A century of fishery data documenting the collapse of smooth‐hounds (Mustelus spp.) in the Mediterranean Sea

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1145 - 1155
• Main Authors: Colloca, Francesco, Enea, Marco, Ragonese, Sergio, Di Lorenzo, Manfredi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Additives; Conservation; Data processing; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; extinction; extinction risk; Fish populations; Fisheries; Fishery data; Fishing; GAMLSS; Illegal fishing; Marine ecosystems; Marine fishes; Mediterranean Sea; Modelling; Mustelus; Mustelus mustelus; Nature conservation; overfishing; Regions; risk; Sharks; Species extinction; Threatened species; Triakidae; Mediterranean Sea

Conservation and management of shark populations is increasingly becoming important in many marine regions, since there is a growing body of evidence showing that several species are threatened and continuing to decline because of unregulated fishing. Quantifying the extent of sharks' decline,...