This book comprises 34 chapters (35 including the initial keynote paper), each written as a stand-alone scientific paper, that are grouped in functional categories. The keynote paper is followed by 11 papers addressing Distribution and Abundance, 6 papers on Age, Growth and Reproduction, 6 papers on Ecology and Physiology, and 10 papers on Fisheries, Assessment and Management, and Conservation. Some of the papers are based upon presentations that were given at the First International Symposium on the Management and Biology of Dogfish Sharks, held in Seattle, WA in 2005. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion