“…This importance is illustrated by the recent discovery of a new species of wedgefish Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis, so far only known from the shallow water of Banc d'Arguin (Séret and Naylor, 2016). Due to upwelling combined with shallow nursery grounds, the Mauritanian coast is considered to be one of the most productive and richest fishing grounds in the world (Alder and Sumaila, 2004;Merem et al, 2019), attracting both national and international fishing fleets . However, sharks and rays are unfortunately not safe in the shallow protected areas that are off limits to industrial fishing as in these areas they are also caught by permitted artisanal fisheries (Fernández et al, 2005;Diop and Dossa, 2011;.…”