Investigation of distribution of deepwater sharks for use in ecological risk assessments

Analysis of Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) of deepwater chondrichthyan species has shown there is a low degree of overlap between the FAO, IUCN and aquamaps mapping sources for many deepwater chondrichthyans. The analysis also showed that many species have been shown to be caught outside their known distributions by SIOFA fisheries. More precise distribution maps are required for future ERA analyses.