Thin edge of the wedge: Extremely high extinction risk in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes
Kyne, P.M., Jabado, R.W., Rigby, C.L., Dharmadi, Gore, M.A., Pollock, C.M., Herman, K.B., Cheok, J., Ebert, D.A., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Dulvy, N.K. 2020. The thin edge of the wedge: Extremely high extinction risk in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. First published online: 23 April 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3331.
Wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes have overtaken sawfishes as the most imperilled marine fish families globally, with all but one of the 16 species facing an extremely high risk of extinction through limited biological productivity, their presence in shallow waters overlapping with some of the most intense and increasing coastal fisheries in the world, and overexploitation in target and by-catch fisheries, driven by the need for animal protein and food security in coastal communities and the trade in meat and high-value fins.
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