Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxicant which enters the marine environment by both natural
and anthropogenic sources. Consumption of fish and other seafood that contain …

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a circumglobal species with high ecological
and economic importance. Concentrations of mercury, selenium and cadmium in the muscle …

As human activities release increasingly more fossil fuel-derived emissions directly into the
atmosphere, terrestrial, aquatic, or marine ecosystems, the biomagnification and …

Mercury (Hg) is a non-essential metal that can have toxic effects on the fitness of organisms
and tends to bioaccumulate with age and to biomagnify in higher trophic levels. Few studies …

Global declines in elasmobranch populations resulting from several stressors raises
conservation concern. Additionally, apex predators bioaccumulate high concentrations of …

Given their predatory characteristics, long life, and high trophic levels, sharks can have a
remarkable ability to bioaccumulate and/or biomagnify trace elements (TE). In the present …

Shark fins are a delicacy consumed throughout Southeast Asia. The life history
characteristics of sharks and the challenges associated with regulating fisheries and the fin …

Simple Summary Shark fin soup is consumed by many Asian communities throughout the
world and is one of the main drivers of the demand for shark fin. The demand for shark …

This study assessed the concentrations of nine trace metals from juvenile C. falciformis
caught from Indian Ocean. This study also discussed the metal pollution index (MPI) and …