Post-release survival of juvenile silky sharks captured in a tropical tuna purse seine fishery

Published on 17. February 2015 Post-release survival of juvenile silky sharks captured in a tropical tuna purse seine fishery Melanie Rhiannon Hutchinson, David George Itano, Jeffrey Allen Muir, Kim Nicholas Holland ABSTRACT: Juvenile silky sharks Carcharhinus falciformis comprise the largest component of the incidental elasmobranch catch taken in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries. During a