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DOWNLOADABLE RESEARCH PAPER: Shark Exploitation & Conservation |
Status of the Fisheries. Shark Exploitation and Conservation. Dr L.J.V. Compagno
ABSTRACT: The magnitude, distribution, and nature of world fisheries for ~harks and other cartilaginous fishes is detailed for the postwar period from 1947 to 1985, using statistics published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Catches i*thiS period have tripled, particularly mirroring postwar development of chondrichthyan fishe 'es in Third World countries. The species of sharks utilized for fisheries are indicated for the thi y families of sharks, and shark species are ranked by importance to fisheries. The problems with r.Ploitation of sharks and other chondrichthyans are discussed, and recommendations made fori their conservation.
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