Project
Immediate Bycatch Protection for the Vulnerable Shortfin Mako Shark in Chile
Duration
2013 - 2015
Location
Chile
Species protected
Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
Project results
The primary goal is the reduction of shark bycatch in the swordfish fishery by 30 percent by persuading the Chilean Undersecretary of Fisheries to ban the use of steel wires in longlines in the swordfish fishery.
This project is implemented by Oceana.
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