Sentences with phrase «commercial shark fishing»

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Australian researchers used computerized tomography scans of the head of a great white shark accidentally killed in a commercial fishing net (great whites are a protected species) to construct a model of the animal's jaw musculature.

Measures including the current prohibition of commercial fishing from large vessels within 50 nautical miles from the coast have resulted in some protection, but the researchers say that this new information highlights that hammerhead sharks may still be in danger, due to their use of both coastal and offshore waters during early life stages.

But the return of commercial fishers — especially long - line tuna boats — outside the 12 - mile zone is bad enough, says Richmond, who predicts a heavy toll on sharks as well as tunas, as the bycatch rate is one shark for every two tunas.

Commercial and recreational fishing of white sharks is not permitted in California waters.

As a result, the project benefits every kind of marine species, from commercial groupers and snappers, common butterfly fish and fusiliers to the large predators like tuna and sharks.

Sharks very often end up as bycatch from commercial fishing methods.

But after countless meetings, the Ministry of Marine Resources still hesitated to ban commercial fishing of all species of shark.

Before turning to alligator trapping, which provides most of his income now, the former Navy and commercial pilot ran a 44 - foot sport - fishing boat, often taking fishermen out in quest of sharks.

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Every year, commercial fishing kills as many as 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises and about 100 million sharks.

It is estimated that up to 100 million sharks are killed by people every year, due to commercial and recreational fishing.

Some countries have passed laws or put in place regulations that prohibit commercial fishing of all sharks throughout their exclusive economic zone, creating a shark sanctuary.

Both scalloped hammerhead sharks and leatherback turtles are accidentally captured in commercial fishing operations.

Four or five dives a day with a number of five - metre - long great white sharks (some which came so close to my cage I could brush their teeth), is something that will give anyone an appreciation for these animals, and the need to protect them and other sharks from a commercial fishing industry that would simply cut off their fins and throw them back in the sea to die.