Case Studies of the Management of Elasmobranch Fisheries (Fao Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers)

Sharks! Who may fish them? How is the production of sharks and the trade in shark products monitored? The two volumes making up this report describe the population biology and fishery management of elasmobranchs in various parts of the world. Among other topics, fisheries administration, management objectives and national fisheries policies and planning processes are described in depth. The first part contains the analyses for the fisheries in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Malaysia and northern Australia. The second part contains the case studies for Southern Australia and the Pacific Ocean, the regional accounts and the descriptions of the activities of NGOs and quality of reported landings data. It is hoped that this report will prove, for many fisheries administrators, to be a source of excellent examples that national management jurisdictions may wish to emulate.