About the Book
Many shark populations are in serious decline worldwide with little shark fisheries management in place. The IUCN Shark Specialist Group has compiled a Global Status Report with Red List assessments for over 100 species and regional reports on the status of shark fisheries, together with information on taxonomy; life history; trade; socio-economics; threats; and conservation management initiatives.
Table of Contents:
Foreword, vii; Editor's Note, viii; Acknowledgements, ix; Executive Summary, x; Chapter 1. Introduction, 1; John A. Musick; References, 3; Chapter 2. Classification of Chondrichthyan Fish, 4; Leonard J.V. Compagno, Dominique A. Didier and George H. Burgess; 2.1 Introduction, 4; 2.2 Elasmobranchs, 7; 2.3 Chimaeras, 9; 2.4 References, 10; Chapter 3. Ecology and Life History Characteristics of Chondrichthyan Fish, 12; Gregor M. Cailliet, John A. Musick, Colin A. Simpfendorfer and John D. Stevens; 3.1 Introduction, 12; 3.2 Ecological role, 12; 3.3 Life history characteristics, 13; 3.4 Life history constraints on exploitation, 15; 3.5 References, 16; Chapter 4. Socio-economic Significance of Chondrichthyan Fish, 19; Shelley Clarke, George H. Burgess, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Gerald Crow, Sonja V. Fordham, Matthew T. McDavitt, Debra A. Rose, Mark Smith and Colin A. Simpfendorfer; 4.1 Introduction, 19; 4.2 Markets and production, 20; 4.3 Regional fisheries and trade, 24; 4.4 Cultural significance, 30; 4.5 Ecotourism, 32; 4.6 Shark attack, 34; 4.7 Education, 35; 4.8 Public aquaria, 38; 4.9 Summary, 42; 4.10 Acknowledgement, 42; 4.11 References, 42; Chapter 5. Threats Faced by Chondrichthyan Fish, 48; John D. Stevens, Terence I. Walker, Sid F. Cook and Sonja V. Fordham; 5.1 Targeted fishing (direct exploitation), 48; 5.2 Bycatch (indirect exploitation), 50; 5.3 Habitat loss and degradation, 51; 5.4 Other threats, 52; 5.5 Summary, 54; 5.6 References, 54; Chapter 6. International Conservation and Management Initiatives for Chondrichthyan Fish, 58; Sarah L. Fowler and Rachel D. Cavanagh; 6.1 Introduction, 58; 6.2 International fisheries agreements, 59; 6.3 International natural resource management agreements, 61; 6.4 Regional agreements and management bodies, 64; 6.5 National chondrichthyan fish conservation and management initiatives, 66; 6.6 The IUCN Red List Programme, 66; 6.7 Conclusions, 67; 6.8 Acknowledgements, 68; 6.9 References, 68; Chapter 7. Regional Overviews, 70; 7.1 Introduction, 70; Rachel D. Cavanagh; 7.2 Northeast Atlantic (including Mediterranean and Black Sea), 71; Paddy Walker, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Mathieu Ducrocq and Sarah L. Fowler; 7.3 Northwest Atlantic, 95; compiled by George H. Burgess with contributions from Merry Camhi, Sonja V. Fordham, John A. Musick, Ramon Bonfil, Steven Branstetter, Christine Chan A Shing, Leo Walter Gonzales and Thomas Hoff; 7.4 Subequatorial Africa, 113; Leonard J.V. Compagno, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Malcolm J. Smale, Sheldon F.J. Dudley, Sid F. Cook, Andrew Cooke, Warwick Sauer and Hannes Holtzhausen; 7.5 Southwest Atlantic, 131; Ramon Bonfil, Alberto Amorim and Colin A. Simpfendorfer; 7.6 Indian Ocean, 140; R. Charles Anderson and Colin A. Simpfendorfer; 7.7 Northwest Pacific, 150; Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Sho Tanaka and Hajime Ishihara; 7.8 Southwest Pacific, Australasia and Oceania, 161; John D. Stevens, Colin A. Simpfendorfer and Malcolm Francis. 7.9 Northeast Pacific, 172; Gregor M. Cailliet and Merry Camhi; 7.10 Southeast Pacific, 186; Ramon Bonfil, Colin A. Simpfendorfer and Enzo Acuna; 7.11 References, 193; Chapter 8. Species Status Reports, 213; compiled by Sarah L. Fowler and Rachel D. Cavanagh; 8.1 Introduction, 213; S.L. Fowler; 8.2 Wide-ranging marine species, 213; George H. Burgess and John A. Musick; 8.3 Endemic marine species, 214; Leonard J.V. Compagno; 8.4 Freshwater species, 215; Leonard J.V. Compagno and Sid F. Cook; 8.5 Deepwater species, 216; Leonard J.V. Compagno and John A. Musick; 8.6 Rarities, 217; Leonard J.V. Compagno; 8.7 IUCN Red List assessments, 218; Sarah L. Fowler, Rachel D. Cavanagh and Merry Camhi; 8.8 Species accounts, 222; 8.9 Acknowledgements, 361; 8.10 References, 361; Glossary and Acronyms, 394; Appendix 1: Global Checklist of Living Chondrichthyan Fishes, 401; Leonard J.V. Compagno; Appendix 2: International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks), 424; Appendix 3: Regional Fisheries Organisations' Actions Regarding Chondrichthyan Fishes, 428; Appendix 4: Key International and Regional Organisations and Conventions, 431; Appendix 5: Summary of Life-history Traits of Some Chondrichthyan Species, 436; Appendix 6: IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (1994 and 2001), 448; Appendix 7: CITES Resolution Conf. 12.6: Conservation and Management of Sharks, 450; Appendix 8: Contributing Authors' Contact Details, 452; Appendix 9: Summary of IUCN Red List Assessments, 454.
