Tide begins to turn on shark and ray populations in northwestern Atlantic: study

[OnlinePoker]

A new study has found that improved fisheries management and conservation measures are turning the tide on shark and ray population declines in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

The results show how well-enforced governance coupled with science-based fishing limits can help aquatic life recover, concluded the study published last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Lead author Nathan Pacoureau from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia said declines have been halted in three species, and six species are rebuilding their numbers, including great white, hammerhead and tiger sharks. The study focused on 26 threatened species, whose ranges stretch from Newfoundland and Labrador as far south as Uruguay. There are about 1,200 shark and ray species worldwide.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/tide-begins-turn-shark-ray-154245142.html

[Easterncedar]

1. Rare good news

Very welcome!

[getagrip_already]

2. I despise articles that don't link to the studies they report upon.....

It turns them into click bait.

They don't even say what turning the tide even means. Did the rate of decline just decrease or did the populations start to increase again?

And what about specific species, like mako, thresher, or porbeagle? Those are excellent eating and targeted by recreational anglers.

It's like they tried to not answer any questions they created......

[OnlinePoker]

3. Here's a link to the study (only intro and abstract aren't paywalled)

I don't understand why a National Academy of Sciences article is paywalled. It should be free access to everyone.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2216891120