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Market incentives for shark fisheries
Market incentives for shark fisheries Ruth Beatriz Mezzalira Pincinato, Maria A.Gasalla, Taryn Garlock, James L. Anderson ABSTRACT: Fishers tend to prioritize landings of the most valuable product to better utilize vessel capacity. This may lead to discards of catches that are economically undesirable or legally prohibited. The high-value of shark fins and the low-value of
The need for long-term population monitoring of the world’s largest fish
The need for long-term population monitoring of the world’s largest fish Rohner CA, Venables SK, Cochran JEM, Prebble CEM, Kuguru BL, Berumen ML, Pierce SJ ABSTRACT: Many large marine species are vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures, and substantial declines have been documented across a range of taxa. Many of these species are also long-lived, have low
Genomic insights into the historical and contemporary demographics of the grey reef shark
Genomic insights into the historical and contemporary demographics of the grey reef shark Walsh CAJ, Momigliano P, Boussarie G, Robbins WD, Bonnin L, Fauvelot C, Kiszka JJ, Mouillot D, Vigliola L, Manel S ABSTRACT: Analyses of genetic diversity can shed light on both the origins of biodiversity hotspots, as well as the conservation status of