Environmental Science
8 years ago

Sharks caught as by-catch in Indian tuna fishery, threatening populations.

CMFRI; Kochi eBooks
Pelagic sharks by-catch in the tuna longline fishery of the Indian EEZ
Akshey Bhargava, Vishal Singh Somvanshi, Suo P Varghese

Paper Summary

Pelagic and oceanic sharks are accidentally caught by tuna longline fishermen in the Indian Ocean. These sharks are not the main target of the fishing, but they make up a significant portion of the catch. This means that the sharks are caught unintentionally while fishing for tuna.

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