This week, Elise (IG: @elise_the_mermaid) talks with Dalhousie University PhD candidate Zoya Tyabji (IG: @zotabs)! For her PhD research, she surveys landing sites across India to gain a deeper understanding of the catch composition of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, in combination with fisher interviews to understand the social needs of stakeholders, how current management policies impacts fishers, and what can be done to ensure conservation measures are effective. They also discuss Zoya's recent publication which combined scientific data, news and university archives, and sawfish rostra found in a local religious temple to help understand historical sawfish presence throughout India. 

Main Point: Consider cultural diversity and involve local communities in fisheries management.

Link to sawfish paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378247873_Past_and_present_sawfish_Pristidae_records_from_India

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