The Blue Economy is a global initiative aimed at using marine resources to create economic
viability and environmental sustainability. While successes have been reported, for example …

One-third of all elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) are threatened with extinction. Euryhaline
and estuarine generalist elasmobranchs are a group of 29 species that occupy non-marine …

The family Carcharhinidae includes the most typical and recognizable sharks, although its
internal classification is the subject of extensive debate. In particular, the type genus …

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

Wedgefishes (Rhinidae) are threatened by unsustainable fishing globally, and especially in
the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), due to their high-value fins in the shark trade. The …

Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that over a
third of all chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays and chimaeras) are threatened with …

Sharks play an important ecological role and support economies worldwide but are globally
threatened by a series of impacts. Shark-based tourism is a potential tool to conserve sharks …

Abstract Torpedo rays (Torpedinidae, Torpediniformes) are small to moderately large
batoids that produce an electric discharge. They are distributed worldwide in temperate and …

Extensive bulk sampling of seven horizons of a continuous succession deposited in an outer
neritic environment of the latest Maastrichtian yielded more than three thousand ichthyoliths …

The diversity of freshwater obligate and euryhaline generalist chondrichthyans is low, yet
they offer a unique insight into elasmobranchs adapted to non-marine environments. The …