Chondrichthyan Diversity, Conservation Status, and Management Challenges in Costa Rica
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In many regions, chondrichthyan populations (sharks, rays, and chimeras) have been reduced to unsustainable levels (Ward-Paige et al., 2010; Davidson et al., 2016; Spaet et al., 2016), raising global concern over their conservation status (Dulvy et al., 2014, 2017). Some chondrichthyans have life-hi