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dc.contributor.authorGarbett, Amy
dc.contributor.authorL. Loca, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorBarreau, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBiscoito, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorBreen, Joe
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Jim R.
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Andrew Mark
dc.contributor.authorHannon, Gary
dc.contributor.authorJakobsdottir, Klara
dc.contributor.authorJunge, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorLynghammar, Arve
dc.contributor.authorMcCloskey, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMinos, George
dc.contributor.authorD. Phillips, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorA. Prodöhl, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorRoche, William
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Samuel P.
dc.contributor.authorThorburn, James
dc.contributor.authorC. Collins, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-09T05:19:12Z
dc.date.available2023-06-09T05:19:12Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-29
dc.description.abstractMorphological similarities between skates of the genus Dipturus in the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean have resulted in longstanding confusion, misidentification and misreporting. Current evidence indicates that the common skate is best explained two species, the flapper skate (D. intermedius) and the common blue skate (D. batis). However, some management and conservation initiatives developed prior to the separation continue to refer to common skate (as ‘D. batis'). This taxonomic uncertainty can lead to errors in estimating population viability, distribution range, and impact on fisheries management and conservation status. Here, we demonstrate how a concerted taxonomic approach, using molecular data and a combination of survey, angler and fisheries data, in addition to expert witness statements, can be used to build a higher resolution picture of the current distribution of D. intermedius. Collated data indicate that flapper skate has a more constrained distribution compared to the perceived distribution of the ‘common skate', with most observations recorded from Norway and the western and northern seaboards of Ireland and Scotland, with occasional specimens from Portugal and the Azores. Overall, the revised spatial distribution of D. intermedius has significantly reduced the extant range of the species, indicating a possibly fragmented distribution range.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarbett, L. Loca, Barreau, Biscoito, Bradley, Breen, Clarke, Ellis, Griffiths, Hannon, Jakobsdottir, Junge, Lynghammar, McCloskey, Minos, D. Phillips, A. Prodöhl, Roche, Iglesias, Thorburn, C. Collins. A holistic and comprensive data approach validates the distribution of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius). Journal of Fish Biology. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2152269
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jfb.15466
dc.identifier.issn0022-1112
dc.identifier.issn1095-8649
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/29370
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Fish Biology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleA holistic and comprensive data approach validates the distribution of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)en_US
dc.type.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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