In southern Brazil, we investigated shark and ray capture records in an integral protection marine protection area (MPA) that allows fishing in that area. We found 10 shark and nine ray species, of which 88.5% and 66.2%, respectively, are endangered. Female adults and neonates of both sexes are abundant in the area, with records of stranding of large specimens, postcapture abortions and ovigerous capsules with fresh embryos on the beach. We suggest the application of continuous fisheries monitoring and an increase in guidelines on the capture of endangered species.conservation, elasmobranchs, endangered species, Lagoa do Peixe National Park Coastal regions of southern Brazil are areas with frequent presence of species of sharks, including pregnant females and neonates (de Chelotti & Santos, 2020;Vooren & Klippel, 2005). However, these regions have an intense fishing effort due to recreational fishing from the coast or pier (Motta et al., 2016), artisanal fishing practiced in shallow waters (de Chelotti et al., 2019;Santos et al., 2016) and industrial fishing carried out at greater depths between 50 and 200 m. This makes the coastal region an area with great difficulty in controlling fishing mortality (de Chelotti & Santos, 2020;Vooren & Klippel, 2005).Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the coastal region have an important role, providing a reduction of fishing mortality (Rolim et al., 2019) and, sometimes, overlapping with nursery areas, which are critical for the conservation of these species (Heupel et al., 2019;Vooren & Klippel, 2005). The absence of fishing in MPAs can still con-