- Title
- Shark fishing effort and catch of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus in the South African competitive shore-angling fishery
- Creator
- Dicken, Matthew L, Booth, Anthony J, Smale, Malcolm J
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/126944
- Identifier
- vital:35937
- Identifier
- https://doi.10.2989/18142320609504209
- Description
- In South Africa, Carcharias taurus is commonly known as the ragged-tooth shark or raggie. The species is also referred to as the sand-tiger shark in North America and as the grey-nurse shark in Australia. It is a long-lived species with an estimated longevity of up to 40 years (Goldman 2002). Female sharks reach sexual maturity at approximately 10 years (Goldman 2002), and they exhibit a biennial reproductive cycle (Branstetter and Musick 1994, Lucifora et al. 2002, G Cliff, Natal Sharks Board, unpublished data). Intra-uterine cannibalisation results in a maximum fecundity of two pups per litter after a gestation period of approximately 9–12 months (Bass et al. 1975, Gilmore et al. 1983). These life-history characteristics make this species particularly susceptible to overexploitation.
- Format
- 14 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African journal of marine science, Dicken, M.L., Smale, M.J. and Booth, A.J., 2006. Shark fishing effort and catch of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus in the South African competitive shore-angling fishery. African Journal of Marine Science, 28(3-4), pp.589-601, African journal of marine science volume 28 number 3-4 589 601 2010 1814-232X
- Rights
- African journal of marine science
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