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| Travassos Tolotti, Mariana; Filmalter, John David; Bach, Pascal; Travassos, Paulo; Seret, Bernard; Dagorn, Laurent. |
| Recently, declining populations of several pelagic shark species have led to global conservation concerns surrounding this group. As a result, a series of species-specific banning measures have been implemented by Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) in charge of tuna fisheries, which include retention bans, finning bans and trading bans. There are both positive and negative aspects to most management measures, but generally, the positive aspects outweigh the negatives, ensuring the measure is beneficial to the resource and its users in the long term. Banning measures are a good first step towards the conservation of pelagic shark species, especially since they improve conservation awareness among fishers, managers and the public. Measures... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Bycatch; Conservation; Fin trade; Pelagic shark; Tuna fisheries. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00626/73842/73726.pdf |
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