Ellis, J.R. & Gordon, C.A. & Allen, H.L. & Silva, J.F. & Bird, C. & Johnston, G. & O'Connor, B. & Phillips, S.R.M. & Hood, A. (2024)
The distribution of the juvenile stages and eggcases of skates (Rajidae) around the British Isles. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(4), Article e4149
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4149

Poisson, F. & Ellis, J.R. & Phillips, S.R.M. (2024)
Preliminary Insights on the Habitat Use and Vertical Movements of the Pelagic Stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Fishes, 9(6), Article 238
DOI: 10.3390/fishes9060238

Garbett, A. & Loca, S.L. & Barreau, T. & Biscoito, M. & Bradley, C. & Breen, J. & Clarke, M. & Ellis, J.R. & Griffiths, A.M. & Hannon, G. & Jakobsdottir, K. & Junge, C. & Lynghammar, A. & McCloskey, M. & Minos, G. & Phillips, N.D. & Prodohl, P.A. & Roche, W. & Iglesias, S.P. & Thorburn, J. & Collins, P.C. (2023)
A holistic and comprehensive data approach validates the distribution of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius). Journal of Fish Biology, 103(3), 516–528
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15466

Rodrigues, A.C.M. & Gravato, C. & Galvao, D. & Silva, V.S. & Soares, A. & Goncalves, J.M.S. & Ellis, J.R. & Vieira, R.P. (2022)
Ecophysiological effects of mercury bioaccumulation and biochemical stress in the deep-water mesopredator Etmopterus spinax (Elasmobranchii; Etmopteridae). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423, Article 127245
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127245

Andrzejaczek, S. & Lucas, T.C.D. & Goodman, M.C. & Hussey, N.E. & Armstrong, A.J. & Carlisle, A. & Coffey, D.M. & Gleiss, A.C. & Huveneers, C. & Jacoby, D.M.P. & Meekan, M.G. & Mourier, J. & Peel, L.R. & Abrantes, K. & Afonso, A.S. & Ajemian, M.J. & Anderson, B.N. & Anderson, S.D. & Araujo, G. & Armstrong, A.O. & Bach, P. & Barnett, A. & Bennett, M.B. & Bezerra, N.A. & Bonfil, R. & Boustany, A.M. & Bowlby, H.D. & Branco, I. & Braun, C.D. & Brooks, E.J. & Brown, J. & Burke, P.J. & Butcher, P. & Castleton, M. & Chapple, T.K. & Chateau, O. & Clarke, M. & Coelho, R. & Cortes, E. & Couturier, L.I.E. & Cowley, P.D. & Croll, D.A. & Cuevas, J.M. & Curtis, T.H. & Dagorn, L. & Dale, J.J. & Daly, R. & Dewar, H. & Doherty, P.D. & Domingo, A. & Dove, A.D.M. & Drew, M. & Dudgeon, C.L. & Duffy, C.A.J. & Elliott, R.G. & Ellis, J.R. & Erdmann, M.V. & Farrugia, T.J. & Ferreira, L.C. & Ferretti, F. & Filmalter, J.D. & Finucci, B. & Fischer, C. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Forget, F. & Forsberg, K. & Francis, M.P. & Franks, B.R. & Gallagher, A.J. & Galvan-Magana, F. & García, M.L. & Gaston, T.F. & Gillanders, B.M. & Gollock, M.J. & Green, J.R. & Green, S. & Griffiths, C.A. & Hammerschlag, N. & Hasan, A. & Hawkes, L.A. & Hazin, F. & Heard, M. & Hearn, A. & Hedges, K.J. & Henderson, S.M. & Holdsworth, J. & Holland, K.N. & Howey, L.A. & Hueter, R.E. & Humphries, N.E. & Hutchinson, M. & Jaine, F.R.A. & Jorgensen, S.J. & Kanive, P.E. & Labaja, J. & Lana, F.O. & Lassauce, H. & Lipscombe, R.S. & Llewellyn, F. & Macena, B.C.L. & Mambrasar, R. & McAllister, J.D. & McCully Phillips, S.R. & McGregor, F. & McMillan, M.N. & McNaughton, L.M. & Mendonça, S.A. & Meyer, C.G. & Meyers, M. & Mohan, J.A. & Montgomery, J.C. & Mucientes, G. & Musyl, M.K. & Nasby-Lucas, N. & Natanson, L.J. & O’Sullivan, J.B. & Oliveira, P. & Papastamtiou, Y.P. & Patterson, T.A. & Pierce, S.J. & Queiroz, N. & Radford, C.A. & Richardson, A.J. & Richardson, A. & Righton, D. & Rohner, C.A. & Royer, M.A. & Saunders, R.A. & Schaber, M. & Schallert, R.J. & Scholl, M.C. & Seitz, A.C. & Semmens, J.M. & Setyawan, E. & Shea, B.D. & Shidqi, R.A. & Shillinger, G.L. & Shipley, O.N. & Shivji, M.S. & Sianipar, A.B. & Silva, J.F. & Sims, D.W. & Skomal, G.B. & Sousa, L.L. & Southall, E.J. & Spaet, J.L.Y. & Stehfest, K.M. & Stevens, G. & Stewart, J.D. & Sulikowski, J.A. & Syakurachman, I. & Thorrold, S.R. & Thums, M. & Tickler, D. & Tolloti, M.T. & Townsend, K.A. & Travassos, P. & Tyminski, J.P. & Vaudo, J.J. & Veras, D. & Wantiez, L. & Weber, S.B. & Wells, R.J.D. & Weng, K.C. & Wetherbee, B.M. & Williamson, J.E. & Witt, M.J. & Wright, S. & Zilliacus, K. & Block, B.A. & Curnick, D.J. (2022)
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances, 8(33), Article eabo1754
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo1754

