There is a need to better understand the survivorship of discarded fishes, both for
commercial stocks and species of conservation concern. Within European waters, the …

Although the whale shark Rhincodon typus is the largest extant fish, it was not described
until 1828 and by 1986 there were only 320 records of this species. Since then, growth in …

In many fisheries, some component of the catch is usually released. Quantifying the effects
of capture and release on fish survival is critical for determining which practices are …

The American Fisheries Society (AFS), the American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists (ASIH), and the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists (AIFRB) are …

The field of marine tagging and tracking has grown rapidly in recent years as tag sizes have
decreased and the diversity of sensors has increased. Tag data provide a unique view on …

Highly pelagic large marine vertebrates have evolved the capability of moving across large
expanses of the marine environment; some species routinely move across entire ocean …

There has been considerable debate over the past decade with respect to wildlife
provisioning, especially resultant behavioural changes that may impact the ecological …

We describe the real-time movements of the last of the marine mega-vertebrate taxa to be
satellite tracked–the giant manta ray (or devil fish, Manta birostris), the world's largest ray at …

Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb
biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in conservation are often wasted due to biased …

Hammerhead sharks are among the most intriguing yet imperiled groups of large sharks
globally. Until recently, our understanding of their biology, movements, diet, and life histories …