Deep-sea sharks as by-catch of an experimental fishing survey for black scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) off the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)

• Published in: Scientia marina Vol. 82; no. S1; pp. 151 - 154
• Main Authors: Freitas, Mafalda, Costa, Luísa, Delgado, João, Jiménez, Sebastián, Timóteo, Viriato, Vasconcelos, Joana, González, José A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barcelona Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Aphanopus; by-catch; Bycatch; Collections; Commercial fishing; Data collection; Deep sea; Deep sea environments; Deep water; deep-sea chondrichthyes; Economics; Endangered & extinct species; Exclusive economic zones; Experimental fishing; Fish; Fisheries; Fishing; Fishing equipment; Fishing grounds; Fishing zones; Islands; Laboratories; Longline fishing; Marine fishes; midwater drifting longline; Museums; ne atlantic; Sex ratio; Sharks; Surveying; Time series; Weight; Canada; Canary Islands; Lanzarote; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Gomera; Madeira (Island); Portugal; Tenerife; Spain

The deep-sea sharks associated as by-catch of the Madeiran midwater drifting longline fishery for scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) were investigated by means of an experimental survey at 800-1200 m depth within the Canary Islands Exclusive Economic Zone, whose fishing grounds have been exploited duri...