Profile updated on 28 May 2021

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Alopias pelagicus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Pelagic thresher, Pelagic thresher shark

Previous genetic research (Trejo 2005) indicated some genetic structuring between the Eastern and Western Pacific ocean. Later, another study using mtDNA identified two populations of pelagic thresher sharks within the Pacific Ocean, considered Evolutionary Significant Units (ESU) (Cardeñosa et al. 2014)


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • There is a robust legal framework for the management of pelagic thresher including mitigation measures for ETP and non-ETP species

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

≥ 6