Posts tagged: Iccat

The Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Population assessments for shortfi n mako are limited. There are few data that reflect long-term catch per unit effort (CPUE) trends for this species. Nakano and Honma  presented CPUE data for the tuna longline fi shery in the Atlantic over the period 1971–1994 that were considered to refl ect mainly shortfi n mako. The data [...]

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Trends of Oceanic Sharks

Oceanic sharks remain among the least studied and least managed of the elasmobranchs, although they are among the most heavily impacted by fi shing. Over the past decade, progress has been made in improving our understanding of the biology, status, and trends of oceanic sharks, and in documenting the catches. Management has also improved, but [...]

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