Ellis, J.R. & Barker, J. & Phillips, S.R.M. & Meyers, E.K.M. & Heupel, M. (2021)
Angel sharks (Squatinidae): A review of biological knowledge and exploitation. Journal of Fish Biology, 98(3), 592–621
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14613

Bird, C. & Burt, G.J. & Hampton, N. & Phillips, S.R.M. & Ellis, J.R. (2020)
Fifty years of tagging skates (Rajidae): using mark-recapture data to evaluate stock units. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100(1), 121–131
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315419000997

Lawson, J.M. & Pollom, R.A. & Gordon, C.A. & Barker, J. & Meyers, E.K.M. & Zidowitz, H. & Ellis, J.R. & Bartoli, A. & Morey, G. & Fowler, S.L. & Alvarado, D.J. & Fordham, S.V. & Sharp, R. & Hood, A.R. & Dulvy, N.K. (2020)
Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77(1), 12–29
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsz222

Phillips, S.R.M. & Grant, A. & Ellis, J.R. (2020)
Diet composition of starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias and methodological considerations for assessing the trophic level of predatory fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 96(3), 590–600
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14245

Griffiths, C.A. & Wright, S.R. & Silva, J.F. & Ellis, J.R. & Righton, D.A. & Phillips, S.R.M. (2020)
Horizontal and vertical movements of starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias in the northeast Atlantic. PLoS ONE, 15(10), Article e0239480
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239480

Silva, J.F. & Ellis, J.R. (2019)
Bycatch and discarding patterns of dogfish and sharks taken in English and Welsh commercial fisheries. Journal of Fish Biology, 94(6), 966–980
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13899

Shephard, S. & Wogerbauer, C. & Green, P. & Ellis, J.R. & Roche, W.K. (2019)
Angling records track the near extirpation of angel shark Squatina squatina from two Irish hotspots. Endangered Species Research, 38, 153–158
DOI: 10.3354/esr00943

Ellis, J.R. & Burt, G.J. & Grilli, G. & Mccully Phillips, S.R. & Catchpole, T.L. & Maxwell, D.L. (2018)
At-vessel mortality of skates (Rajidae) taken in coastal fisheries and evidence of longer-term survival. Journal of Fish Biology, 92(6), 1702–1719
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13597

Ellis, J.R. & Mccully Phillips, S.R. & Poisson, F. (2017)
A review of capture and post-release mortality of elasmobranchs. Journal of Fish Biology, 90(3), 653–722
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13197

