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7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, French Overseas Territories, MAYOTTE In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1099–1107). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, French Overseas Territories, RÉUNION ISLAND In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1107-1114). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, Kenya In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1177–1188). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Bennett, R.H. & Solonomenjanahary, J. & Razafindrakoto, C. & Van Beuningen, D. (2024)
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Van Beuningen, D. & Nazurally, N. & Bennett, R.H. (2024)
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7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, Mozambique In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1235–1250). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Bennett, R.H. & Nevill, J. & Van Beuningen, D. (2024)
7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, Seychelles In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1305–1318). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Van Beuningen, D. & Bennett, R.H. & Ali, M.H. & Mahadalle, O. (2024)
7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, Somalia In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1327–1338). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Bennett, R.H. & Van Beuningen, D. & Da Silva, C. (2024)
7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, South Africa In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1339–1356). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Bennett, R.H. & Van Beuningen, D. & Yahya, S. (2024)
7 | Regional Overviews, Africa, United Republic of Tanzania In R.W. Jabado, A.Z.A. Morata, R.H. Bennett, B. Finucci, J.R. Ellis, S. Fowler, M.I. Grant &. A.P. Barbosa Martins, S.L. Sinclair (Eds.), The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (pp. 1369–1382). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Sherman, C.S. & Martins, A.P.B. & Baremore, I.E. & Bennett, R.H. & Van Beuningen, D. & Flowers, K. & Leurs, G. & Mansur, E.F. & Morales-Saldaña, J.M. & Mull, C. & Rezaie-Atagholipour, M. & Simeon, B.M. (2024)
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Sherman, C.S. & Bennett, R. & Charles, R. & Fahmi & Haque, A.B. & Jabado, R.W. & Van Beuningen, D. (2024)
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Sherman, C.S. & Adam, S. & Armstrong, A.O. & Bennett, R. & Fahmi & Haque, A.B. & Jabado, R.W. & Simpfendorfer, C. & Van Beuningen, D. & Venables, S.K. (2024)
Pateobatis fai The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T161615A124515272
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Sherman, C.S. & Adam, S. & Bennett, R. & Fahmi & Haque, A.B. & Jabado, R.W. & Rohner, C.A. & Van Beuningen, D. (2024)
Pateobatis jenkinsii The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T161744A124536951
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Sherman, C.S. & Bennett, R. & Charles, R. & Haque, A.B. & Jabado, R.W. & Simpfendorfer, C. & Van Beuningen, D. (2024)
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Fishing for survival: Importance of shark fisheries for the livelihoods of coastal communities in Western Ghana. Fisheries Research, 246, Article 106157
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Bennett, R.H. & van Beuningen, D. & Bräutigam, A. & Bürgener, M.C.R. & Bladon, A. & Kiszka, J.J. & Leeney, R.H. & Okes, N. & Samoilys, M. (2022)
Chondrichthyans of the Western Indian Ocean: Biodiversity, Fisheries and Trade, Management and Conservation. Wildlife Conservation Society, New York: 339 pp, 2 appendices
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Bennett, R.H. & Ebert, D.A. & Sitoe, J.J. & Fernando, S. & Harris, M. & Van Beuningen, D. & Davids, A. (2021)
Range extension of the Critically Endangered shorttail nurse shark Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Orectolobiformes: Ginglymostomatidae) to include Mozambique, with implications for management. Marine Biodiversity, 51(1), Article 7
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