Sharks in the National Park system: Status, conservation, and management options
Bruckler RA and Panek FM. 1996. Sharks in the National Park system: Status, conservation, and management options. Technical Report NPS/NRWS/NRTR-96/92. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, CO
This report addresses the biology and status of shark populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans within state and federal management areas. The document provides regulations concerning shark management in national park units and management options relative to fishing regulations, breeding grounds, and habitat protection. There is an extensive table included listing common and scientific names of the sharks in marine waters of national park units and identifies whether sharks are recreational or commercial value. The appendix includes a listing of park units with marine resources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bruckler, Rita; Panek, Frank
- Date of Issue
- 1996-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- GUIS , KLMN , PUHE , REDW , WRD
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Sciences, Atlantic Ocean, Biology, commerical fisheries, Conservation, Ecology, Elasmobranchii, finning, Fish Studies, Gillnets, Habitats, Management, Marine Resources, National Park Systems, Pacific Ocean, Population Studies, Preservation, Recreational Fisheries, Sharks, Status, WRBIB