Nicolaus, E.E.M. & Barry, J. & Bolam, T.P.C. & Lorance, P. & Marandel, F. & Phillips, S.R.M. & Neville, S. & Ellis, J.R. (2017)
Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in two offshore skates: sandy ray Leucoraja circularis and shagreen ray L. fullonica. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 123(1–2), 387–394
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.054

Fernandes, P.G. & Ralph, G.M. & Nieto, A. & Criado, M.G. & Vasilakopoulos, P. & Maravelias, C.D. & Cook, R.M. & Pollom, R.A. & Kovacic, M. & Pollard, D. & Farrell, E.D. & Florin, A.B. & Polidoro, B.A. & Lawson, J.M. & Lorance, P. & Uiblein, F. & Craig, M. & Allen, D.J. & Fowler, S.L. & Walls, R.H.L. & Comeros-Raynal, M.T. & Harvey, M.S. & Dureuil, M. & Biscoito, M. & Pollock, C. & Phillips, S.R.M. & Ellis, J.R. & Papaconstantinou, C. & Soldo, A. & Keskin, C. & Knudsen, S.W. & de Sola, L.G. & Serena, F. & Collette, B.B. & Nedreaas, K. & Stump, E. & Russell, B.C. & Garcia, S. & Afonso, P. & Jung, A.B.J. & Alvarez, H. & Delgado, J. & Dulvy, N.K. & Carpenter, K.E. (2017)
Coherent assessments of Europe's marine fishes show regional divergence and megafauna loss. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1, Article 0170
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0170

Sguotti, C. & Lynam, C.P. & García-Carreras, B. & Ellis, J.R. & Engelhard, G.H. (2016)
Distribution of skates and sharks in the North Sea: 112 years of change. Global Change Biology, 22(8), 2729–2743
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13316

Nicolaus, E.E.M. & Bendall, V.A. & Bolam, T.P.C. & Maes, T. & Ellis, J.R. (2016)
Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in porbeagle shark Lamna nasus. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 112(1–2), 406–410
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.07.047

Gordon, C.A. & Hood, A.R. & Ellis, J.R. (2016)
Descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) of the British Isles. Zootaxa, 4150(3), 255–280
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.3.2

Poisson, F. & Crespo, F.A. & Ellis, J.R. & Chavance, P. & Pascal, B. & Santos, M.N. & Séret, B. & Korta, M. & Coelho, R. & Ariz, J. & Murua, H. (2016)
Technical mitigation measures for sharks and rays in fisheries for tuna and tuna-like species: turning possibility into reality. Aquatic Living Resources, 29(4), Article 402
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2016030

Nieto, A. & Ralph, G.M. & Comeros-Raynal, M.T. & Kemp, J. & García Criado, M. & Allen, D.J. & Dulvy, N.K. & Walls, R.H.L. & Russell, B. & Pollard, D. & García, S. & Craig, M. & Collette, B.B. & Pollom, R. & Biscoito, M. & Labbish Chao, N. & Abella, A. & Afonso, P. & Álvarez, H. & Carpenter, K.E. & Clò, S. & Cook, R. & Costa, M.J. & Delgado, J. & Dureuil, M. & Ellis, J.R. & Farrell, E.D. & Fernandes, P. & Florin, A-B. & Fordham, S. & Fowler, S. & Gil de Sola, L. & Gil Herrera, J. & Goodpaster, A. & Harvey, M. & Heessen, H. & Herler, J. & Jung, A. & Karmovskaya, E. & Keskin, C. & Knudsen, S.W. & Kobyliansky, S. & Kovačić, M. & Lawson, J.M. & Lorance, P. & Mccully Phillips, S. & Munroe, T. & Nedreaas, K. & Nielsen, J. & Papaconstantinou, C. & Polidoro, B. & Pollock, C.M. & Rijnsdorp, A.D. & Sayer, C. & Scott, J. & Serena, F. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Soldo, A. & Stump, E. & Williams, J.T. (2015)
European Red List of Marine Fishes. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
DOI: 10.2779/082723

Guallart, J. & García-Salinas, P. & Ahuir-Baraja, A.E. & Guimerans, M. & Ellis, J.R. & Roche, M. (2015)
Angular roughshark Oxynotus centrina (Squaliformes: Oxynotidae) in captivity feeding exclusively on elasmobranch eggs: an overlooked feeding niche or a matter of individual taste? Journal of Fish Biology, 87(4), 1072–1079
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12761

