Reply to Soldo, A.; Lipej, L. Comment on "Balàka et al. Updated Checklist of Chondrichthyan Species in Croatia (Central Mediterranean Sea). 2023, , 952".

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Updated Checklist of Chondrichthyan Species in Croatia (Central Mediterranean Sea).

Almost half of all chondrichthyan species in the Mediterranean Sea are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. Due to a substantial lack of access to data on chondrichthyan catches in the Mediterranean Sea, especially of threatened species, the implementation of conservation measures is extremely insufficient. This also concerns the Adriatic Sea.