Chondrichthyans in the Arctic Ocean

OCCURRENCE OF CHONDRICHTHYAN FISHES IN
THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS

Lynghammar et al. 2011

Introduction:

The sea ice cover decreases and human activity increases in Arctic
waters. Fisheries (by-catch issues), shipping and petroleum exploitation
(pollution issues) make it imperative to establish biological baselines
for the marine fishes inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas (AOAS).

As a first step towards credible conservation actions for the Arctic
marine fish faunae, we examine the species-richness of chondrichthyan
fishes (class Chondrichthyes) pertaining to 16 regions within the AOAS:
chimaeras, sharks and skates.

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