Publications
All SSG publications are available for download. A limited number of printed versions of some of the reports are also available for a handling and postage charge, as detailed in these pages. To view IUCN publications, you can search for them on the IUCN website. Additionally, any regionally-specific publications that aren't listed here are available to view on each of the Regional Pages.
Global and Regional Reports
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Marine Fish and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
IUCN Red List Workshop Zoological Society of London, London, UK, April 29 – May 1, 1996 |
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The Conservation Status of Australasian Chondrichthyans
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Australia and Oceania Regional Red List Workshop Queensland, Australia, 7-9 March 2003 Cavanagh Rachel, D. (ed); Kyne, Peter M. (ed); Fowler, Sarah L. (ed); Musick, John A. (ed); Bennett, Michael B. (ed). The Conservation Status of Australian Chondrichthyans: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Australia and Oceania Regional Red List Workshop. The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia. x + 170pp. |
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Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes
Fowler, S.L., Cavanagh, R.D., Camhi, M., Burgess, G.H., Cailliet, G.M., Fordham, S.V., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Musick, J.A. (comp. and ed.). 2005. Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes. Status Survey. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 461 pp. |
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The international and national frameworks for conservation and management of sharks: Recommendations for Ecuador
Fowler, S. (2005). The international and national frameworks for conservation and management of sharks: Recommendations for Ecuador. Contribution to Ecuador’s Draft National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks. IUCN, Quito, Ecuador. |
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The Conservation Status of Northeast Atlantic Chondrichthyans
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Northeast Atlantic Regional Red List Workshop Peterborough, UK, 13ñ15 February 2006 Gibson, C., Valenti, S.V., Fordham, S.V. and Fowler, S.L. 2008. The Conservation of Northeast Atlantic Chondrichthyans: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Northeast Atlantic Red List Workshop. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group. Newbury, UK. viii + 76pp. |
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Overview of the Conservation Status of Cartilaginous Fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean Sea
Cavanagh, Rachel D. and Gibson, Claudine. 2007. Overview of the Conservation Status of Cartilaginous Fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean Sea. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain. vi + 42 pp. |
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The Conservation Status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean Chondrichthyans
Kyne, P.M., Carlson, J.K., Ebert, D.A., Fordham, S.V., Bizzarro, J.J., Graham, R.T., Kulka, D.W., Tewes, E.E., Harrison, L.R., and Dulvy, N.K. (eds). 2012. The Conservation Status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean Chondrichthyans. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada. |
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European Red List of Marine Fishes
Nieto, A., Ralph, G.M., Comeros-Raynal, M.T., Kemp, J., García Criado, M., Allen, D.J., Dulvy, N.K., Walls, R.H.L., Russell, B., Pollard, D., García, S., Craig, M., Collette, B.B., Pollom, R., Biscoito, M., Labbish Chao, N., Abella, A., Afonso, P., Álvarez, H., Carpenter, K.E., Clò, S., Cook, R., Costa, M.J., Delgado, J., Dureuil, M., Ellis, J.R., Farrell, E.D., Fernandes, P., Florin, A-B., Fordham, S., Fowler, S., Gil de Sola, L., Gil Herrera, J., Goodpaster, A., Harvey, M., Heessen, H., Herler, J., Jung, A., Karmovskaya, E., Keskin, C., Knudsen, S.W., Kobyliansky, S., Kovačić, M., Lawson, J.M., Lorance, P., McCully Phillips, S., Munroe, T., Nedreaas, K., Nielsen, J., Papaconstantinou, C., Polidoro, B., Pollock, C.M., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Sayer, C., Scott, J., Serena, F., Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Soldo, A., Stump, E. and Williams, J.T. 2015. European Red List of marine fishes. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. |
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Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy
Bräutigam, A., Callow, M., Campbell, I.R., Camhi, M.D., Cornish, A.S., Dulvy, N.K., Fordham, S.V., Fowler, S.L., Hood, A.R., McClennen, C., Reuter, E.L., Sant, G., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Welch, D.J. (2015). Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy. |
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The conservation status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Mediterranean Sea
