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Shark Depredation and Unwanted Bycatch in Pelagic Longline

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

Table A4.11. CPUE (N/1000 hooks, kg/1000 hooks) of sharks caught by<br />

swordfish, albacore <strong>and</strong> Northern bluef<strong>in</strong> tuna longl<strong>in</strong>e vessels <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Central Mediterranean Sea <strong>in</strong> 1998-1999 (Guglielmi et al., 2000).<br />

Table A4.12. Average weight <strong>and</strong> CPUE (N/1000 hooks, kg/1000 hooks) of<br />

shark catches by drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>e vessels <strong>in</strong> 1998-1999 (Di Natale & Pelusi<br />

(2000) <strong>in</strong> Commission of the European Communities, 2003).<br />

<strong>Shark</strong> Species<br />

CPUE<br />

(N/1000 hooks)<br />

CPUE<br />

(kg/1000 hooks)<br />

<strong>Shark</strong> Species<br />

CPUE<br />

(N/1000 hooks)<br />

CPUE<br />

(kg/1000 hooks)<br />

Prionace glauca 0.223 13.949<br />

Alopias vulp<strong>in</strong>us 0.011 0.891<br />

Carcharh<strong>in</strong>us plumbeus 0.022 0.368<br />

Galeorh<strong>in</strong>us galeo 0.006 0.061<br />

Isurus oxyrh<strong>in</strong>chus 0.011 0.863<br />

Lamna nasus 0.011 0.824<br />

Sphyrna zygaena 0.006 0.334<br />

Prionace glauca 0.28 17.4<br />

Alopias vulp<strong>in</strong>us 0.01 0.3<br />

Carcharh<strong>in</strong>us plumbeus 0.03 0.5<br />

Galeorh<strong>in</strong>us galeo 0.01 0.1<br />

Isurus oxyrh<strong>in</strong>chus 0.01 1.1<br />

Lamna nasus 0.01 1.0<br />

Sphyrna zygaena 0.01 0.4<br />

Table A4.13. Average weight <strong>and</strong> CPUE (N/1000 hooks, kg/1000 hooks) of blue shark l<strong>and</strong>ed at Monopoli from drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>es dur<strong>in</strong>g 1984-1987 <strong>and</strong><br />

1991-1998 (Marano et al., 1988; De Zio et al., 2000).<br />

1984 1985 1986 1987 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998<br />

Average weight 16.29 17.03 15.98 11.63 14.18 8.36 10.12 9.77 11.81 11.71 10.69 10.81<br />

CPUE (N/1000 hooks) 0.71 0.76 1.72 0.97 0.89 2.39 1.52 0.55 1.12 0.69 1.14 1.87<br />

CPUE (kg/1000 hooks) 11.55 12.90 27.42 11.33 12.64 19.95 15.35 5.41 13.24 8.12 12.16 20.21<br />

Table A4.14. Blue shark <strong>and</strong> thresher shark catches <strong>and</strong> CPUE<br />

recorded at Savelletri (South Adriatic Sea) from drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>es<br />

fisheries <strong>in</strong> 1998 (De Metrio et al., 2000).<br />

Table A4.15. CPUE (kg/1000 hooks) of blue shark l<strong>and</strong>ed at Porto Cesareo<br />

from drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>e vessels, 1978 to 1981 ( De Metrio et al, 1984).<br />

Prionace glauca<br />

Alopias vulp<strong>in</strong>us<br />

1978 1979 1980 1981<br />

Average weight 18.7 115.2<br />

CPUE (N/1000 hooks) 1.5 0.1<br />

CPUE (kg/1000<br />

hooks)<br />

27.3 1.3<br />

Swordfish drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>e: P. glauca<br />

CPUE (kg)<br />

Albacore drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>e: P. glauca<br />

CPUE (kg)<br />

0.138 0.524 0.285 0.463<br />

0.020 0.019 0.017 0.004<br />

Table A4.16a. Average weight <strong>and</strong> CPUE (N/1000 hooks, kg/1000 hooks) of<br />

blue shark observed on board of Porto Cesareo drift<strong>in</strong>g longl<strong>in</strong>e vessels <strong>in</strong><br />

1998 (De Metrio et al., 2000).<br />

Table A4.16b. Average weight <strong>and</strong> CPUE (N/1000 hooks, kg/1000 hooks)<br />

of blue shark l<strong>and</strong>ed at Porto Cesareo from drift<strong>in</strong>g long l<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> 1998 (De<br />

Metrio et al., 2000).<br />

Prionace glauca<br />

Prionace glauca<br />

Swordfish drift<strong>in</strong>g<br />

longl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Albacore drift<strong>in</strong>g<br />

longl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Swordfish drift<strong>in</strong>g<br />

longl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Albacore drift<strong>in</strong>g<br />

longl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Average weight 24.1 22.9<br />

CPUE (N) 0.9 0.3<br />

CPUE (kg) 21.8 6.1<br />

Average weight 25.4 22.9<br />

CPUE (N) 0.4 0.06<br />

CPUE (kg) 9.7 1.4<br />

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