Manta and devil ray aggregations: conservation challenges and developments in the field

MD Palacios, JD Stewart, DA Croll… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Spatial connectivity of reef manta rays across the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia

E Setyawan, MV Erdmann… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The reef manta ray Mobula alfredi is present throughout most island groups that form the
Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia. The species is protected regionally and nationally and …

Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management

E Humble, J Hosegood, G Carvalho… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding population connectivity and genetic diversity is of fundamental importance to
conservation. However, in globally threatened marine megafauna, challenges remain due to …

Distinct management units for the Critically Endangered angelshark (Squatina squatina) revealed in the Canary Islands

EKM Meyers, N Faure, D Jiménez-Alvarado… - Conservation …, 2024 - Springer
The angelshark, Squatina squatina, is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species, and remaining populations are highly fragmented throughout its …