The most notable feature of the thresher shark is the long, whip-like upper lobe of their tail, which is known as the caudal fin. ©Shane Gross/Shutterstock.com The common thresher shark (Alopias ...

Sharks are susceptible to industrial longline fishing due to their slow life histories and association with targeted tuna stocks. Identifying fished areas with high shark interaction risk is vital to ...

1 Federación Costarricense de Pesca Turística (FECOP), San José, Costa Rica 2 Laboratorio de Estudios Marino Costeros (LEMACO), Universidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Heredia, Costa ...