Global population trends and human use patterns of Manta and Mobula rays.

Despite being the world's largest rays and providing significant revenue through dive tourism, little is known about the population status, exploitation and trade volume of the Mobulidae (mobulids; Manta and Mobula spp.). There is anecdotal evidence, however, that mobulid populations are declin...

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Main Authors: Christine A Ward-Paige, Brendal Davis, Boris Worm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770565?pdf=render