The associative behaviour of silky sharks, Carcharhinus falciformis, with floating objects in the open ocean

The silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis forms the primary elasmobranch bycatch in tuna purse seine fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs) in all of the world’s tropical oceans. Its life-history traits of slow growth, late maturation and low fecundity make it vulnerable to over exploitation...

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Main Author: Filmalter, John David
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018177