Table 1 Bycatch reports of Megachasma pelagios from October 2018 to October 2019 in northern Peru
Animal | Capture date | Capture location | Fishing gear & target species | Specimen data | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latitude | Longitude | Nearest Port | Distance to coast (km) | Ocean depth (m) | Net type | Stretched mesh (in) | Target species | Total Length (cm) | Sex | Condition | Fate | ||
MP-1 | 13-Oct-18 | 05°10.000 S | 81°43.000 W | Paita | 58 | 3368 | Surface gillnet | 7 ¼ | Sharks | > 500 | – | Alive | Released |
MP-2 | 03-Mar-19 | 03°59.300 S | 81°34.500 W | Mancora | 48 | 2593 | Surface gillnet | 7 | Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) | 470 | – | Alive | Released |
MP-3 | 24-Jun-19 | 08°22.500 S | 79°18.000 W | Salaverry | 37 | 66 | Midwater gillnet | 14 | Eagle rays (Myliobatis sp.) | 215 | – | Dead | Discarded |
MP-4 | 04-Aug-19 | 06°55.667 S | 81°32.832 W | San Jose | 75 | 5778 | Surface gillnet | 8 | Smooth hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna zygaena), blue sharks (Prionace glauca) and eagle rays (Myliobatis sp.) | 375 | Male | Alive | Released |
MP-5 | 07-Aug-19 | 06°53.462 S | 81°29.625 W | San Jose | 99 | 5184 | Surface gillnet | 8 | Smooth hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna zygaena), blue sharks (Prionace glauca) and eagle rays (Myliobatis sp.) | 400 | Male | Alive | Released |
MP-6 | 14-Oct-19 | 05°30.200 S | 81°17.200 W | Paita | 29 | 275 | Surface gillnet | 7 | Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) | > 400 | Male | Alive | Released |
MP-7 | 16-Oct-19 | 04°53.200 S | 81°38.100 W | Paita | 41 | 2932 | Surface gillnet | 7 | Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) | > 400 | Male | Alive | Released |