The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras
EDITOR(S)
Rima W. Jabado, Alexandra Z. A. Morata, Rhett H. Bennett, Brittany Finucci, Jim R. Ellis, Sarah L. Fowler, Michael I. Grant, Ana P. Barbosa Martins, and Sally L. Sinclair
DOI
https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.gsrsrc.2024
ISBN
978-2-8317-2318-1 (PDF)
PUBLICATION DATE
02 December 2024
ABSTRACT
In the 20 years since the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group’s first status report (2005), much has changed for sharks, rays and chimaeras. This report updates our understanding, and the scope of information reflects the scale of these two decades of change. The breadth of research topics has expanded, mirroring the inclusion of a greater diversity of species, and attention is being trained on the emerging threats and the accelerating global changes to aquatic ecosystems. The 2005 report heralded a sea change for sharks, rays and chimaeras, whose historical obscurity in policy, conservation and fisheries management was a serious concern. In this report, the increased focus that was called for is now apparent in the scale of work happening across the planet.
© 2024 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
HOW TO CITE THIS DOCUMENT
Jabado, R.W., Morata, A.Z.A., Bennett, R.H., Finucci, B., Ellis, J.R., Fowler, S.L., Grant, M.I., Barbosa Martins, A.P., & Sinclair, S.L. (eds.) (2024). The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. https://doi.org/10.59216/ssg.gsrsrc.2024
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