The thin edge of the wedge: extremely high extinction risk in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes
P. M. Kyne, R. W. Jabado, C. L. Rigby, Dharmadi, M. A. Gore, C. M. Pollock, K. B. Herman, J. Cheok, D. A. Ebert, C. A. Simpfendorfer, N. K. Dulvy
This study assesses the extinction risk of wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes using IUCN criteria, finding most species face extremely high risk due to overfishing and habitat overlap with coastal fisheries.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2019Ecology