Sharks in Deep Trouble

WCPFC Proposal – Conservation Measures for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

Noting the Scientific Committee’s concern about the steep declining standardized catch rates and size trends of oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) in longline and purse seine fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean and the Committee’s recommendation that the WCPFC consider mitigation measures for the species at its eighth regular annual session.

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WCPFC Proposal – Conservation Measures for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks