Skate Fish vs. Stingray: Comparing Bottom-Dwelling Fish

Skate Fish vs. Stingray: Comparing Bottom-dwelling Fish

At first glance, skate fish vs. stingray confusion is extremely understandable. Both belong to the class Chondrichthyes, the group of cartilaginous fish that includes sharks. They share flat bodies, wing-like pectoral fins, and bottom-dwelling habits.

Endangered Sharks of the Mediterranean

Our Mediterranean programme involves policy and fisheries work, as with the Oceanics, but also targeted engagement with key stakeholders – fishers and enforcement officers – in key Mediterranean states. Our current focus is on Angel Sharks and Guitarfish – both bottom-dwelling flat species which get caught in mixed fisheries. These are two of the most threatened groups of sharks and rays which face particular pressure in the Mediterranean Sea. F…

Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade Protections For Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction, including whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, wedgefish and manta rays, were published by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).