Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)

Investigations carried out along the Tunisian coasts for the study of the elasmobranch diversity since 1996 as well as bibliographic data revealed the record of fifteen basking shark. All individuals are caught accidentally at shallow depths. Gillnets and trammel nets are the gears responsible for m...

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Main Authors: Ennajjar, Samira, Saidi, Bechir, Bradai, M. Nejmeddine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41579
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spelling ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/41579 2023-05-15T15:53:49+02:00 Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea) Record du requin pèlerin Cetorhinus maximus (Chondrichtyens : Lamniforme : Lamnidae) sur les côtes tunisiennes (Méditerranée centrale) Ennajjar, Samira Saidi, Bechir Bradai, M. Nejmeddine Med, Tunisia 2019 195-199 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41579 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41579 Records the Basking shark CETORHINUS MAXIMUS shark fisheries species diversity shallow water Journal Contribution Refereed 2019 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:07:00Z Investigations carried out along the Tunisian coasts for the study of the elasmobranch diversity since 1996 as well as bibliographic data revealed the record of fifteen basking shark. All individuals are caught accidentally at shallow depths. Gillnets and trammel nets are the gears responsible for most of these catches. 78% of the catches are males. Mature specimens (LT> 7m) represent only 20% of the total. Des investigations menées sur les côtes tunisiennes pour l’étude de la diversité des élasmobranches à partir de 1996 ainsi qu’une analyse bibliographique ont révélé la signalisation de quinze spécimens du requin pèlerin. Tous les individus sont pêchés accidentellement à des faibles profondeurs. Les filets maillants et trémails sont les engins responsables de la majorité de ces captures. 78% des captures sont des mâles. Les spécimens matures (LT>7m) ne représentent que 20% des prises. Published Refereed Book Cetorhinus maximus IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications
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topic Records
the Basking shark
CETORHINUS MAXIMUS
shark fisheries
species diversity
shallow water
spellingShingle Records
the Basking shark
CETORHINUS MAXIMUS
shark fisheries
species diversity
shallow water
Ennajjar, Samira
Saidi, Bechir
Bradai, M. Nejmeddine
Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
topic_facet Records
the Basking shark
CETORHINUS MAXIMUS
shark fisheries
species diversity
shallow water
description Investigations carried out along the Tunisian coasts for the study of the elasmobranch diversity since 1996 as well as bibliographic data revealed the record of fifteen basking shark. All individuals are caught accidentally at shallow depths. Gillnets and trammel nets are the gears responsible for most of these catches. 78% of the catches are males. Mature specimens (LT> 7m) represent only 20% of the total. Des investigations menées sur les côtes tunisiennes pour l’étude de la diversité des élasmobranches à partir de 1996 ainsi qu’une analyse bibliographique ont révélé la signalisation de quinze spécimens du requin pèlerin. Tous les individus sont pêchés accidentellement à des faibles profondeurs. Les filets maillants et trémails sont les engins responsables de la majorité de ces captures. 78% des captures sont des mâles. Les spécimens matures (LT>7m) ne représentent que 20% des prises. Published Refereed
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author Ennajjar, Samira
Saidi, Bechir
Bradai, M. Nejmeddine
author_facet Ennajjar, Samira
Saidi, Bechir
Bradai, M. Nejmeddine
author_sort Ennajjar, Samira
title Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
title_short Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
title_full Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
title_fullStr Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
title_full_unstemmed Records analysis of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean sea)
title_sort records analysis of the basking shark cetorhinus maximus (chondrichthyes : lamniformes : lamnidae) in tunisian coast (central mediterranean sea)
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