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Families Scyliorhinidae and Triakidae (Squaliformes) in fishing catch in the Croatian part of the Adriatic sea

Specimens of family Lamnidae, Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) and Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810) Alopiidae, Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) and Carcharhinidae, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) and Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1785) were caught from 1997 to 2002 in the Croatian central part of the Adriatic Sea. All the specimens were morphologically analysed and the other data concerning place, date, depth and catch method were recorded as well. Besides personal observations, in this research data recorded by local fishermen were also taken in account. The map of Adriatic Sea with positions where the specimens were caught is given for all investigated species. A total of 60 specimens were caught, of which 1 belonged to Lamna nasus, 11 to Isurus oxyrinchus, 13 to Alopias vulpinus, 4 to Carcharhinus plumbeus and 31 to Prionace glauca. Since there have been no statistic data about shark fishery for the eastern Adriatic Sea, it is not possible to determine precise level of threat for each of this species in the area.

Lamnidae; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; fishing catch; Adriatic Sea

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