The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) was once considered one of the
most abundant and ubiquitous pelagic shark species in tropical seas globally. However …

The reproductive diversity of extant cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes) is
extraordinarily broad, reflecting more than 400 million years of evolutionary history. Among …

This report provides a review of our knowledge of the bycatches, defined as discarded dead,
from the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries of the world. The major fishing grounds involved …

Large pelagic sharks are distributed throughout all of the oceans and are caught as bycatch
in pelagic longline fisheries worldwide. In the southern Atlantic Ocean, more than a dozen …

The age, growth and reproduction of the oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus,
in the western North Pacific Ocean were estimated based on 188 specimens (89 females …

Oceanic whitetip sharks Carcharhinus longimanus aggregate at Columbus Point, Cat Island,
The Bahamas, in at least April and May. We show that signs of putative mating activity (ie …

Studies on reproduction in sharks are important for their management, since the attainment
of sexual maturity has a substantial impact on their distribution, behaviour and biology …

Catch and effort data from 14,835 longline sets conducted by foreign tuna longline vessels
chartered by Brazil, from 2004 to 2010, were analyzed aiming at assessing the size …

Many shark species show regional structure and seasonal movements, complicating the
gathering of life history data needed for fisheries management. Length-at-maturity is a …

Although sharks have a fundamental role in maintaining the balance of aquatic ecosystems,
exerting a great influence on lower levels of the food chain, their populations are declining …