Adequate conservation and management of shark populations is becoming increasingly
important on a global scale, especially because many species are exceptionally vulnerable …

The non-target bycatch of sharks in pelagic longline (PLL) fisheries represents a potential
source of compromise to shark populations worldwide. Moreover, shark bycatch and …

Substantial ecological, economic and social problems result from shark interactions in
pelagic longline fisheries. Improved understanding of industry attitudes and practices …

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Little information exists on the status of pelagic shark populations in the Atlantic Ocean,
especially in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. We derived indices of relative …

The blue shark has been subject to bycatch fishing mortality in the western North Atlantic for
almost a half-century. Nevertheless, stock status is ambiguous and improved input data are …

In the Indian Ocean, the blue shark Prionace glauca and the silky shark Carcharhinus
falciformis represent the 2 main shark bycatch species in pelagic longline and purse seine …

A variety of changes are occurring in the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering
Sea, but information about the mechanisms of change has been relatively limited, due in …

Updated indices of abundance were developed for blue shark (Prionace glauca) and mako
sharks (Isurus spp.) from two commercial sources, the US pelagic longline logbook program …

Updated indices of abundance were developed for mako sharks (Isurus spp.) from two
commercial sources, the US pelagic longline logbook program (1986-2010) and the US …