"Guitarfishes are plucked: Undermanaged in global fisheries despite dec" by C. Samantha Sherman, Colin A. Simpfendorfer et al.
Some sharks and rays are subject to fisheries catch and international trade regulations. However, the Guitarfishes (family Rhinobatidae) are a highly threatened group with minimal regulations. The true volume of Guitarfishes in international trade is underestimated and masked by substantial underreporting of catch and the use of broad commodity codes for traded products. Here, we begin to document the extent of trade by collating international trade information for Guitarfishes that have not rea...
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