Elasmobranchs of the Mediterranean and Black Sea : status, ecology and biology : bibliographic analysis / by Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Bechir Saidi, Samira Enajjar.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Bradai, Mohamed Nejmeddine.

Contributor:

Saidi, Bechir.

Enajjar, Samira.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Series:

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) : Studies and Revi

Studies and reviews, 1020-9549 ; no. 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chondrichthyes--Mediterranean Sea--Bibliography.

Chondrichthyes.

Chondrichthyes--Black Sea--Bibliography.

Chondrichthyes--Conservation--Mediterranean Sea--Bibliography.

Chondrichthyes--Conservation--Black Sea--Bibliography.

Marine biodiversity conservation--Mediterranean Sea--Bibliography.

Marine biodiversity conservation.

Marine biodiversity conservation--Black Sea--Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Place of Publication:

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean promotes the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and connecting waters. This study presents a bibliographic analysis of 661 papers on taxonomy, distribution, status, statistics, fisheries, bycatch, biologic and ecologic parameters on age and growth, food and feeding habits, reproductive biology and stock assessment of elasmobranchs in Mediterranean and Black Sea. Focusing particularly on elasmobranchs in the GFCM area, it shows that cartilaginous species, including sharks, rays and chimaeras, are by far the most endangered group of marine fish in the Mediterranean Sea, with 31 species critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. The biological characteristics of elasmobranches make them more vulnerable to fishing pressure than most teleost fish, while overfishing, wide use of non-selective fishing practices and habitat degradation are leading to dramatic declines of these species in the Mediterranean Sea.

Contents:

""PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GFCM MARINE AREA""; ""2.1 The Mediterranean""; ""2.2 The Black Sea""; ""3. BIODIVERSITY OF ELASMOBRANCHS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA""; ""3.1 Status of some problematic elasmobranchs species""; ""3.2 Mediterranean shark endemic species""; ""3.3 Elasmobranchs alien species in the Mediterranean""; ""3.4 Spatial distribution of elasmobranchs in the GFCM area""; ""3.5 Critical habitats of elasmobranchs in the GFCM area""

""3.6 Status of the Mediterranean elasmobranchs species in the IUCN Red List""""4. ELASMOBRANCHS FISHERIES IN THE GFCM AREA""; ""4.1 FAO statistics of elasmobranchs""; ""4.2 Fishing gears for elasmobranchs""; ""4.3 Elasmobranchs bycatch""; ""5. DYNAMIC POPULATIONS AND STOCK ASSESSMENT OF ELASMOBRANCHS/ABUNDANCE INDICES""; ""5.1 Landings structure of some common elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean""; ""5.2 Landings of common elasmobranchs in the Black Sea""; ""5.3 Stock assessment of selected species of elasmobranchs in the GFCM area""

""6. AVAILABLE BIOLOGIC PARAMETERS ON ELASMOBRANCHS IN THE GFCM AREA""""6.1 Available data on the reproductive biology of elasmobranchs""; ""6.2 Available data on age and growth of elasmobranchs""; ""6.3 Available data on food and feeding habits of elasmobranchs in the GFCM area""; ""7. CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR ELASMOBRANCHS""; ""7.1 Global instruments""; ""7.2 Regional protection instruments""; ""7.3 Other initiatives for conservation""; ""7.4 National species protection status""; ""7.5 Habitat protection/MPAs to support elasmobranchs conservation""; ""7.6 Regulation of shark finning""

""8. GENERAL CONCLUSION""""9. REFERENCES""; ""9.1 References on elasmobranchs related to GFCM area (Appendix 1)""; ""9.2 Other references cited in the publication""; ""Appendix I � Bibliographic references on elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black Sea""; ""Appendix II� Distribution of papers on elasmobranchs by geographic areas, species or group of species and topics (numbers are those of references in appendix 1)""; ""Appendix III � List of elasmobranchs of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea""

""Appendix IV� The regional IUCN Red List status of all assessed Mediterranean elasmobranchspecies (Gibson et al., 2007)""""Appendix V � Colour plates of sharks and rays""

Notes:

At head of title: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-87).

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

923762661