This book reviews the current status of, and threats to, shark populations globally with special reference to the basking shark and the great white shark. This book outlines why sharks are a valuable resource, identifies threats to sharks and where they occur and reviews what we need to know about sharks in order to protect them. Fisheries management procedures are investigated to target areas requiring future research and implementation. Conservation initiatives, legislation, and international agreements are reviewed and future measures suggested. Case histories on the basking shark and the great white shark detail threats specific to these species and identify research and management requirements.
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Many shark populations are in danger of extinction as a direct result of man1s activities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mating zones, shark landings, grey nurse sharks, shark conservation, coastal sharks, piked dogfish, shark fisheries, nursery zones, shark fishery, shark species, shortfin mako, shark numbers, basking shark, shark populations, pelagic sharks, longline fishery, angel shark, landing data, white sharks, recreational fisheries, migratory fish stocks, spiny dogfish, commercial landings, blue shark, school shark Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, New Zealand, Atlantic Ocean, English Nature, Hong Kong, New South Wales, The Commission, United States, Conference of the Parties, Marine Conservation Society, Squaliformes Family New!
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Many shark populations are in danger of extinction as a direct result of man1s activities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mating zones, shark landings, grey nurse sharks, shark conservation, coastal sharks, piked dogfish, shark fisheries, nursery zones, shark fishery, shark species, shortfin mako, shark numbers, basking shark, shark populations, pelagic sharks, longline fishery, angel shark, landing data, white sharks, recreational fisheries, migratory fish stocks, spiny dogfish, commercial landings, blue shark, school shark Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, New Zealand, Atlantic Ocean, English Nature, Hong Kong, New South Wales, The Commission, United States, Conference of the Parties, Marine Conservation Society, Squaliformes Family New!
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- Discovering Sharks by Samuel Gruber on 5 pages
- Western Pacific (U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II) by Charles R. Anderson on page 25
- North Carolina by ANON on page 82
- Great White Shark by Richard Ellis in Back Matter
- Monsters of the Sea by Richard Ellis in Back Matter
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- Shark by Mark Carwardine in Back Matter
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