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Recreational and small-scale shark fisheries in Kenya
Integrating long-term citizen science data and contemporary artisanal fishery survey data to investigate recreational and small-scale shark fisheries in Kenya Nina Wambiji, Nelly Isigi Kadagi, Bernadine I. Everett, Andrew J. Temple, Jeremy J. Kiszka, Edward Kimani, Per Berggren ABSTRACT: Shark catches are common in small-scale (artisanal) and recreational fisheries; the magnitudes of these catches remain
Microplastics in Demersal Sharks From the Southeast Indian Coastal Region
Microplastics in Demersal Sharks From the Southeast Indian Coastal Region Madhuvandhi Janardhanam, Priya Sivakumar, Gomathi Srinivasan, Rekha Sivakumar, Priscilla Niranjani Marcus, Sujatha Balasubramaniam, Krishnamurthy Rajamanickam, Thiagarajan Raman, Gopalakrishnan Singaram, Thilagam Harikrishnan ABSTRACT: Microplastic (MPs) contamination has emerged as a serious worldwide issue. Human activity, commercial enterprises, and fishing are concentrated around the seashore, causing high
Unintended effects of single-species fisheries management
Unintended effects of single-species fisheries management Mariana Tolotti, Patrice Guillotreau, Fabien Forget, Manuela Capello, Laurent Dagorn ABSTRACT: Ecosystem-based management is widely recognized as the path to achieve sustainability of ecosystem services. Tuna Fisheries Management Organizations have incorporated an ecosystem approach into their mandate, but their decision-making process essentially relies on individual stock assessments. This study
First recorded case of leucism in the velvet belly lantern shark
First recorded case of leucism in the velvet belly lantern shark Etmopterus spinax (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) Juan Carlos Arronte, Ana Antolínez, Rafael Bañón, José Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Juan José Ortíz, Juan Manuel Martínez ABSTRACT: The capture of a female specimen of the velvet belly lantern shark Etmopterus spinax with abnormal skin coloration is reported. The specimen was captured