have declined at …

As luxury consumer markets in wildlife grow, many of the desired species targeted are
declining, with some at elevated risk of local or even global extinction unless their trade …

Trade in elasmobranch products is a circum-global practice negatively impacting
elasmobranch populations. Although Asia is at the centre of the shark fin trade, countries like …

Trade involving elasmobranch products in Bangladesh is a four-decade-long practice in
large scale and there is little understanding of its impact on species composition, population …

The unsustainable trade in elasmobranch products, particularly fins, contributes to the
decline of elasmobranch populations worldwide. Designing and implementing context …

Shark meat consumption may pose a significant risk to human health as high levels of toxic
pollutants bioaccumulate in muscular tissue. Commercial harvest of Carcharhinus …

Human activities are rapidly expanding, posing a danger to ocean biodiversity. A review of
shark diversity in the Indian Sundarban Biosphere is presented in this present study. Out of …

Increased demand for the production of sharks in the Arafura Sea can lead to the overfishing
condition, which resulted in the depletion of fish stocks. Effective management measures are …