High bycatch rates of manta and devil rays in the “small-scale” artisanal fisheries of Sri Lanka

Background Expanding fisheries in developing nations like Sri Lanka have a significant impact on threatened marine species such as elasmobranchs. Manta and devil (mobulid) rays have some of the most conservative life history strategies of any elasmobranch, and even low to moderate levels of bycatch...

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Main Authors: Daniel Fernando, Joshua D. Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11994.pdf