Shark (Elasmobranchs) Fisheries Trend in Pakistan: Species Composition of Catch and their Conservation Status
Shark (Elasmobranchs) Fisheries Trend in Pakistan: Species Composition of Catch and their Conservation Status
Amir Javed1, Seema Shafique1, Shabir Ali Amir2 and Pirzada J.A. Siddiqui1,3*
Percent contribution in total catch of shark species belonging to different families recorded from four landing sites situated in Sindh and Baluchistan.
Percentage of shark landed at Karachi Fish Harbor (KFH), Korangi Fish Harbor (KoFH), Sonmiani Fish Harbor (SFH) and Gawadar Fish Harbor (GFH).
Similarity between landing sites with respect to the number of sharks landed at four detrmined by nMDS analysis. Karachi Fish Harbor (KFH), Korangi Fish Harbor (KoFH), Sonmiani Fish Harbor (SFH) and Gawadar Fish Harbor (GFH).
Bars showing total number of sharks landed the year 2017 at Karachi Fish Harbor (KFH). The two months moving average of sharks (solid line) depicts two peak landing seasons.
Clusted analysis showing seasonal variation in number of shark species recorded during different period of year. SWM, southwest monsoon; SIM, summer inter-monsoon; ALM, autumn inter-monsoon and NEM, northeast monsoon.
Elasmobranch fisheries data depicts sharp decline over twenty-six years period (1993-2019) in Pakistan.
