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Ongoing trade of fins from critically endangered rays (wedgefish and giant guitarfish) despite international regulations and a novel PCR test to detect rays among 'shark' fins. Conservation Genetics, in press
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Mixed stock analysis of major markets and trade records reveals illegal trade of oceanic whitetip shark fins from the Atlantic ocean. Conservation Genetics, in press
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First record of chafing behavior by silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) on oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) at Malpelo Island, Colombia. Marine Biodiversity, 55(5), Article 85
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Ghosts of the current: environmental DNA assays to detect conservation priority areas for three critically endangered hammerhead sharks. Frontiers In Marine Science, 12, Article 1688088
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Integrating portable qPCR and image recognition to combat illegal trade in sharks and rays. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 38629
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International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade. Science Advances, 11(45), Article eadz2821
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Oceanic whitetip shark cookies: Evidence of multiple predation events by an opportunistic mesopelagic predator on a large epipelagic shark. Journal of Fish Biology, 105(6), 1969–1970
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High residency of a Critically Endangered hammerhead shark to a small area: implications for marine protected area management and design. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 743, 47–63
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Pre-export shark fin processing to conceal CITES-listed species: a case-study from a shark fin seizure in Colombia. Animal Conservation, 26(6), 781–788
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Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays. Science, 380(6650), 1155–1160
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Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation. Endangered Species Research, 47, 171–203
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Extinction risk, reconstructed catches and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean. Fish and Fisheries, 23(5), 1150–1179
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Two thirds of species in a global shark fin trade hub are threatened with extinction: Conservation potential of international trade regulations for coastal sharks. Conservation Letters, 15(5), Article e12910
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Relative contribution to the shark fin trade of Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific pelagic thresher sharks. Animal Conservation, 24(3), 367–372
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Indo-Pacific origins of silky shark fins in major shark fin markets highlights supply chains and management bodies key for conservation. Conservation Letters, 14(3), Article e12780
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Ginglymostoma cirratum The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T144141186A3095153
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Gymnura lessae (errata version published in 2021) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T152784569A206762759
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Carcharhinus acronotus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161378A887542
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Mustelus norrisi The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161518A890179
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Mustelus canis The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T39359A2908200
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Styracura schmardae The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T60161A3090840
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Carcharhinus perezi The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T60217A3093780
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Carcharhinus signatus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T60219A3094326
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Rhizoprionodon porosus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T61407A3103881
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Myliobatis freminvillei (amended version of 2020 assessment) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161568A201183089
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Sphyrna tiburo (amended version of 2020 assessment) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T39387A205765567
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Urobatis jamaicensis (amended version of 2020 assessment) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T60109A206646540
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Small fins, large trade, a snapshot of the species composition of low-value shark fins in the Hong Kong markets. Animal Conservation, 23(2), 203–211
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Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks. Nature, 583, 801–806
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Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 12914
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Bathytoshia centroura The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Bathytoshia centroura
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Myliobatis goodei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161436A888243
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Hypanus americanus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T181244884A104123787
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Hypanus guttatus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44592A104125629
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Rhinoptera brasiliensis The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44595A2997621
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Rhinoptera bonasus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T60128A3088381
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Hypanus sabinus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T60158A124445557
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Hypanus say The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T60159A3090316
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Prioritizing global genetic capacity building assistance to implement CITES shark and ray listings. Marine Policy, 106, Article 103544
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Genetic identification of threatened shark species in pet food and beauty care products. Conservation Genetics, 20(6), 1383–1387
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CITES-listed sharks remain among the top species in the contemporary fin trade. Conservations Letters, 11(4), Article e12457
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Multiplex real-time PCR assay to detect illegal trade of CITES-listed shark species. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 16313
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Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Navua River in Fiji. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68(3), 592–597
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A multiplex PCR mini-barcode assay to identify processed shark products in the global trade. PLoS ONE, 12(10), Article e0185368
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus) in the Pacific Ocean: Evidence for Two Evolutionarily Significant Units. PLoS ONE, 9(10), Article e110193
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Application of multiplex PCR approaches for shark molecular identification: feasibility and applications for fisheries management and conservation in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12(2), 233–237
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Efectos de la perdida de habitat en tasa de mortalidad y crecimiento del tiburon limon (Negaprion brevirostris) en Bimini, Bahamas. BSc thesis. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.









