The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Since the 1970s the role of fishery bycatch as a factor reducing, or limiting the recovery of,
marine mammal populations has been increasingly recognized. The proceedings of a 1990 …

Pop-up satellite archival transmitting (PSAT) tags are capable of storing high-resolution
behavioral and environmental information for extended periods of time (approximately 1 …

Sperm whales in the Mediterranean are a genetically distinct population classified as
Endangered on the basis of the IUCN Red List criteria. Threats that result in sperm whale …

Abstract This Collective Article presents information about 17 taxa belonging to four Phyla
(one Cnidaria, two Arthropoda, four Mollusca, and ten Chordata) and extending from the …

The giant devil ray Mobula mobular, the only Mediterranean mobulid, is subject to mortality
caused by directed and accidental captures in fisheries throughout the region. Whilst the …

Stomach contents of six striped dolphins taken as by-catch in the swordfish fishery in the
eastern Mediterranean Sea off the Turkish coast were examined. In total, 29 taxa were …

To investigate the seasonal migratory behaviour of spinetail devil rays, Mobula mobular,
across the Mediterranean Sea, we used satellite telemetry to track nine individuals between …

The reduction of incidental capture of non-target species in a fishery (bycatch) is a key
objective of ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) and critical to the conservation …

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 …