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State of the Reef Report 2005: Sharks and rays

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dc.contributor.authorChin, A.*
dc.contributor.corpauthorGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorityen
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-23T22:35:53Z
dc.date.available2012-10-23T22:35:53Z
dc.date.copyright2005en
dc.date.issued2005en-US
dc.description.abstractSome 125 species of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras are found in the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef), and inhabit a wide variety of habitats. Sharks have very conservative life history traits and are generally unable to withstand the levels of fishing most bony (teleost) fishes are able to sustain. Many shark fisheries around the world have collapsed. As sharks are apex predators, they help to control populations of prey species. Consequently, reducing the number of sharks may have significant and unpredictable impacts on other parts of the ecosystem. There is very little information available about the sharks in the Reef, and their status is unknown. The basic biological characteristics of most species in the Reef have yet to be studied. Some sharks found in the Reef are listed as threatened species.en
dc.format.pages33en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11017/598
dc.keywordssharks raysen
dc.publisherGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorityen
dc.publisher.placeTownsvilleen
dc.relation.connectiontogbrmpaGBRMPA published this itemen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesState of the Reef Reporten
dc.subject.apaisEnvironmental managementen
dc.subject.apaisMarine lifeen
dc.subject.asfaConservationen
dc.subject.asfaShark fisheriesen
dc.subject.categoryAnimalsen
dc.subject.locationReef-wideen
dc.subject.otherReef Ecosystems & Marine Speciesen
dc.titleState of the Reef Report 2005: Sharks and raysen
dc.typeReport*
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