Abstract How have North Sea skate and shark assemblages changed since the early 20th
century when bottom trawling became widespread, whilst their environment became …

on several occasions, the need has been expressed to improve the identification of the
macroscopic maturity stages through a standardization of operational procedures and …

Abstract McCully, SR, Scott, F., and Ellis, JR 2012. Lengths at maturity and conversion
factors for skates (Rajidae) around the British Isles, with an analysis of data in the literature …

Bycatch of rays and skates in towed fishing gears represents one of the major threats to
these relatively slow-growing marine species. The objective of this study was to modify …

Abstract Skates (class Chondrichthyes; subclass Elasmobranchii; order Rajiformes; family
Rajidae) comprise one quarter of extant chondrichthyans, yet have received little attention in …

Rare and poorly studied species, like the endemic skates of the Mediterranean Sea, are
considered prone to high rates of extinction and threat because of non-optimal reporting and …

Recent regulations have required European nations to report commercial landings of
Rajidae (skates) to species level since 2008. Morphological similarities between some …

Due to data limitation and challenges with species-specific reporting, the management of
European skate fisheries currently lacks measures tailored to individual species. Given …

Skates and rays represent one of the most vulnerable components of fish communities in
temperate demersal fisheries such as the Irish Sea. They also tend to be data poor in …

Boosted Regression Trees. Excellent for data-poor spatial management but hard to use
Marine resource managers and scientists often advocate spatial approaches to manage …