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<strong>Shark</strong> <strong>Depredation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bycatch</strong> <strong>in</strong> Pelagic Longl<strong>in</strong>e Fisheries Page 22<br />

6.1. Industry Attitudes<br />

Chapter 6<br />

Industry Attitudes <strong>and</strong> Practices<br />

Table 6.1 summarizes predom<strong>in</strong>ant attitudes related to shark depredation <strong>and</strong> bycatch possessed by<br />

fishers of 12 pelagic longl<strong>in</strong>e fisheries. The existence of restrictions on shark f<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> shark retention<br />

limits (Table 4.1) has a large <strong>in</strong>fluence on <strong>in</strong>dustry attitudes towards shark <strong>in</strong>teractions <strong>in</strong> the Australia,<br />

South Africa, <strong>and</strong> Hawaii, U.S.A. longl<strong>in</strong>e fisheries, where legal constra<strong>in</strong>ts have caused shark<br />

<strong>in</strong>teractions to be an economic disadvantage. In these fisheries, fishers have a large <strong>in</strong>centive to avoid<br />

shark <strong>in</strong>teractions. In the Italy longl<strong>in</strong>e fishery, despite a lack of market for shark products, low shark<br />

<strong>in</strong>teraction rates result <strong>in</strong> low <strong>in</strong>centive to reduce shark <strong>in</strong>teractions. The Fiji longl<strong>in</strong>e fishery attitudes<br />

towards shark <strong>in</strong>teractions is unexpected. In this fishery, where almost all caught sharks are f<strong>in</strong>ned <strong>and</strong><br />

carcasses discarded, fishers perceive that costs from shark <strong>in</strong>teractions exceed the economic benefit. In<br />

the Chile, Japan <strong>and</strong> Peru longl<strong>in</strong>e fisheries, where restrictions on shark f<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> retention are lack<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

there is no <strong>in</strong>centive to reduce shark <strong>in</strong>teractions, as revenue from sharks exceeds costs.

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