Pathology associated with retained fishing hooks in blue sharks, Prionace glauca (L.), with implications for their conservation

• Published in: Journal of fish diseases Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 515 - 521
• Main Authors: Borucinska, J, Kohler, N, Natanson, L, Skomal, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.09.2002
• Subjects: Aeromonas; Marine; NW Atlantic; pathology; Prionace glauca; Vibrio; ANW, USA, New York, Long Island

Fishing hooks retained from previous capture events were found in 6 of 211 blue sharks, Prionace glauca (L.), landed in the summers of 1999 and 2000 by recreational fishermen off Long Island (New York, USA). The hooks were embedded within the distal oesophagus (n=3), or perforated the gastric wall (...