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New distribution records of the Vulnerable fossil shark Hemipristis elongata from eastern Indonesia call for improved fisheries management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2015

Vanessa Flora Jaiteh  and
Paolo Momigliano
Vanessa Flora Jaiteh*
Affiliation:
Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences & Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Paolo Momigliano
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109 NSW, Australia Sydney Institute of Marine Science, 19 Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, 2088 NSW, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: V. Jaiteh, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia email: vanessa.jaiteh@outlook.com
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Abstract

Genetically verified catch data from fishers in eastern Indonesia provide new distribution records for the fossil shark Hemipristis elongata in the Halmahera, Seram and Arafura seas. Previously only recorded from the island of Java, this study reports a range extension for this species of >2000 km across the Indonesian archipelago, suggesting that fossil sharks are subjected to fishing pressure over a much larger geographic area than implied by previous species records. We recommend a review of the current species assessment to reflect the reported range extension and inform management of this fishery-targeted shark.

Keywords

snaggletooth sharkIUCNshark fisheriesgenetic analysis
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e79
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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