Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

The large size, high trophic level and wide distribution of Hexanchiformes (cow and frilled
sharks) should position this order as important apex predators in coastal and deep‐water …

Blue sharks Prionace glauca are the most frequently discarded fish species during
commercial pelagic longline fishing operations worldwide, yet their post-release mortality …

Thanks to the availability of the MEDITS survey data, a standardized picture of the
occurrence and abundance of demersal Chondrichthyes in the northern Mediterranean has …

Global discards of sharks greatly exceed reported landings, yet there are few estimates of
mortality after release. Based on more than 21 000 fisheries observer records and the …

Few studies have focused so far on plastic ingestion by sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.
The aim of this paper was to determine, for the first time, the plastic litter ingested by blue …

Numerous studies have shown that type II collagen (CII) has a potential role in the treatment
of rheumatoid arthritis. However, most of the current studies have used terrestrial animal …

Elasmobranchs, extremely charismatic and threatened animals, still are an important
economic source for fishers in many parts of the world, providing significant income through …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea represents an area of elevated risk of extinction for sharks,
where data deficiency is a pervasive problem. To compensate for such a paucity of …

Elasmobranchs are sensitive marine species due to their K-strategic life characteristics in
combination with the intensification of fisheries. Despite the regulations and conventions …