BLUE SHARK

NAME OF SPECIES

• P.glauca,
• Requiem shark,
• Family carcharhinidae.

PREFERRED HABITAT

• Deep waters in the wood,
• Temperate,
• And tropical oceans.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

• Blue sharks are light-bodied with long pectoral fins.
• Blue sharks are counter shading the top of the body is blue,
• lighter on the sides, and the underside is white.
• Male can grows (6.0 to 9.3ft), Weights (60 to 120lb)
• Female can grows (7.2 to 11ft), Weights (210 to 400lb)

FEEDING HABITAT

• Squid are important prey for blue sharks
• They also eat cuttlefish and octopuses,
• Lobster, shrimp, and crab.

CURRENT ESTIMATED POPULATION

• It is difficult to estimated the current population
• of blue sharks.

WHAT CAUSED THEIR NUMBERS TO DROP?

• Fins are variable for Chinese
• Accidentally caused by a fish
• Blue sharks are near threatened
• Frequently caught as"by catches" in
• Fisherman's nets.

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO INCREASE THEIR NUMBER?

• License limitation, a ban on finning,
• Restrictions on gear, area and seasons,
• By catch,restriction to recreational fishers
• Permitting hook and release only were also
• Implemented.

WHAT IS BEING DONE TO SAVE THE SPECIES?

• In 1991, Australia made a law that stopped
• Japanese fisherman from cutting of fins
• And throwing the sharks back in the water.