The Kwazulu Natal Sharks Board

Catch Statistics

Table 1: Shark catches 2005-2009 (see how to read this table below).

ANNUAL AVERAGES 2005-2009

 Species  
No. of animals
Percentage
released
Mortality
(No. of animals)

 
Caught
Released
Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
27.8
2.6
9.4
25.2
Mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
6.0
0.8
13.3
5.2
Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
52.2
18.8
36.0
33.4
Raggedtooth shark Carcharias taurus
75.0
19.8
26.4
55.2
Thresher - thintail Alopias vulpinus
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
Thresher - bigeye Alopias superciliosus
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
Thresher - smalltooth Alopias pelagicus
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Zambezi shark Carcharhinus leucas
15.8
3.0
19.0
12.8
Java shark Carcharhinus amboinensis
7.0
0.8
11.4
6.2
Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
148.4
19.2
12.9
 129.2
Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
6.6
0.4
6.1
6.2
Copper shark Carcharhinus brachyurus
9.8
1.0
10.2
8.8
Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
71.0
8.4
11.8
62.6
Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
53.6
2.8
5.2
50.8
Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
71.2
0.0
0.0
71.2
Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
39.8
0.2
0.5
39.6
Unidentified hammerhead Sphyrna sp.
1.4
0.2
14.3
1.2
Snaggletooth shark Hemipristis elongatus
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Blue shark Prionace glauca
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
Species unknown  
3.6
0.6
16.7
3.0
           
TOTAL  
591.2
78.6
13.3
512.6

 

HOW TO READ THIS TABLE (EXAMPLES):

  • The annual average blacktip shark catch for the last 5 years is 71 animals of which 8.4 animals (11.8 %) were released alive.
  • The annual average mortality for blacktip sharks in the last 5 years is 62.6 animals.
  • Please note that some of the totals might not add up due to rounding of the figures. Note also that these catch figures include animals that were discarded at sea due to their decomposed state.

 

Table 2: Catches of harmless animals 2005-2009 (see how to read this table below).

ANNUAL AVERAGES 2005-2009

 
No. of animals
Percentage
released
Mortality
(No. of animals)
Species groups
Caught
Released
         
Turtles
60
32.6
54.3
27.4
Harmless sharks (e.g. Angel or blackspot)
35.2
8.0
22.7
27.2
Dolphins
42.8
1.4
3.3
41.4
Whales
5.6
4.2
75.0
1.4
Batoids (rays/guitarfish)
201.4
102.4
50.8
99.0
Birds (Cape gannet)
4.8
0.0
0.0
4.8
Teleosts
30.4
0.2
0.7
30.2
         
TOTAL
380.2
148.8
39.1
231.4

 

HOW TO READ THIS TABLE (EXAMPLES):

  • The annual average turtle catch for the last 5 years is 60 animals of which 32.6 animals (54.3 %) were released alive.
  • The annual average mortality for turtles in the last 5 years is 27.4 animals.
  • Please note that some of the totals might not add up due to rounding of the figures. Note also that these catch figures include animals that were discarded at sea due to their decomposed state.

 

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