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Diagnosing the dangerous demography of manta rays using life history theory

2013-12-20

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The directed harvest and global trade in the gill plates of mantas, and other mobulid rays, has led to increased fishing pressure and steep population declines in some locations. The slow life history, particularly of the manta rays, is cited as a key reason why such species have little capacity to withstand directed fisheries. Here, we place their life history and demography in the context of other sharks and ray...

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DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.162v1

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