Moore, A.B.M. & Bolam, T. & Lyons, B.P. & Ellis, J.R. (2015)
Concentrations of trace elements in a rare and threatened coastal shark from the Arabian Gulf (smoothtooth blacktip Carcharhinus leiodon). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100(2), 646–650
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.005

Mccully Phillips, S.R. & Scott, F. & Ellis, J.R. (2015)
Having confidence in productivity susceptibility analyses: A method for underpinning scientific advice on skate stocks? Fisheries Research, 171, 87–100
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2015.01.005

Mccully Phillips, S.R. & Ellis, J.R. (2015)
Reproductive characteristics and life-history relationships of starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias in British waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 87(6), 1411–1433
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12826

Heessen, H.J.L. & Daan, N. & Ellis, J.R. (2015)
Fish atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea. Based on international research-vessel surveys. Wageningen Academic Publishers. 572 pp. ISBN 978-90-8686-266-5.(Chondrichthyes pp. 60-126).
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-878-0

Bendall, V.A. & Barber, J.L. & Papachlimitzou, A. & Bolam, T. & Warford, L. & Hetherington, S.J. & Silva, J.F. & Mccully, S.R. & Losada, S. & Maes, T. & Ellis, J.R. & Law, R.J. (2014)
Organohalogen contaminants and trace metals in North-East Atlantic porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 85(1), 280–286
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.054

Silva, J.F. & Mccully Phillips, S.R. & Ellis, J.R. & Kupschus, S. (2014)
Demersal elasmobranchs in the western English Channel [Abstract]. In Proceedings of the European Elasmobranch Association annual scientific conference, Leeuwarden: 37

Heessen, H.J.L. & Daan, N. & Ellis, J.R. (2014)
Elasmobranchs of the North-East Atlantic Shelf [Abstract]. In Proceedings of the European Elasmobranch Association annual scientific conference, Leeuwarden: 46

de Oliveira, J.A.A. & Ellis, J.R. & Dobby, H. (2013)
Incorporating density dependence in pup production in a stock assessment of NE Atlantic spurdog Squalus acanthias. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70(7), 1341–1353
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst080

Martin, C.S. & Vaz, S. & Ellis, J.R. & Lauria, V. & Coppin, F. & Carpentier, A. (2012)
Modelled distributions of ten demersal elasmobranchs of the eastern English Channel in relation to the environment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 418–419, 91–103
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.03.010

Ellis, J.R. & Mccully, S.R. & Brown, M.J. (2012)
An overview of the biology and status of undulate ray Raja undulata in the north-east Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 80(5), 1057–1074
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03211.x

Silva, J.F. & Ellis, J.R. & Catchpole, T.L. (2012)
Species composition of skates (Rajidae) in commercial fisheries around the British Isles and their discarding patterns. Journal of Fish Biology, 80(5), 1678–1703
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03247.x

Mccully, S.R. & Scott, F. & Ellis, J.R. (2012)
Lengths at maturity and conversion factors for skates (Rajidae) around the British Isles, with an analysis of data in the literature. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(10), 1812–1822
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss150

Ellis, J.R. & Morel, G. & Burt, G. & Bossy, S. (2011)
Preliminary observations on the life history and movements of skates (Rajidae) around the Island of Jersey, western English Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 91(6), 1185–1192
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410001906

Mccully, S.R. & Ellis, J.R. & Brown, M.J. (2011)
An overview of the biology and status of undulate ray Raja undulate [Abstract]. In Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.–30.10.2011

Silva, J. & de Oliveira, J. & Mccully, S.R. & Ellis, J.R. (2011)
Spurdog Squalus acanthias in the north-east Atlantic: Do they really qualify as Critically Endangered? Abstract In Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.–30.10.2011

Griffiths, A.M. & Sims, D.W. & Cotterell, S.P. & El Nagar, A. & Ellis, J.R. & Lynghammar, A. & McHugh, M. & Neat, F.C. & Pade, N.G. & Queiroz, N. & Serra-Pereira, B. & Rapp, T. & Wearmouth, V.J. & Genner, M.J. (2010)
Molecular markers reveal spatially segregated cryptic species in a critically endangered fish, the common skate (Dipturus batis). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 277, 1497–1503
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2111

