The Benguela Current Ecosystem, which runs along the west coast of South Africa, the entire Namibian coastline and into southern Angola, is one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems and supports a huge array of marine life, including seabirds, cetaceans (whales and dolphins), South African fur seals and chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras). However, almost no research has focused on chondrichthyans in Namibia to date, meaning we know remarkably little about which species are found in Namibian waters, where their key habitats are, the roles they play in food webs and the threats they face.