C. Samantha Sherman

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the first global reassessment of 1,199 species in Class Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, and chimeras) and conclude that overfishing is the universal threat affecting all 391 threatened species and is the sole threat for 67.3% of species and interacts with three other threats for the remaining third: loss and degradation of habitat (31.2% of threatened species), climate change (10.2%), and pollution (6.9%).

TL;DR: The results reveal the profound impact that fishing has had on reef shark populations: no sharks on almost 20% of the surveyed reefs, and shark depletion was strongly related to socio-economic conditions such as the size and proximity of the nearest market, poor governance and the density of the human population.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors collected data from Malaysia and Vanuatu under permits from Sabah Parks (JKM/MBS.1000-2/2 Jld.KI/I/2019) and RISTEKDIKTI (SIP/FRP? E5/Dit.

TL;DR: A novel method for BRUVS analysis that involves identifying and counting distinct individuals (MaxIND) to quantify the accuracy of MaxN is presented, recommending the use of MaxIND when rare and endangered species are present, in high density populations, and for behavioural analyses.

TL;DR: An Amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.