Bierwagen, Stacy L., Ellis, Jim R., and Knott, Matthew (2024) Ecology & Life History Characteristics: Ecological Role [in The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras]. Report Section. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland.

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Abstract

In the 20 years since the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group’s first status report (2005), much has changed for sharks, rays and chimaeras. This report updates our understanding, and the scope of information reflects the scale of these two decades of change. The breadth of research topics has expanded, mirroring the inclusion of a greater diversity of species, and attention is being trained on the emerging threats and the accelerating global changes to aquatic ecosystems. The 2005 report heralded a sea change for sharks, rays and chimaeras, whose historical obscurity in policy, conservation and fisheries management was a serious concern. In this report, the increased focus that was called for is now apparent in the scale of work happening across the planet.

Item ID:	86610
Item Type:	Report (Report Section)
ISBN:	978-2-8317-2318-1
Copyright Information:	© 2024 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2025 03:42
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410401 Conservation and biodiversity @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180504 Marine biodiversity @ 100%
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