Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 22 July, 2014
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A new study that examined the survival rates of 12 different shark species when captured as unintentional bycatch in commercial longline fishing operations found large differences in survival rates across the 12 species, with bigeye thresher, dusky, and scalloped hammerhead being the most vulnerable....