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Status of cartilaginous fish in the Eastern Adriatic (Croatia)

54 cartilaginous species (29 species of sharks, 24 batoids and 1 chimaera) are reported to occur in the Adriatic Sea, some of which have been reported only occasionally. There are no targeted shark fisheries in the eastern Adriatic, other than the fishing of various small demersal chondrichthyans, such as houndsharks and dogfish, with a certain type of gillnet. Lately however, these are mostly being used to fish for lobsters and scorpaenid fish due to their higher commercial value and deficient legislation. In accordance with fisheries legislation, shark catches and bycatch are not reported. There is no shark fishery management in the Eastern Adriatic, although Croatian legislation has a minimum landing size for piked dogfish.

cartilaginous fish; shark; Adriatic

UNEP(DEC)/MED/WG