PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea , Food and Agriculture Organisation
Marine datasets from FAO
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PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea
Sharks conservation
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
This study first presents the general knowledge on shark exploitation and vulnerability. Then, the status of coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific Islands is addressed from the angle of the data available for this region and on the basis of information collected through a questionnaire that was sent to the fisheries department of the Pacific countries. In the last part, prospects for management and regulation are discussed.