Editing Angelshark (section)

== Conservation ==
Once considered abundant in the Atlantic Ocean, the angel shark (''Squatina squatina'') was classified as "Critically Endangered" in 2010, and recent studies from the IUCN in 2019 reaffirm their CR status.<ref name="Fowler2010">{{cite journal |author=Fowler, S. |year=2010 |title=Background Document for Angel shark ''Squatina squatina'' |url=http://qsr2010.ospar.org/media/assessments/Species/P00471_angel_shark.pdf |journal=German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite iucn|author=Morey, G|author2= Barker, J.|author3= Hood, A.|author4= Gordon, C.|author5= Bartolí, A.|author6= Meyers, E.K.M.|author7= Ellis, J.|author8= Sharp, R.|author9= Jimenez-Alvarado, D. |author10= Pollom, R. |name-list-style=amp |year= 2019|title= ''Squatina squatina'' |page= e.T39332A117498371|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T39332A117498371.en}}</ref> Angel sharks are highly sensitive to [[bottom trawling]] and are often caught in gillnets, due to their shallow habitat range.

Angel sharks found in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], ''[[Sawback angelshark|S.&nbsp;aculeata]]'', ''[[Smoothback angelshark|S.&nbsp;oculata]]'', and ''[[Squatina squatina|S.&nbsp;squatina]]'', are at a high risk of extinction, with geographic studies projecting severe population declines for the three species.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |url=https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/77/1/12/5675589#198232886 |access-date=2023-04-13 |journal=ICES Journal of Marine Science |volume= 77|issue=1|date= January–February 2020|pages= 12–29 |doi=10.1093/icesjms/fsz222 |last1=Lawson |first1=Julia M. |last2=Pollom |first2=Riley A. |last3=Gordon |first3=Cat A. |last4=Barker |first4=Joanna |last5=Meyers |first5=Eva K M. |last6=Zidowitz |first6=Heike |last7=Ellis |first7=Jim R. |last8=Bartolí |first8=Álex |last9=Morey |first9=Gabriel |last10=Fowler |first10=Sarah L. |last11=Alvarado |first11=David Jiménez |last12=Fordham |first12=Sonja V. |last13=Sharp |first13=Rowland |last14=Hood |first14=Ali R. |last15=Dulvy |first15=Nicholas K. |doi-access=free }}</ref> The Angel Shark Conservation Network, a network established by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] and Shark Trust, is working with authorities from [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]] to establish conservation strategies to protect angel shark populations in the region.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gordon |first1=Cat |last2=Almabruk |first2=Sara |last3=Barker |first3=Joanna |last4=Bradai |first4=Mohamed Nejmeddine |last5=Dulvy |first5=Nicholas K. |last6=Fortibuoni |first6=Tomaso |last7=Giovos |first7=Ioannis |last8=Jiménez |first8=David |last9=Meyers |first9=Eva |last10=Morey |first10=Gabriel |last11=Serena |first11=Fabrizio |last12=Vacchi |first12=Marino |journal=ResearchGate |date=2019 |title=Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan |url=http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.29739.18728 |language=en |doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.29739.18728}}</ref>