In ecosystems, sharks can be predators, competitors, facilitators, nutrient transporters, and
food. However, overfishing and other threats have greatly reduced shark populations …

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

Overfishing is the most significant threat facing sharks and rays. Given the growth in
consumption of seafood, combined with the compounding effects of habitat loss, climate …

Sharks exhibit peculiar characteristics, which may lead to overfishing to cause irreversible
damage to stocks and failing to restore original population sizes. Although global fin trade …

Reef fisheries are multispecific and employ a variety of fishing gears across marine
environments, even in remote areas. This intricate and multifaceted nature of reef fisheries is …

The present study documents, for the first time, the ingestion of microplastics (MPs) by
Longnose stingrays in the Western Atlantic Ocean. We examined 23 specimens of Hypanus …

Shark fishing, driven by the fin trade, is the primary cause of global shark population
declines. Here, we present a case study that exemplifies how industrial fisheries are likely …

Sharks and rays are at risk of extinction globally. This reflects low resilience to increasing
fishing pressure, exacerbated by habitat loss, climate change, increasing value in a trade …

Given that the global shark meat market is poised to grow in future years, the aim of this
study was to use DNA sequencing of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and NADH …

As the state of non-marine aquatic environments (freshwater and estuarine environments
with salinities≤ 30 ppt) continues to decline globally, there is increasing concern for …