The Gulf Elasmo Project

There are over 100 species of elasmobranchs recorded from the Arabian Seas region and their identification can be problematic! With the support of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and CMS (United Nations Programme for the Convention on Migratory Species) Sharks Memorandum of Understanding, we recently published a guide entitled ‘Sharks of the Arabian…

CHONDRICHTHYANS Sharks, batoids (rays, guitarfishes, sawfishes and skates) and chimaeras form a distinctive group of fishes that are collectively referred to as chondrichthyans. They are distinguished from bony fishes (teleosts) by their internal cartilaginous skeleton and from jawless fishes (Agnatha class) by their true upper and lower jaws. The class Chondrichthyes is divided into two…

Books and reports Jabado RW, Kyne PM, Pollom RA, Ebert DA, Simpfendorfer CA, Ralph GM, Dulvy NK (eds.) 2017. The conservation status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters. Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE and IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada. 236 pp. Jabado RW, Ebert…