Martin, C.S. & Vaz, S. & Ellis, J.R. & Coppin, F. & Le Roy, D. & Carpentier, A. (2010)
Spatio-temporal patterns in demersal elasmobranchs from trawl surveys in the eastern English Channel (1988-2008). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 417, 211–228
DOI: 10.3354/meps08802

Serena, F. & Mancusi, C. & Morey, G. & Ellis, J.R. (2009)
Dasyatis pastinaca IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org

Enever, R. & Catchpole, T.L. & Ellis, J.R. & Grant, A. (2009)
The survival of skates (Rajidae) caught by demersal trawlers fishing in UK waters. Fisheries Research, 97(1–2), 72–76
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.01.001

Chevolot, M. & Ellis, J.R. & Rijnsdorp, A.D. & Stam, W.T. & Olsen, J.L. (2008)
Temporal changes in allele frequencies but stable genetic diversity over the past 40 years in the Irish Sea population of thornback ray, Raja clavata. Journal of Heredity, 101(2), 120–126
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.36

Ellis, J.R. (2007)
Occurrence of pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) in the North Sea. Journal of Fish Biology, 71(3), 933–937
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01534.x

Chevolot, M. & Ellis, J.R. & Rijnsdorp, A.D. & Stam, W.T. & Olsen, J.L. (2007)
Multiple paternity analysis in the thornback ray Raja clavata L. Journal of Heredity, 98(7), 712–715
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esm077

Ellis, J.R. & Dulvy, N.K. & Jennings, S. & Parker-Humphreys, M. & Rogers, S.I. (2005)
Assessing the status of demersal elasmobranchs in UK waters: a review. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 85(5), 1025–1047
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012099

Pawson, M.G. & Ellis, J.R. (2005)
Stock Identity of Elasmobranchs in the Northest Atlantic in Relation to Assessment and Management. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 35, 173–193
DOI: 10.2960/J.v35.m480

Ellis, J.R. & Cruz-Martínez, A. & Rackham, B.D. & Rogers, S.I. (2004)
The Distribution of Chondrichthyan Fishes Around the British Isles and Implications for Conservation. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 35, 195–213
DOI: 10.2960/J.v35.m485

Hammond, T.R. & Ellis, J.R. (2004)
Bayesian Assessment of Northeast Atlantic Spurdog Using a Stock Production Model, with Prior for Intrinsic Population Growth Rate Set by Demographic Methods. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 35, 299–308
DOI: 10.2960/J.v35.m486

Hammond, T.R. & Ellis, J.R. (2002)
A meta-assessment for elasmobranchs based on dietary data and Bayesian networks. Ecological Indicators, 1(3), 197–211
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(02)00005-5

Rogers, S.I. & Ellis, J.R. (2000)
Changes in the demersal fish assemblages of British coastal waters during the 20th centur. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57, 866–881
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0574

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1997)
The reproductive biology of Scyliorhinus canicula in the Bristol Channel, UK. Journal of Fish Biology, 51(2), 361–372
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01672.x

Ellis, J.R. & Pawson, M.G. & Shackley, S.E. (1996)
The comparative feeding ecology of six species of shark and four species of ray (Elasmobranchii) in the North-East Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 76(1), 89–106
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400029039

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1996)
The biology of Raja microocellata [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1996)
The elasmobranch assemblage of the Bristol Channel and notes on their feeding habits [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1995)
Notes on porbeagle sharks, Lamna nasus, from the Bristol Channel. Journal of Fish Biology, 46(2), 368–370
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb05976.x

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1995)
Observations on egg-laying in the thornback ray. Journal of Fish Biology, 46(5), 903–904
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb01613.x

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1995)
Ontogenic changes and sexual dimorphism in the head, mouth and teeth of the lesser spotted dogfish. Journal of Fish Biology, 47(1), 155–164
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb01881.x

Ellis, J.R. & Shackley, S.E. (1994)
Reproductive biology of Scyliorhinus canicula (L.) [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 10th Annual Meeting, 2.–8. June 1994, University of Southern California, Los Angeles