Dulvy, N.K., Allen, D.J., Ralph, G.M. and Walls, R.H.L. (2016). The conservation status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Mediterranean Sea [Brochure]. IUCN, Malaga, Spain. |
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The Conservation Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters
Jabado, R.W., Kyne, P. M., Pollom, R. A., Ebert, D. A., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Ralph, G.M., and Dulvy, N.K. (eds.) 2017. The Conservation Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters. Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE and IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada 236 pp. |
Conservation Strategies
Sawfish
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Sawfish - A Global Strategy for Conservation
Harrison, L.R. and Dulvy, N.K. (eds). 2014. Sawfish: A Global Strategy for Conservation. IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada. |
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Une stratégie globale pour la conservation des poissons-scies
Harrison, L.R. and Dulvy, N.K. (eds). 2014. Une stratégie globale pour la conservation des poissons-scies. Version française (abrégée). Groupe des Specialistes de Requins et Raies de l’UICN,Vancouver, Canada. |
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Uma estratégia global para a conservação do peixe-serra
Harrison, L.R. & Dulvy, N.K. (eds) 2016. Uma estrat.gia global para a conservaçao do peixe-serra. Versao em português (resumida). Grupo de Especialistas em Raias e Tubar.es da UICN, Vancouver, Canadá. |
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Infographic
Saving Sawfish A Strategy to Recover World's Most Endangered Marine Fish |
Angelsharks
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Angelshark Action Plan for the Canary Islands
Barker, J., Bartoli, A., Clark, M., Dulvy, N.K., Gordon, C., Hood, A., Alvarado, D.J., Lawson, J. & Meyers, E. (2016) Angelshark Action Plan for the Canary Islands. ZSL. |
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Plan de Acción para el Angelote en las Islas Canarias
Barker, J., Bartoli, A., Clark, M., Dulvy, N.K., Gordon, C., Hood, A., Jiménez Alvarado, D., Lawson, J. & Meyers, E. (2016) Plan de Acción para el Angelote en las Islas Canarias. ZSL. |
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Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Angel Shark Conservation Strategy
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Estrategia de conservación para los angelotes en el Atlántico Oriental y el Mar Mediterráneo
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Stratégie de conservation des anges de mer dans l’Atlantique Est et en Méditerranée
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Mediterranean Angel Sharks
Regional Action Plan Gordon, C.A., Hood, A.R., Al Mabruk, S. A. A., Barker, J., Bartolí, A., Ben Abdelhamid, S., Bradai, M.N., Dulvy, N.K., Fortibuoni, T., Giovos, I., Jimenez Alvarado, D., Meyers, E.K.M., Morey, G., Niedermuller, S., Pauly, A., Serena, F. and Vacchi, M. 2019. Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan. The Shark Trust, United Kingdom. 36 pp. |
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Angelotes del Mediterráneo
Plan de Acción Regional Gordon, C.A., Hood, A.R., Al Mabruk, S. A. A., Barker, J., Bartolí, A., Ben Abdelhamid, S., Bradai, M.N., Dulvy, N.K., Fortibuoni, T., Giovos, I., Jimenez Alvarado, D., Meyers, E.K.M., Morey, G., Niedermuller, S., Pauly, A., Serena, F. and Vacchi, M. 2019. Angelotes del Mediterráneo: Plan de Acción Regional. The Shark Trust, Reino Unido. 36 pp. |
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Les anges de mer de la Méditerranée
Plan d’action régional Gordon, C.A.; Hood, A.R.; Al Mabruk, S.A.A.; Barker, J.; Bartolí, A.; Ben Abdelhamid S.; Bradai, M.N.; Dulvy, N.K.; Fortibuoni, T.; Giovos, I.; Jimenez Alvarado, D.; Meyers, E.K.M.; Morey, G.; Niedermuller, S.; Pauly, A.; Serena, F. et Vacchi, M. 2019. Les anges de mer de la Méditerranée : Plan d’action régional. The Shark Trust, Royaume-Uni. 36 p. |
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القرش†الملائكي†المتوسطي
خطة†عمل†إقليمية المستند∫†غوردن،†كƆأÆ؛†هود،†عƆرÆ؛†المبروك،†سƆأÆأÆ؛†باركر،†جÆ؛†بارتولي،†أÆ؛†بن†عبد†الحميد،†سÆ؛†براداي، مƆنÆ؛†دولفي،†نƆكÆ؛†فورتيبووني،†تÆ؛†جيوفوس،†يÆ؛†خيمينيز†ألفاردو،†دÆ؛†مايرز،†إƆكƆمÆ؛†موري،†غÆ؛ نييدرمولر،†سÆ؛†بولي،†أÆ؛†سيرينا،†فÆ؛†وفاتشي†مƆ2019†Æ†القرش†الملائكي†المتوسطي∫†خطة†عمل†إقليميةÆ |
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Mediterranean Angel Sharks
SubRegional Action Plan (SubRAP) GSAs 22-23 (Aegean Sea and Crete) Cat A. Gordon, Ali R. Hood, Ioannis Giovos, Roxani Naasan Aga – Spyridopoulou, Ayaka A. Ozturk, Cahide Cigdem Yigin, Emre Fakioğlu, Dimitris Ibrahim, Hakan Kabasakal, Ayse Oruc, Simone Niedermüller |
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Σχέδιο Δράσης για την Πρσοστασία των
Αγγελοκαρχαριών στο Αιγαίο και την Κρήτη GSAs 22/23 (Αιγαίο Πέλαγος και Κρήτη) Cat A. Gordon, Ali R. Hood, Ioannis Giovos, Roxani Naasan Aga – Spyridopoulou, Ayaka A. Ozturk, Cahide Cigdem Yigin, Emre Fakioğlu, Dimitris Ibrahim, Hakan Kabasakal, Ayse Oruc, Simone Niedermüller |
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Akdeniz Kelerleri: Alt Bölgesel
