Population biology and ageing of the deep water sharks Galeus melastomus, Centroselachus crepidater and Apristurus aphyodes from the Rockall Trough, north-east Atlantic

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Moore, D.M., Neat, F.C., McCarthy, I.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Rockall Trough; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000374; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315413000374

This study presents new information on the population biology, growth and maturation schedules of Galeus melastomus, Centroselachus crepidater and Apristurus aphyodes sampled from the Rockall Trough, a region where deep sea fishing activity has been prevalent for the past 40 years and where shark by...