Sawfish have disappeared from half of the world's coastal waters and the distinctive shark-like rays face complete extinction due to overfishing, according to a new study by Simon Fraser University researchers, published in Science Advances. PRESS RELEASE | Simon Fraser University, Canada | February 10, 2021
Ground-breaking New Study Finds Global Abundance Down 71% and 77% of species threatened PRESS RELEASE | January 27, 2021
IUCN Shark Specialist Group Flags Need to Protect Critically Endangered “Rhino Rays” PRESS RELEASE | London, 18 July, 2019
Experts call for conservation action as more species qualify as Endangered PRESS RELEASE | London, 21 March, 2019
Saving sharks with trees: researchers aim to save key branches of shark and ray tree of life18/1/2018
New study identifies conservation priorities based on evolutionary history and biogeography PRESS RELEASE | January 18, 2018 Over half of the Arabian Seas Region’s sharks, rays, and chimaeras are at risk of extinction15/8/2017
PRESS RELEASE | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. | August 15, 2017 PRESS RELEASE | February 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | June 23, 2016
IUCN Congress: Marine Species Expert Panel Reviews Conservation Successes and Challenge PRESS RELEASE | Honolulu, Hawai’i | May 9, 2016
Shark Specialists Prioritize Recovery of World’s Largest, Most Threatened Rays PRESS RELEASE | Durban, South Africa | June 5, 2014
A quarter of the world's sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to IUCN Red List™ criteria, with rays at greater risk than sharks PRESS RELEASE | Gland, Switzerland | January 21, 2014
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