Current methods and best practice recommendations for skate and ray (Batoidea) research: capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia, and tag attachment
Orrell, Danielle L., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Armstrong, Asia O., Barbosa Martins, Ana, Branco, Ilka, Charvet, Patricia, Chin, Andrew, Elston, Chantel, Espinoza, Mario, Greenway, Eleanor S.I., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., Mickle, Megan F., Murray, Taryn S., Silva, Joana F., Thorburn, James, and Wosnick, Natascha (2025) Current methods and best practice recommendations for skate and ray (Batoidea) research: capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia, and tag attachment. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 35 (1). pp. 117-144.
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Abstract
Skates and rays (Batoidea) play a significant ecological role, contributing to ecosystem services through bioturbation and acting as vital intermediate components of the trophic chain in various aquatic environments. Despite their wide global distribution and ecological importance, batoids receive less attention than their shark relatives, resulting in substantial knowledge gaps that might impede a comprehensive understanding of their conservation status. This review addresses critical aspects of their capture, handling, tagging, and release to provide readers with crucial information needed to perform research on batoids. Protocols for analgesia, anaesthesia, and euthanasia are also discussed, taking into account the ethical and logistical considerations necessary for research involving this group of species. This information can give researchers and ethics committees the knowledge to conduct and approve studies involving batoids, thereby promoting more effective and ethical research practices.
| Item ID: | 88287 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1573-5184 |
| Keywords: | Batoidea, Elasmobranch, Ethical research, Rays, Skates |
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| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2026 06:35 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180504 Marine biodiversity @ 100% |
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