November 12th, 2021

Quantifying shark and ray discards in Western Australia’s shark fisheries

Quantifying shark and ray discards in Western Australia’s shark fisheries

Quantifying shark and ray discards in Western Australia’s shark fisheries Matias Braccini, Hilario Murua ABSTRACT: Commercial fisheries can discard a considerable volume of sharks and rays, which, as a group, are of high conservation concern. In Western Australia (WA), commercial shark fishing commenced in the 1940s; however, catch time series are not available for discarded

Mercury concentrations and trophic relations in sharks of the Pacific Ocean of Colombia

Mercury concentrations and trophic relations in sharks of the Pacific Ocean of Colombia

Mercury concentrations and trophic relations in sharks of the Pacific Ocean of Colombia Natalia Vélez, Sandra Bessudo, Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera, Felipe Ladino, Paco Bustamante, Andrea Luna-Acosta ABSTRACT: Sharks are fished for human consumption in Colombia, and fins are exported illegally to international markets. The goal was to identify differences in total mercury (THg) concentrations in

Length-weight relationship of four deep-sea chondrichthyans in Ecuadorian oceanic waters

Length-weight relationship of four deep-sea chondrichthyans in Ecuadorian oceanic waters

Length-weight relationship of four deep-sea chondrichthyans (Elasmobranchii & Holocephali) in Ecuadorian oceanic waters Paulina Sepa, Dialhy Coello, Marco Herrera, René Zambrano ABSTRACT: The present work reported the length-weight relationship of four deep-sea chondrichthyan species (i.e., Hydrolagus spp., E. granulosus, C. owstonii and C. squamosus) captured by the experimental fishery of the depth cod (Dissostichus eleginoides)