Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Simple Summary Fish are traded, caught, farmed, and killed in their trillions every year
around the world, yet their welfare is often neglected and their capacity for feelings is …

Sharks and rays evolved 450 million years ago, during the Late Ordovician Period.
However, during the modern Anthropocene, shark populations have declined at …

The global decline of shark populations, largely driven by overfishing to supply the shark fin
trade, poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Southeast Asia, and particularly …

Vagile, large-bodied marine organisms frequently have wide range dispersion but also
dependence on coastal habitats for part of their life history. These characteristics may induce …

Since their inception, DNA barcodes have become a powerful tool for understanding the
biodiversity and biology of aquatic species, with multiple applications in diverse fields such …

Background Whole mitochondrial genomes are quickly becoming markers of choice for the
exploration of within-species genealogical and among-species phylogenetic relationships …

Abstract Western Indian Ocean countries have banned elasmobranch finning and enacted
legislation to protect endangered elasmobranchs, however finned and morphologically …

A three‐ton shipment of dry shark fins was examined by German customs in 2017 leading to
the confiscation of 405 kg of potential CITES species. We analyzed a subsample of this …

Online research methods are increasingly used in conservation science to monitor and
collect data on online wildlife trade. Shark‐like rays (Rhinopristiformes) are among the most …