Sonja V. Fordham

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first systematic analysis of threat for a globally distributed lineage of 1,041 chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras).

TL;DR: These species exhibit a wide range of life-history characteristics, but many have relatively low productivity and consequently relatively high intrinsic vulnerability to over-exploitation, including the shortfin mako shark.

TL;DR: This analysis identifies 64 endangered species in particular need of new or stricter protections and 514 species in need of improvements to fisheries management, and designate priority countries for such actions, recognizing the widely differing fishing pressures and conservation capacity.

TL;DR: The widely-acknowledged need to improve shark fishery monitoring, expand biological research and take management action is emphasized, with the introduction of new conservation and management initiatives.

TL;DR: The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a measure of changes in abundance aggregated from 57 abundance time-series datasets for 18 oceanic shark and ray species and the Red List Index (Red List Index) is calculated for all 31 oceanic species of sharks and rays.