Prioritizing Shark, Ray, and Chimaera Conservation in Rapidly Changing Polar Waters
Bettcher VB, Battle Morera A, Kyne PM, Charles R, García-Rodríguez E, Rohner CA, … Jabado RW. 2026. Prioritizing Shark, Ray, & Chimaera Conservation in Rapidly Changing Polar Waters. Global Change Biology, 8, e71041. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71041
North American Pacific: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Bettcher Brito V, Kyne PM, Rohner CA, Palacios MD, Charles R, Armstrong AO, Batlle-Morera A. 2026. North American Pacific: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2026.r11
Critical habitats for sharks and rays in Asia remain largely unprotected
Gonzalez-Pestana A, Kyne PM, García-Rodríguez E, Charles R, Bettcher Brito V, …. Jabado RW. 2026. Critical habitats for sharks and rays in Asia remain largely unprotected. Biodiversity and Conservation, 35, 179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03356-2
Australia and Southeast Indian Ocean: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Rohner CA, Palacios MD, Armstrong AO, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Bettcher Brito V, Charles R, Batlle-Morera A. 2026. Australia and Southeast Indian Ocean: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2026.r8
Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure
Cochran JE, Charles R, Temple AJ, Kyne PM, García‐Rodríguez E, et al. 2026. Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure. Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), e72690. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72690
Ocean Travellers: Safeguarding Critical Habitats for Migratory Sharks and Rays
Jabado RW, Taylor C, García-Rodríguez E, Batlle-Morera A, Palacios MD, Charles R, Bettcher Brito V, Rohner CA, Armstrong AO, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Kyne PM. 2025. Ocean Travellers: Safeguarding Critical Habitats for Migratory Sharks and Rays. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.1.polrep.2025
European Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Palacios MD, Charles R, Bettcher Brito V, Rohner CA, O’Connor B, Armstrong AO, Batlle-Morera A, Gonzalez-Pestana A. 2025. European Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2025.r2
Important Shark and Ray Areas can inform conservation planning in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
Rohner C, Richardson AJ, García-Rodríguez E, Charles R, Batlle-Morera A, et al. 2025. Important Shark and Ray Areas can inform conservation planning in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, iScience, 28(8), 113192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113192
Applying the Key Biodiversity Area Standard to Important Sites for Sharks
Boyd C, Charles R, García‐Rodríguez E, Gonzalez‐Pestana A, Kyne PM, et al. 2025. Applying the Key Biodiversity Area Standard to Important Sites for Sharks. Conservation Letters, 18(3), e13117. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13117
Mapping Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) in the Central and South American Pacific: Existing knowledge and data needs
García-Rodríguez E, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Charles R, Palacios MD, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Alfaro-Shigueto J, et al. (2025) Mapping Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) in the Central and South American Pacific: existing knowledge and data needs. PLoS One 20(5): e0322445. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322445
South American Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Palacios MD, Bettcher Brito V, Armstrong AO, Charles R, Rohner CA, Batlle-Morera A, Gonzalez-Pestana A. 2025. South American Atlantic: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2025.r5
South American Inland Waters: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, Gonzalez-Pestana A, García-Rodríguez E, Batlle-Morera A, Armstrong AO, Rohner CA, Bettcher Brito V, Charles R, Palacios MD. 2025. South American Inland Waters: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2025.r13
Turning the tide for sharks: Important Shark and Ray Areas
Armstrong AO, Batlle-Morera A, Bettcher Brito V, Charles R, Emiliano García-Rodríguez E, et al. 2025. Turning the tide for sharks: Important Shark and Ray Areas. Oryx, 59(1), 11–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324001790
New Zealand and Pacific Islands: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Armstrong AO, Rohner CA, Palacios MD, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Bettcher Brito V, Charles R, Batlle-Morera A. 2024. New Zealand and Pacific Islands: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2024.r10
Shortfalls in the protection of Important Shark and Ray Areas undermine shark conservation efforts in the Central and South American Pacific
Mouton TL, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Rohner CA, Charles R, García-Rodríguez E, et al. 2025. Marine Policy, 171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106448
Polar Waters: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Charles R, Bettcher Brito V, Armstrong AO, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Batlle-Morera A, Palacios MD, Rohner CA. 2024. Polar waters: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2024.r1
Asia: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Charles R, Bettcher Brito V, Armstrong AO, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Batlle-Morera A, Palacios MD, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Rohner CA. 2024. Asia: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2024.r9
Western Indian Ocean: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, Kyne PM, García-Rodríguez E, Charles R, Armstrong AO, Mouton TL, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Battle-Morera A, Rohner CA. 2023. Western Indian Ocean: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2023.r7
Mediterranean and Black Seas: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Charles R, Armstrong AH, Bortoluzzi J, Mouton TL, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Battle-Morera A, Rohner C, Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2023. Mediterranean and Black Seas: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2023.r3
Central and South American Pacific: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas
Jabado RW, García-Rodríguez E, Kyne PM, Charles R, Gonzalez Pestana A, Priest MA, Battle-Morera A, Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2023. Central and South American Pacific: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas. Dubai: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.isra.2023.r12
Important Shark and Ray Areas: a new tool to optimize spatial planning for sharks
Kyne P, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Morera A, Charles R, Rodríguez E, et al. 2023. Important Shark and Ray Areas: A new tool to optimize spatial planning for sharks. Oryx, 57(2), 146-147. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605322001624
Putting sharks on the map: A global standard for improving shark area-based conservation
Hyde CA, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Sorrentino L, Boyd C, Finucci B, et al. 2022 Putting sharks on the map: A global standard for improving shark area-based conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:968853. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.968853
Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA): Guidance document on criteria application
IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group. 2022. Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA): Guidance document on criteria application.
