Blue shark
South Pacific Ocean
IATTC
Ecuador
Longlines
Profile updated on 30 July 2021
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Prionace glauca
SPECIES NAME(s)
Blue shark
Within the Pacific Ocean blue sharks are found in both hemispheres, with no genetic evidence of the distinction between the northern and southern basins; however, mark-recaptured data have not documented movements across the equator (ISC 2017).
For stock assessment purposes current evidence justifies considerations of two different populations in the northern and southern Pacific Ocean (ISC 2017).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Fishing of blue sharks is banned by the Ecuadorian national law and there exists a National Action Plan aimed at the conservation and management of shark populations in Ecuador.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
< 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
< 6
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