Manta and devil rays (mobulids) are filter feeding elasmobranchs with extreme K-selective
life histories found circumglobally from temperate to tropical waters. Their vulnerability to …

Reducing fisheries bycatches of vulnerable species is critical to marine biodiversity
conservation and sustainable fisheries development. Although various preventive technical …

Information on the life history and demographics of oceanic manta rays Mobula birostris
remains scarce. Using photo-ID data, we describe the demographic structure, population …

Mobulid rays are among the most vulnerable of chondrichthyans to overexploitation by
fisheries due to their low population growth rates. In locations where catch data are lacking …

Mobulid species are endangered globally, and the market trade for gill plates is believed to
be a major threat. Successful conservation and the sustainable use of mobulids therefore …

Illegal fishing is a concern within marine protected areas (MPA) worldwide, particularly for
threatened species such as manta and devil rays (mobulids). However, due to the lack of …

Despite a precipitous decline in global populations of sharks and rays over the past fifty
years due to overfishing, and increasing concerns over the conservation status of manta and …

Manta ray populations worldwide are vulnerable to sublethal injuries resulting from human
activities, eg, entanglement in fishing line and boat strikes, which have the potential to …

Assessing the foraging ecology of a threatened species is necessary to understand their
movement behaviour and habitat use patterns, which are essential for develo** effective …

Despite the large size and economic value of the species, populations of oceanic manta ray
(Mobula birostris) are often poorly studied and almost completely undescribed in the Red …