The reproductive diversity of extant cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes) is
extraordinarily broad, reflecting more than 400 million years of evolutionary history. Among …

Abstract Batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea; eg stingrays, skates, and guitarfish) comprise
more than 55% of elasmobranch taxa and represent ecologically important predators in …

Artisanal fisheries account for up to 80% of elasmobranch fishing activity in Mexican waters,
yet details associated with fishing effort and species composition are generally unavailable …

Baseline, species-specific information is largely unavailable for artisanal elasmobranch
fisheries, but is essential for the monitoring of exploited populations and the development of …

Artisanal fisheries in Mexico account for approximately 40% of the total national catch. In
2009, Baja California Sur (BCS) had the second largest catch of elasmobranchs on the …

Maturity and growth characteristics were estimated for Dasyatis dipterura from western
Mexico, where it is a common component of artisanal elasmobranch fisheries. Median disc …

The Mexican elasmobranch fishery ranks among the most important in the world, but details
associated with fishing effort and species composition are generally unavailable, particularly …

In order to assess the contribution of fish spawning aggregations and aggregating species to
commercial marine fisheries in the Gulf of California, we:(1) investigated associations …

The goal of this paper is to improve our understanding of the role of institutional
arrangements and ecological factors that facilitate the emergence and sustainability of …

This paper presents data from the first major survey of the diversity, biology and fisheries of
elasmobranchs in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf. Substantial landings of elasmobranchs …