Reducing Data Deficiencies: Preliminary Elasmobranch Fisheries Surveys in India, Identify Range Extensions and Large Proportions of Female and Juvenile Landings

Reducing Data Deficiencies: Preliminary Elasmobranch Fisheries Surveys in India, Identify Range Extensions and Large Proportions of Female and Juvenile Landings

Chondrichthyes, an ancient and diverse class of vertebrates, are crucial to the health of marine ecosystems. Excessive demand for chondrichthyan products has increased fishing pressure, threatening ∼30% of species with extinction in recent decades. India is the second-largest shark landing nation gl...

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Main Authors: Shaili Johri, Isabella Livingston, Anjani Tiwari, Jitesh Solanki, Anissa Busch, Isabel Moreno, Sam R. Fellows, Michael P. Doane, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
sharks
rays
fisheries
conservation
India
Arabian Sea
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.619695/full

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