Eylem Planı (SubRAP) 22 ve 23 nolu CAB’ler (Ege Denizi ve Girit) Cat A. Gordon, Ali R. Hood, Ioannis Giovos, Roxani Naasan Aga – Spyridopoulou, Ayaka A. Ozturk, Cahide Cigdem Yigin, Emre Fakioğlu, Dimitris Ibrahim, Hakan Kabasakal, Ayse Oruc, Simone Niedermüller |
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Wales Angelshark Action Plan
Barker, J., Davies, J., Wray, B., Sharp, R., Gollock, M., Evans, J., O’Connor, J., Evans, S., Gordon, C., Moore, A., Nelson, M., Dulvy, N.K., Hiddink, J., Fish, J., Jiménez Alvarado, D., Brittain, R., Meyers, E., Goralczyk, M., Bull, J., Jones, N., Sims, W. & Clark, M. 2020. Wales Angelshark Action Plan. Zoological Society of London, UK. 42 pp. |
Devil and Manta Rays
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Conserving Mobulid Rays
A Global Strategy & Action Plan |
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Sympathy for the devil: a conservation strategy for devil and manta rays
Lawson JM, Fordham SV, O’Malley MP, Davidson LNK, Walls RHL, Heupel MR, Stevens G, Fernando D, Budziak A, Simpfendorfer CA, Ender I, Francis MP, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Dulvy NK. 2017. Sympathy for the devil: a conservation strategy for devil and manta rays. PeerJ 5:e3027 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3027 |
Pelagic Chondrichthyans
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Review of Chondrichthyan Fishes
CMS Technical Series No. 15 IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) December 2007 |
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The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays
Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop Tubney House, University of Oxford, UK, 19–23 February 2007 Camhi, M.D., Valenti, S.V., Fordham, S.V., Fowler, S.L. and Gibson, C. 2009. The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays: Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop. IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group. Newbury, UK. x + 78p. |
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Global Status of Oceanic Pelagic Sharks and Rays
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You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays
Dulvy, N.K., Baum, J.K., Clarke, S., Compagno, L.J.V., Cortés, E., Domingo, A., Fordham, S., Fowler, S., Francis, M.P., Gibson, C., Martínez, J., Musick, J.A., Soldo, A., Stevens, J.D. and Valenti, S. (2008), You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 18: 459-482. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.975 |
Other Publications
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Elasmobranch Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
Proceedings of the International Seminar and Workshop, Sabah, Malaysia, July 1997 Fowler, S.L., Reed, T.M. and Dipper, F.A. (eds). (2002). Elasmobranch Biodiversity, Conservation and Management: Proceedings of the International Seminar and Workshop, Sabah, Malaysia, July 1997. IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. xv + 258 pp. |
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Sharks and their Relatives: Ecology and Conservation
Camhi, M., Fowler, S.L., Musick, J.A., Bräutigam, A. and Fordham, S.V. (1998) Sharks and their Relatives – Ecology and Conservation. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 39 pp. |
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Les requins et autres poissons cartilagineux: écologie et conservation
Camhi, M., Fowler, S., Musick, J., Bräutigam, A. et Fordham, S. (1998). Les requins et autres poissons cartilagineux : écologie et conservation. Groupe de spécialistes des requins de la CSE de l'UlCN. UICN, Gland, Suisse et Cambridge, Royaume-Uni, iv + 44pp |
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A collation and summarization of available data on deepwater chondrichthyans: biodiversity, life history and fisheries
Kyne, P.M. and C.A. Simpfendorfer, 2007. A collation and summarization of available data on deepwater chondrichthyans: biodiversity, life history and fisheries. Report prepared by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group for the Marine Conservation Biology Institute, 137 pp. |
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Shark fins in Europe: Implications for reforming the EU finning ban
Fowler, S. and Séret, B. 2010. Shark fins in Europe: Implications for reforming the EU finning ban. European Elasmobranch Association and IUCN Shark Specialist Group. |
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Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays
Dulvy NK, Fowler SL, Musick JA, Cavanagh RD, Kyne PM, Harrison LR, Carlson JK, Davidson LN, Fordham SV, Francis MP, Pollock CM, Simpfendorfer CA, Burgess GH, Carpenter KE, Compagno LJ, Ebert DA, Gibson C, Heupel MR, Livingstone SR, Sanciangco JC, Stevens JD, Valenti S, White WT. Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays. Elife. 2014;3:e00590. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00590. Epub 2014 Jan 21. PMID: 24448405; PMCID: PMC3897121. |
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The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014
