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Shark identification in Pacific tropical offshore fisheries

This guide, which gives the main identification fatures for 27 tropical shark species, has been produced by SPC to help improve catch data and statistics on sharks that interact with longline and purse-seine fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific (WCP).

With a better understanding of shark stocks, regional fisheries managers can ensure that sharks are fished in a sustainable manner. The most likely users of the cards are fisheries observers, fishing masters and crew on board longline and purse-seine vessels in the WCP. Fisheries training institutions and fishing communities are other potential users.

Identification cards in pdf format (2.3 Mo)

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