The BICHARRACO project seeks to generate rigorous scientific knowledge on elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Cadiz, especially for those species marketed under the name of dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus), in order to promote their conservation and sustainable fisheries management. Given the scarcity of existing biological and fisheries information on elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Cadiz and given the importance of SSRIs (Important Shark and Rays Areas) worldwide, the project will integrate analysis of official databases with sampling in fish markets and will collaborate with the fishing sector to help it improve the identification of vulnerable species. in addition to estimating sustainable catches, evaluating the use of habitat by these organisms and analyzing their socioeconomic relevance in the region.

This multidisciplinary approach will allow the development of more precise methodologies to identify species, better understand their distribution and ecological behaviour and provide useful tools to reduce pressure on threatened species, reconciling the conservation of marine biodiversity with the activity of the local fishing sector.