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The conservation status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean chondrichthyans

2012 Kyne, Peter M. | Carlson, John K. (John Keith) | Ebert, David A. | Fordham, Sonja V. | Bizzarro, Joseph J. | Graham, Rachel T. | Kulka, David W. | Tewes, Emily E. | Harrison, Lucy R. | Dulvy, Nicholas K. |

This report from the IUCN Shark Specialist Group includes the first compilation of conservation status assessments for the 282 chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) recorded from North American, Central American, and Caribbean waters. The status and needs of those species assessed against the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species criteria as threatened (Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable) are highlighted.
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