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ABSTRACT.
Sphyrna lewini
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Key words:
Estado y características de los tiburones y rayas impactados por la pesca artesanal: potenciales
implicancias para el manejo y la conservación
RESUMEN.
Sphyrna lewini
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Status and characteristics of sharks and rays impacted by artisanal sheries:
potential implications for management and conservation
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Kennedy E. Osuka Peter Musembi
Clare J. Thouless
Marine and
Fishery Sciences
MAFIS
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Palabras clave:
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Study area
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Landing surveys
± ±
Data analysis
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post-hoc
Species composition
± Carcharhinus melanopterus
± C. sorrah
±
Neotrygon caeruleopunctata±
Mobulamobular
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=Sphyrna
lewiniC. falciformis C. amblyrhynchos C. leucas
Aetobatus ocellatus Rhyncho-
batus djiddensisTaeniura lymma
S. lewini
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Squatina africanaRhinco-
don typus
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A. ocellatus
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M. mobular
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T. lymma =N.
caeruleopunctata =Himantura
uarnak=
R. dijiddensisRhina an-
clystoma=
Sphyrna lewini
A. ocellatus
Mobula mobular
Rhynchobatus dijiddensisR. anclysto-
ma
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=
S. lewiniC. falciformis
C. amblyrhynchosC. leucas
R. dijiddensisA. ocella-
tus
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=
=
S. lewiniC. amblyrhynchosC. falci-
formisC.leucasC.melanopter-
us
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Carcharhinus == ±
amblyrhynchos =
Carcharhinus == ±
falciformis
Carcharhinus == ±
leucas =
Carcharhinus == ±
melanopterus
Carcharhinus sorrah == ±
Sphyrna lewini = ±
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Rhincodon typus == ±
Aetobatus ocellatus == ±
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Himantura uarnak == ±
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Taeniura lymma == ±
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Taeniurops meyeni == ±
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Neotrygon == ±
caeruleopunctata =
Mobula mobular == ±
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Myliobatis aquila == ±
Rhinoptera javanica =
Pristis =
Rhina ancylostoma = ±
Rhynchobatus == ±
djiddensis =
Squatina africana
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Characterization of the artisanal elasmobranchs
shery
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Sphyrna lewini=Carcharhinus falciformis
=Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos=Carcharhinus leucas=
Taeniura lymma=Rhynchobatus djiddensis=Aetobatus ocellatus
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mashua
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mtumbwidau=
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>jahazi
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Sphyrna lewiniA. ocellatus
C. amblyrhynchos
N. caeruleopunctata T. lymma
S. lewini C. falciformis C. amblyrhynchos
S. lewiniC. falciformis
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus falciformis
Sphyrna lewini
Aetobatus ocellatus R. djidden-
sisT. lymma
Aetobatus
ocellatus
Rhynchoba-
tus djiddensis
T. lymma
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Threatened species
Carchar-
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hinus plumbeusRhizoprionodon acutusLoxodon
macrorhinus Hemipris-
tis elongata
S. lewiniC.
amblyrhynchos
C. falci-
formis
Car-
charhinus limbatus
C. limbatus
C.
limbatus
Species composition
Juvenile capture
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S. lewini
S. lewini
S. lewini
C. amblyrhynchos
C. leucas
C. leucas
R. djiddensis A. ocel-
latus
Carcharhi-
nus
Characterization of Kenyan artisanal sheries
Fisher behaviour
mashua
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Fishing gears
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M. mobular
Management implications
S. lewiniR.
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djiddensisC. amblyrhynchos
A. ocellatus
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Author contributions
Sphyrna lewini
Osuka et al.: Artisanal fisheries in Kenya: sharks and rays
Sphyrna lewini
Carcharhinus falci-
formis
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Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinus
limbatus
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
