Published online on 24. August 2015 At-vessel and post-release mortality of the dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus) and sandbar (C. plumbeus) sharks after longline capture Heather Marshall, Gregory Skomal, , Paige G. Ross, , Diego Bernal ABSTRACT: Since the mid 1990’s, stock assessments of shark populations in the northwest Atlantic by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Published online on 24. August 2015 Selective characteristics of a shark-excluding grid device in a Mediterranean trawl Jure Brčić, Bent Herrmann, Francesco De Carlo, Antonello Sala ABSTRACT: Galeus melastomus (blackmouth catshark) is often caught as bycatch in demersal trawls in the Mediterranean. In order to reduce bycatches of shark we tested an excluder grid with
Published on 29. August 2015 Assessing Indonesian manta and devil ray populations through historical landings and fishing community interviews Sarah A. Lewis, Naneng Setiasih, Fahmi, Dharmadi, Mary P. O’Malley, Stuart J. Campbell, Muhammad Yusuf, Abraham Sianipar ABSTRACT: International concern is growing with regard to the sustainability of manta and devil ray (collectively mobulids) fisheries as
Published on 28. August 2015 The Ecuadorian Artisanal Fishery for Large Pelagics: Species Composition and Spatio-Temporal Dynamics Jimmy Martínez-Ortiz, Alexandre M. Aires-da-Silva, Cleridy E. Lennert-Cody, Mark N. Maunder ABSTRACT: The artisanal fisheries of Ecuador operate within one of the most dynamic and productive marine ecosystems of the world. This study investigates the catch composition of