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On the occurrence of the blue shark, Prionace glauca (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae), off Turkish coast of northern Aegean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2010

Hakan Kabasakal
Hakan Kabasakal*
Affiliation:
Ichthyological Research Society, Tantavi mahallesi, Menteşoğlu caddesi, İdil apt., No: 30/4, Ümraniye, TR-34764 İstanbul, Turkey
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Correspondence should be addressed to: H. Kabasakal, Ichthyological Research Society, Tantavi mahallesi, Menteşoğlu caddesi, İdil apt., No: 30/4, Ümraniye, TR-34764 İstanbul, Turkey email: hakankabasakal@superposta.com
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Abstract

A juvenile female blue shark, Prionace glauca, 98 cm of total length and weighing 3 kg, was caught on 18 October 2008 off the Altınoluk coast. An adult female, 350 cm of total length and weighing 100 kg, was caught on 16 August 2009 off the Ayvacık coast. Available data suggest the following facts: (1) the rarity of the blue shark in the studied area; (2) P. glauca enters fishery in the studied area in the first year of life; and (3) coastal trammel- and gill-netting is a serious threat to the survival of the young populations of the species in Edremit Bay.

Keywords

blue sharkPrionace glaucaAegean Seaconservationcoastal fishery
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e31
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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