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 | Â | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Black tip reef | 54 | 6 | 30 | 17 |
Blacktip | 50 | Â | 25 | 14 |
Other sharks | 28 | Â | 14 | 8 |
Tiger | 10 | Â | 5 | 3 |
Bull | 6 | Â | 3 | 2 |
Scalloped hammerhead | 1 | Â | 1 | 0 |
Oceanic whitetip | 1 | Â | 1 | 0 |
Total | 308 | 51 | 180 | Â |