Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays

NK Dulvy, N Pacoureau, JH Matsushiba, HF Yan… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The true state of ocean biodiversity is difficult to assess, and there are few global indicators
to track the primary threat of overfishing. We calculated a 50-year Red List Index of extinction …

Opportunistic sighting of a silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) aggregation in the subtropical southwest Atlantic

ALT Corrêa, TJ Mello, CF Candido - Journal of Fish Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) populations in the South Atlantic Ocean are listed as
vulnerable under the IUCN. In fact, this species is classified as critically endangered in Brazil …

[HTML][HTML] Shortfalls in the protection of Important Shark and Ray Areas undermine shark conservation efforts in the Central and South American Pacific

TL Mouton, A Gonzalez-Pestana, CA Rohner… - Marine Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Global biodiversity targets require nations to designate 30% of their marine waters as
protected areas by 2030. Sharks, rays, and chimaeras (hereafter 'sharks') are key …

Scaling of bite force corresponds with ontogenetic niche shifts in coastal elasmobranchs

JA Cullen, CD Marshall - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Predators, such as sharks, play important ecological roles in coastal
ecosystems when abundant and these roles change over ontogeny. However, these shifts in …

Elasmobranch assemblage structure on protected high-latitude coral reefs of southeast Africa

S Martinez, ATF Bernard, CW Speed… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
High-latitude coral reefs (HLCRs) are unique ecosystems with diverse biological
assemblages, including many low latitude species on their distribution margins. These …

Dynamic fine‐tuning of anti‐predator behaviour in snowshoe hares illustrates the context dependence of risk effects

A Wirsing - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Highlight: Shiratsuru, S., & Pauli, JN (2024). Food‐safety trade‐offs drive
dynamic behavioural antipredator responses among snowshoe hares. Journal of Animal …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the first gestational ground for tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the Central Indian Ocean using a high-definition submersible ultrasound

JA Sulikowski, N Perisic, A Askin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The reproductive state of wild, free-swimming tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier), was
assessed using underwater ultrasonography at a diving site in Fuvahmulah, a Maldivian …

Forensic‐Based and Environmentally Responsible Protocol to Manage Shark Fatal Bites on Humans Can Better Contribute to Conservation Needs

EEG Clua, S Baksay, H Bidenbach… - Aquatic …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Although sharks are important for marine ecosystems, they still suffer culling campaigns after
human fatalities. A case study from the Caribbean shows how the rapid use of several …

Zero-shot Shark Tracking and Biometrics from Aerial Imagery

CK Lalgudi, ME Leone, JV Clark… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
The recent widespread adoption of drones for studying marine animals provides
opportunities for deriving biological information from aerial imagery. The large scale of …

Letter to society: what are we doing to the environment that sustains us?

AL Figueiredo, FF da Silva Siqueira - Research, Society and …, 2024 - rsdjournal.org
In recent decades, attention has increasingly focused on the impact of human disturbances
on the degradation of natural ecosystems, primarily due to the need to" supply" food …