Sharks Do Not Always Grow Slowly: Tagging Data Reveal a Different Pattern of Growth, Longevity and Maturity for Threatened Smooth-Hounds in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Sharks Do Not Always Grow Slowly: Tagging Data Reveal a Different Pattern of Growth, Longevity and Maturity for Threatened Smooth-Hounds in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Elasmobranchs are among the marine species more threatened by overfishing. Their conservation is often impaired by the lack of knowledge of species’ life history traits. We filled knowledge gaps on age and growth of two threatened smooth-hound sharks (<i>Mustelus mustelus</i>, <i>M...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Boscolo Palo, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Salvatore Gancitano, Sergio Ragonese, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Francesco Colloca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
smooth-hounds
shark biology
shark conservation
age and growth
tag/recapture
life history traits
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/11/1647

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