C Huveneers, DA Ebert & SFJ Dudley (2015) The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014, African Journal of Marine Science, 37:2, 129-139, DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2015.1042911 |
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Ghosts of the coast: global extinction risk and conservation of sawfishes
Dulvy, N. K., Davidson, L. N. K., Kyne, P. M., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Harrison, L. R., Carlson, J. K., and Fordham, S. V. (2016) Ghosts of the coast: global extinction risk and conservation of sawfishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 26: 134– 153. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2525. |
Shark News legacy (1994 – 2004)
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Shark News
A Newsletter of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group |
Identification
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Bonfil, R.; Abdallah, M. Field identification guide to the sharks and rays of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome, FAO. 2004. 71p. 12 colour plates. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Serena, F. Field identification guide to the sharks and rays of the Mediterranean and Black Sea FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome, FAO. 2005. 97p. 11 colour plates + egg cases. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
North Atlantic Sharks Relevant to Fisheries Management | A Pocket Guide Rome, FAO. 2012. 88 cards. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Ebert, D.A. and Mostarda, E. 2013. Identification guide to the deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the Indian Ocean FishFinder Programme, FAO, Rome. 76 pp. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Deep–sea Cartilaginous Fishes of the Indian Ocean | Volume 1: Sharks David A. Ebert |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Ebert, D.A. and Mostarda, E. 2013. Identification guide to the deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the Indian OceanFishFinder Programme, FAO, Rome. 76 pp. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the North Atlantic David A. Ebert |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Deep-sea Cartilaginous Fishes of the Indian Ocean | Volume 2: Batoids and Chimaeras FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 8, Vol. 2. Rome. FAO. 129 p. David A. Ebert |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean David A. Ebert |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
SharkFin Guide: identifying sharks from their fins Lindsay J. Marshall and Monica Barone Rome, Italy. FAO. 2016. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Identification guide to the deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean FishFinder. FAO. 2015. Rome, Italy. Ebert, D.A. and Mostarda, E. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the southeastern Pacific Ocean David A. Ebert |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Identification guide to common sharks and rays of the Caribbean FishFinder Programme. Rome, Italy. FAO. 2016. Ramón Bonfil |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Identification guide to the deep-sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean FishFinder Programme, FAO, Rome, Italy. 2016 Ebert, D.A. and Mostarda, E. |
Trade
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An overview of world trade in sharks and other cartilaginous fishes
TRAFFIC | 1996 |
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The trade in sharks and shark products in the Western Indian and Southeast Atlantic oceans
TRAFFIC | 1997 |
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Shark Product Trade in Hong Kong and Mainland China and Implementation of the CITES Shark Listings
Clarke, S. (2004). Shark Product Trade in Hong Kong and Mainland China and Implementation of the CITES Shark Listings. TRAFFIC East Asia, Hong Kong, China. |
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Trends in Global Shark Catch and Recent Developments in Management
Lack, M. and Sant, G. (2009). Trends in Global Shark Catch and Recent Developments in Management. TRAFFIC International. |
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The Future of Sharks: A Review of Action and Inaction
M. Lack and Sant G. (2011). The Future of Sharks: A Review of Action and Inaction. TRAFFIC International and the Pew Environment Group. |
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United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
State of the global market for shark products 2015 |
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The Shark and Ray Trade in Singapore
Boon, P.Y. (2017). The Shark and Ray Trade in Singapore. TRAFFIC, Southeast Asia Regional Office, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. |
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CITES and the sea: Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species
Pavitt, A., Malsch, K., King, E., Chevalier, A., Kachelriess, D., Vannuccini, S. & Friedman, K. 2021. CITES and the sea: Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 666. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2971en |