Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA
metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both …

Conservation and management of chondrichthyans are becoming increasingly important, as
many species are particularly vulnerable to fishing activities, primarily as bycatch, which …

The MEDITS programme started in 1994 in the Mediterranean with the cooperation among
research institutes from four countries: France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Over the years, until …

Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

Thanks to the availability of the MEDITS survey data, a standardized picture of the
occurrence and abundance of demersal Chondrichthyes in the northern Mediterranean has …

Biodiversity studies greatly benefit from molecular tools, such as DNA metabarcoding, which
provides an effective identification tool in biomonitoring and conservation programmes. The …

The current shift of fishery efforts towards the deep sea is raising concern about the
vulnerability of deep-water sharks, which are often poorly studied and characterized by …

Simple Summary Batoid species are cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays, but they
also include stingrays, electric rays, guitarfish, skates, and sawfish. These species are very …

Elasmobranchs, extremely charismatic and threatened animals, still are an important
economic source for fishers in many parts of the world, providing significant income through …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea represents an area of elevated risk of extinction for sharks,
where data deficiency is a pervasive problem. To compensate for such a paucity of …