Integrated Strategies for Shark Conservation: Bridging Fisheries Science, Ecology, and Adaptive Management
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 220
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sharks; rays; elasmobranchs; data limited fisheries; artisanal fisheries; fishery stock assessment; fisheries management; FISAT II; empirical methods and governance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to gather research that addresses shark conservation from an integrative perspective, overcoming the traditional divide between fisheries science and conservation ecology. The focus is on strategies that combine rigorous stock assessments, as well as approaches adapted to data‑limited fisheries, with innovative ecological tools (genetics, telemetry, and habitat modeling) and socioeconomic considerations, promoting adaptive management and an ecosystem‑based approach. Although the existing literature includes valuable studies on population dynamics and, separately, on spatial ecology or climate change impacts, a gap persists in the development of integrated solutions that operate within the reality of active fisheries. This Special Issue seeks to fill that gap by providing a space for work that bridges fisheries management, biodiversity conservation, and participatory governance, thereby contributing to a more robust and applicable scientific foundation for the recovery of shark populations.
Dr. Jorge Homero Rodrígez-Castro
Dr. José Alberto Ramírez de León
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shark conservation
- population assessment
- marine protected areas
- bycatch and mitigation
- climate change and distribution
- connectivity and genetics
- ecosystem approach to fisheries
- adaptive management and governance
- telemetry and novel technologies
- data limited fisheries
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