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Age determination of elasmobranchs, with special reference to Mediterranean species: a technical manual

Studies and Reviews. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. No. 94. Rome, FAO 2014









Campana S.E. Age determination of elasmobranchs, with special reference to Mediterranean species: a technical manual. Studies and Reviews. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. No. 94. Rome, FAO 2014. 38 p.


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    Elasmobranchs of the mediterranean and black sea: status, ecology and biology, biographic analysis 2012
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    The authors have compiled published information on taxonomy, distribution, status, statistics, fisheries, bycatch, biologic and ecologic parameters on age and growth, food and feeding habits, reproductive biology and stock assessment of elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This bibliographic analysis, through 661 papers dealing with elasmobranchs in the GFCM area, shows that cartilaginous species, including sharks, rays and chimaeras, are by far the most endangered group of marine fish in the Mediterranean Sea, with 31 species (40 percent of all) critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. The biological characteristics of elasmobranchs (low fecundity, late maturity, slow growth) make them more vulnerable to fishing pressure than most teleost fish. Overfishing, wide use of non-selective fishing practices and habitat degradation are leading to dramatic declines of these species in the Mediterranean Sea. In general, elasmobranchs are not targeted but are caught incidentally. In many fisheries they are, however, often landed and marketed. The study also highlights the following points: – Works are concentrated mainly in the western Mediterranean. Few works concern endangered species and those of the GFCM priority list; – Much systematic confusion persists for some species and some others are doubtful; – The IUCN red list shows clearly the vulnerability of elasmobranchs and the lack of data; – A decline in cartilaginous fish speci es landings has been observed while fishing effort has generally increased; – A standardization of methods and expression of results on the biology should be generalized in the whole Mediterranean; – Papers on biologic parameters concern few species primarily in the occidental and central Mediterranean areas. Therefore, recommendations to fill gaps in order to protect and manage elasmobranchs stocks are proposed in this document. In fact, better understanding of the composition of incidental and targeted catches of sharks by commercial fisheries and biological and ecological parameters are fundamentally important for the conservation of these populations. Moreover, problems encountered by elasmobranchs in the GFCM area are highlighted and conservation measures are suggested.
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    Contribution to guidelines for age determination of Chondrichthyes fish from the Mediterranean Sea (application to selected species). - MedSudMed Technical Documents 8
    Report of the MedSudMed Training Course on age determination of Selacean Fish, Mazara del Vallo, Italy, 22 November–01 December 2004
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