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Table 3 Species and numbers of sharks found on board arrested fishing vessels
From: Potential detection of illegal fishing by passive acoustic telemetry
| Shark species | Vessel name (arrest date) | Mean catch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FV Greeshma | FV Bosin | Number | Per cent (%) | |
| (4/12/14) | (14/12/14) | |||
| Silvertip | 98 | 28 | 63 | 35 |
| Grey reef | 60 | 4 | 32 | 18 |
| Whitetip reef | 13 | 7 | 4 | |
| Black tip reef | 54 | 6 | 30 | 17 |
| Blacktip | 50 | 25 | 14 | |
| Other sharks | 28 | 14 | 8 | |
| Tiger | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
| Bull | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Scalloped hammerhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oceanic whitetip | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 308 | 51 | 180 | |
