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Elasmobranch biodiversity, conservation and management : proceedings of the international seminar and workshop

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Elasmobranch biodiversity, conservation and management : proceedings of the international seminar and workshop
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Abstract: 

The Darwin Elasmobranch Biodiversity Conservation and Management project in Sabah held a three-day international seminar that included a one-day workshop in order to highlight freshwater and coastal elasmobranch conservation issues in the region and worldwide, to disseminate the result of the project to other Malaysian states and countries, and to raise awareness of the importance of considering aspects of elasmobranch biodiversity in the context of nature conservation, commercial fisheries management, and for subsistence fishing communities. These proceedings contain numerous peer-reviewed papers originally presented at the seminar, which cover a wide range of topics, with particular reference to species from freshwater and estuarine habitats. The workshop served to develop recommendations concerning the future prospects of elasmobranch fisheries, biodiversity, conservation and management. This paper records those conclusions, which highlight the importance of elasmobranchs as top marine predators and keystone species, noting that permanent damage to shark and ray populations are likely to have serious and unexpected negative consequences for commercial and subsistence yields of other important fish stocks.

Monographic Series no.: 
no. 025
Conference: 
International Seminar and Workshop on Elasmobranch Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, Sabah, MY, 8-10 July 1997
Imprint: 
Gland : IUCN, 2002
Physical Description: 
xv, 258p. : maps
Publication Year: 
2002
ISBN: 
978-2-8317-0650-4
2-8317-0650-5
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Includes bibliographic references

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Selling Price: 
USD 30
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English
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Record created: 2013/09/12
Record updated: 2022/05/24