Commercial Shark Fishery Observer Program
Species Composition, All Regions, 1994-2000



Squali costieri e di reef (piccoli e grandi)

Nome scientifico Nome comune Totale catture *CPUE
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar Shark 12,629 18.9
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic Sharpnose Shark 10,717 16.0
Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger Shark 3,653 5.5
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip Shark 2,816 4.2
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Shark 1,502 2.2
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose Shark 1,453 2.2
Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse Shark 647 1.0
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 403 0.6
Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark 326 0.5
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark 270 0.4
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Shark 262 0.4
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark 172 0.3
Negaprion brevirostris Lemon Shark 151 0.2
Carcharias taurus Sandtiger Shark 108 0.2
Sphryna tiburo Bonnethead Shark 57 0.1
Carcharhinus signatus Night Shark 41 0.1
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose Shark 34 0.1
Carcharhinus perezi Caribbean Reef Shark 14 0.0
Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark 10 0.0
Sphryna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark 7 0.0
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth Shark 6 0.0
Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos Shark 2 0.0
Squatina dumerili Atlantic Angel Shark 1 0.0


*CPUE (catch per unit effort) ossia un indice per il numero di squali catturati per 10.000 amo/ore (Un amo/ora sta per un amo che pesca per un'ora)



Squali pelagici NON RICHIESTI dal mercato

Genus species Common Name Total Sharks Caught
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark 43
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark 16
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark 13
Heptranchias perlo Sevengill Shark 4
Prionace glauca Blue Shark 2
Hexanchus vitulus Bigeye Sixgill Shark 2
Hexanchus griseus Sixgill Shark 1



Pescicane NON RICHIESTI dal mercato
Genus species Common Name Total Sharks Caught
Mustelus canis Smooth Dogfish 136
Mustelus sp. Unidentified Smoothhounds 20
Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish 6
Cirrhigaleus asper Roughskin Spiny Dogfish 5
Mustelus norrisi Florida Smoothhound 3


(da "EEA" - European Elasmobranch Association)