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Assessing The Fishery And Ecology Of Sharks In The United Arab Emirates, Rima W. Jabado
Assessing The Fishery And Ecology Of Sharks In The United Arab Emirates, Rima W. Jabado
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Large scale shark population declines have been documented worldwide due to overexploitation and the lack of adequate management frameworks to conserve shark stocks. This study aimed at gaining an understanding of the national shark fishery and the trade in shark products from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Data were collected from June 2010 to October 2012 through interviews with local fishermen, market and landing site surveys, fishery independent surveys, and stomach content analysis. Interviews with local fishermen (n=126) provided information on the fishery characteristics and established that sharks were increasingly targeted due to their high value in the global fin …