Ecology and conservation of Virginia shark species: Analysis of thirty years of Virginia long-line shark census data, 1974--2004

• Main Author: Ha, Daniel Stuart
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2006
• Subjects: Aquaculture and Fisheries; Marine Biology; Zoology; Gam; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539616679; https://doi.org/10.25773/v5-masw-m267; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/etd/article/2246/viewcontent/3209549.pdf

Sharks of the Atlantic coast of the United States have suffered increased fishing pressure in last three decades. Commercial and recreational catches jumped in the mid to late 1980's, leading to regulation by the National Marine Fisheries Service in the early 1990's. The Virginia Institute...