Recently, declining populations of several pelagic shark species have led to global
conservation concerns surrounding this group. As a result, a series of species-specific
banning measures have been implemented by Regional Fishery Management
Organizations (RFMOs) in charge of tuna fisheries, which include retention bans, finning
bans and trading bans. There are both positive and negative aspects to most management
measures, but generally, the positive aspects outweigh the negatives, ensuring the measure …