Kyne & Simpfendorfer.. - Shark Specialist Group

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The collation and summarization of available information on deepwater chondrichthyans was
made possible with the support of a number of colleagues who willingly and openly allowed
access to their unpublished data, reports, theses and other documents. Sarah Irvine (Australia)
provided constant constructive input into the project, assisting with literature, data, contacts,
reviewing and editing of the report as well as invaluable discussions on the biology, fisheries
and conservation of deepsea chondrichthyans. We sincerely thank Sarah for her constant
support. Particular thanks are also extended to Dave Ebert (Pacific Shark Research Center,
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, USA), Malcolm Francis (NIWA, Wellington, New
Zealand) and William White (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia) for their
continued support.
We also wish to acknowledge the individual contributions made by M. Shiham Adam
(Marine Research Centre, Republic of Maldives), R. Charles Anderson (Republic of
Maldives), Paul Brickle (Falkland Islands Fisheries Department), Nick Dulvy (Centre for
Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, UK), Ian Fergusson (BBC UK), Brooke
Flammang (Harvard University, USA), Michael Gallagher (Irish Sea Fisheries Board, UK),
Chris Gburski (NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center, USA), Ken Graham (NSW
Department of Primary Industries, Australia), Hannes Holtzhausen (National Marine
Information and Research Center, Namibia), Agnès Le Port (University of Auckland, New
Zealand), Pamela Mace (New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries), Beth Matta (NMFS Alaska
Fisheries Science Center, USA), Matt Piasente, Paula Shoulder and Thim Skousen
(Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Australia) and James Sulikowski (University of
New Hampshire, USA).
We also thank Claudine Gibson, Sarah Fowler, Catherine McCormack and Sarah Valenti of
the IUCN Shark Specialist Group for administrative and technical assistance and project
direction, Mike Bennett (University of Queensland, Australia) for administrative support,
Tom Kashiwagi (University of Queensland, Australia) for assistance with the Japanese
literature, Steve Taylor (University of Queensland, Australia) for reviewing sections of the
report and Claire Bartron (Murdoch University, Australia) for the cover artwork. Finally, we
thank Lance Morgan (MCBI) for project support.
Cover art: Velvet belly Etmopterus spinax by Claire Bartron.
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