Abstract
Analysis of swordfish surface longline fishery in Andalusia, Spain
Highlights
The Spanish surface longline fleet has been historically targeting swordfish (Xiphias gladius) but large pelagic sharks are caught as by-catch
Andalusian longline fleet comprises a total of 52 vessels, most of them operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Blue and shorfin mako sharks in Andalusia account for 2.82% of the total landings in 2015 and were worth 9,300,563.35 € (5.8%), according to the statistics provided by Andalusia fisheries administrations
Summary
The Spanish surface longline fleet has been historically targeting swordfish (Xiphias gladius) but large pelagic sharks are caught as by-catch. The most frequent by-catch species are the blue shark (Prionace glauca) and the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), both in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. These three species represent more than 90% of the total landings (Mejuto et al, 2009).
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