The following website includes many more publications and information relevant to the Status of Chondrichthyans:
Insights from three decades of IUCN Red List assessments catalyzing shark, ray, and chimaera conservation
, , , , , , , , , , & (2026). Insights from three decades of IUCN Red List assessments catalyzing shark, ray, and chimaera conservation. Conservation Biology, 40, e70349. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70349
The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras
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
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays
Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Kyne, P.M. et al. 2021. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Nature 589, 567–571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03173-9
The Conservation Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters
Jabado, R.W., Kyne, P. M., Pollom, R. A., Ebert, D. A., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Ralph, G.M., and Dulvy, N.K. (eds.) 2017. The Conservation Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters. Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE and IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada 236 pp.
The conservation status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Mediterranean Sea
Dulvy, N.K., Allen, D.J., Ralph, G.M. and Walls, R.H.L. (2016). The conservation status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Mediterranean Sea [Brochure]. IUCN, Malaga, Spain.
European Red List of Marine Fishes
Nieto, A., Ralph, G.M., Comeros-Raynal, M.T., Kemp, J., García Criado, M., Allen, D.J., Dulvy, N.K., Walls, R.H.L., Russell, B., Pollard, D., García, S., Craig, M., Collette, B.B., Pollom, R., Biscoito, M., Labbish Chao, N., Abella, A., Afonso, P., Álvarez, H., Carpenter, K.E., Clò, S., Cook, R., Costa, M.J., Delgado, J., Dureuil, M., Ellis, J.R., Farrell, E.D., Fernandes, P., Florin, A-B., Fordham, S., Fowler, S., Gil de Sola, L., Gil Herrera, J., Goodpaster, A., Harvey, M., Heessen, H., Herler, J., Jung, A., Karmovskaya, E., Keskin, C., Knudsen, S.W., Kobyliansky, S., Kovačić, M., Lawson, J.M., Lorance, P., McCully Phillips, S., Munroe, T., Nedreaas, K., Nielsen, J., Papaconstantinou, C., Polidoro, B., Pollock, C.M., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Sayer, C., Scott, J., Serena, F., Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Soldo, A., Stump, E. and Williams, J.T. 2015. European Red List of marine fishes. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays
Dulvy NK, Fowler SL, Musick JA, Cavanagh RD, Kyne PM, Harrison LR, Carlson JK, Davidson LN, Fordham SV, Francis MP, Pollock CM, Simpfendorfer CA, Burgess GH, Carpenter KE, Compagno LJ, Ebert DA, Gibson C, Heupel MR, Livingstone SR, Sanciangco JC, Stevens JD, Valenti S, White WT. 2014. Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays. Elife, 3:e00590. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00590. Epub 2014 Jan 21. PMID: 24448405; PMCID: PMC3897121.
The Conservation Status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean Chondrichthyans
Kyne, P.M., Carlson, J.K., Ebert, D.A., Fordham, S.V., Bizzarro, J.J., Graham, R.T., Kulka, D.W., Tewes, E.E., Harrison, L.R., and Dulvy, N.K. (eds). 2012. The Conservation Status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean Chondrichthyans. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada.
The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group
Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop
Tubney House, University of Oxford, UK, 19–23 February 2007
Camhi, M.D., Valenti, S.V., Fordham, S.V., Fowler, S.L. and Gibson, C. 2009. The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group. Newbury, UK. x + 78p.
Review of Chondrichthyan Fishes
CMS Technical Series No. 15
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG)
December 2007
Overview of the Conservation Status of Cartilaginous Fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean Se
Cavanagh, Rachel D. and Gibson, Claudine. 2007. Overview of the Conservation Status of Cartilaginous Fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean Sea. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain. vi + 42 pp.
The Conservation Status of Northeast Atlantic Chondrichthyans
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group
Northeast Atlantic Regional Red List Workshop
Peterborough, UK, 13–15 February 2006
Gibson, C., Valenti, S.V., Fordham, S.V. and Fowler, S.L. 2008. The Conservation of Northeast Atlantic Chondrichthyans: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Northeast Atlantic Red List Workshop. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group. Newbury, UK. viii + 76pp.
Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes
Fowler, S.L., Cavanagh, R.D., Camhi, M., Burgess, G.H., Cailliet, G.M., Fordham, S.V., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Musick, J.A. (comp. and ed.). 2005. Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes. Status Survey. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 461 pp.
The international and national frameworks for conservation and management of sharks: Recommendations for Ecuador
Fowler, S. (2005). The international and national frameworks for conservation and management of sharks: Recommendations for Ecuador. Contribution to Ecuador’s Draft National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks. IUCN, Quito, Ecuador.
The Conservation Status of Australasian Chondrichthyans
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group
Australia and Oceania Regional Red List Workshop
Queensland, Australia, 7-9 March 2003
Cavanagh Rachel, D. (ed); Kyne, Peter M. (ed); Fowler, Sarah L. (ed); Musick, John A. (ed); Bennett, Michael B. (ed). The Conservation Status of Australian Chondrichthyans: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Australia and Oceania Regional Red List Workshop. The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia. x + 170pp.
Marine Fish and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
IUCN Red List Workshop
Zoological Society of London, London, UK, April 29 – May 1, 1996
