Underestimated threats to manta rays in Brazil: Primacies to support conservation strategies

Underestimated threats to manta rays in Brazil: Primacies to support conservation strategies

Manta rays are marine planktivorous elasmobranchs that are distributed worldwide and highly susceptible to overexploitation. Although they are legally protected in Brazil since March 2013, incidental and intentional captures still occur. The sharp population decline following the intensification of...

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Main Authors: Nayara Bucair, Ronaldo Bastos Francini-Filho, Fernanda Almerón-Souza, Osmar J. Luiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Elasmobranch
Endangered species
Entanglement
Fishery
Ghost fishing
Mobula birostris
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421003036

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