The importance of considering genetic diversity in shark and ray conservation policies

RR Domingues, AWS Hilsdorf, OBF Gadig - Conservation genetics, 2018 - Springer
Many populations of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) are experiencing severe declines
due to the high demand for shark fins in Asia, the activities of unregulated fisheries, and …

Corridors and barriers to marine connectivity around southern Africa

C Lett, BS Malauene, TB Hoareau, DM Kaplan… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Detailed knowledge on connectivity, ie the exchange of marine organisms among
geographically separated populations, is essential for effective marine spatial planning …

[HTML][HTML] An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

DA Ebert, SP Wintner, PM Kyne - Zootaxa, 2021 - mapress.com
An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring
in South African waters is presented. The checklist is the result of decades of research and …

Addressing the complex phylogenetic relationship of the Gempylidae fishes using mitogenome data

S Mthethwa, AE Bester‐van der Merwe… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Gempylidae (snake mackerels) family, belonging to the order Perciformes, consists of
about 24 species described in 16 genera primarily distributed in tropical, subtropical, and …

Population genetics of Southern Hemisphere tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus): Intercontinental divergence and constrained gene flow at different geographical scales

AE Bester-van der Merwe, D Bitalo, JM Cuevas… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus Linnaeus, 1758) is a temperate, coastal hound shark
found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. In this study, the population structure of …

Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS‐mined microsatellites

SN Maduna, C Rossouw, C Da Silva… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The common smooth‐hound (Mustelus mustelus) is the topmost bio‐economically and
recreationally important shark species in southern Africa, western Africa, and Mediterranean …

Distribution and population structure of the smooth‐hound shark, Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758), across an oceanic archipelago: Combining several data …

F Espino, JA González, NE Bosch… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sharks play a key role in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. More
ecological information is essential to implement responsible management and conservation …

Site fidelity and shallow genetic structure in the common smooth‐hound shark Mustelus mustelus confirmed by tag‐recapture and genetic data

JD Klein, TA Asbury, C da Silva, KL Hull… - Journal of Fish …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The common smooth‐hound shark, Mustelus mustelus, is a widely distributed demersal
shark under heavy exploitation from various fisheries throughout its distribution range. To …

Seascape Genomics of the Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Reveals Regional Adaptive Clinal Variation

DL Grobler, JD Klein, ML Dicken… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, hammerhead sharks have experienced severe declines owing to continued
overexploitation and anthropogenic change. The smooth hammerhead shark Sphyrna …

Life history of Mustelus mustelus in the Langebaan Lagoon marine protected area

C da Silva, CG Attwood, SP Wintner… - Marine and …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Mustelus mustelus from the Langebaan Marine Protected Area (LMPA) has been largely
protected from fishing activities for the past 30 years; therefore, its biology represents those …