Catch Statistics

 

Table 1: Shark catches 2006-2010 (see how to read this table below)

     

 

 

 

Annual averages 2006-2010

 

 

 

 

No. of animals

Percentage

Mortality

 

 

Species

 

C

R

released

No. of animals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRE

 

28.0

3.0

10.7

25.0

 

 

MAK

 

4.8

0.8

16.7

4.0

 

 

TIG

 

51.4

18.8

36.6

32.6

 

 

RAG

 

62.8

14.6

23.2

48.2

 

 

THR

 

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

 

 

THB

 

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

 

 

THS

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

ZAM

 

15.0

2.8

18.7

12.2

 

 

JAV

 

5.2

0.6

11.5

4.6

 

 

DUS

 

138.0

19.8

14.3

118.2

 

 

SAN

 

4.6

0.2

4.3

4.4

 

 

COP

 

9.6

0.6

6.3

9.0

 

 

BLA

 

67.4

10.2

15.1

57.2

 

 

SPN

 

54.6

3.4

6.2

51.2

 

 

G.H

 

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.6

 

 

SCA

 

64.0

0.2

0.3

63.8

 

 

SMO

 

34.4

0.6

1.7

33.8

 

 

HAM

 

1.2

0.2

16.7

1.0

 

 

SNA

 

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.6

 

 

bas

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

BLE

 

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

 

 

UNK

 

3.6

0.8

22.2

2.8

 

 

 TOTAL

 

546.4

76.6

14.0

469.8

 

 

             

 

How to read this table (examples):

         

 

The annual average blacktip shark catch for the last 5 years is 67.4 animals per year of which 10.2 animals (15.1 %) were released alive.

 

The annual average mortality for blacktip sharks in the last 5 years is 57.2 animals per year.

   

 

Please note that some of the totals might not add up due to rounding of the figures.

   

 

             

 

                 
 

Table 2: Catches of harmless animals 2006-2010 (see how to read this table below).

   
 

 

Annual averages 2006-2010

     
 

 

No. of animals

Percentage

Mortality

     
 

Species groups

C

R

released

No. of animals

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

Turtles

62.4

35.2

56.4

27.2

     
 

Harmless sharks (e.g. Angel or blackspot)

44

10

22.7

34.0

     
 

Dolphins

34.6

1.4

4.0

33.2

     
 

Whales

7.6

5.6

73.7

2.0

     
 

Batoids (rays/guitarfish)

210.6

104

49.4

106.6

     
 

Birds (Cape gannet)

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

     
 

Teleosts

27.2

0.2

0.7

27.0

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

TOTAL

390.4

156.4

40.1

234.0

     
                 
 

How to read this table (examples):

             
 

The annual average turtle catch for the last 5 years is 62.4 animals per year of which 35.2 animals (56.4 %) were released alive.

 

The annual average mortality for turtles in the last 5 years is 27.2 animals per year.

     
 

Please note that some of the totals might not add up due to rounding of the figures.

     
                               

 

 

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