Porbeagle

Porbeagle biomass is currently within precautionary limits and is not subject to overfishing. However, it remains vulnerable to overexploitation. In both the EU and UK, it has been illegal to fish for, retain on board, tranship or land porbeagle since 2010. There is no other management plan in place for porbeagle in this area. Historically, porbeagle was an extremely valuable shark taken in trawl, line and gillnet fisheries, however, it is no longer a targeted fishery and any bycatch, must be released.Rating last updated January 2023.

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Shark Trust. 2020. Porbeagle ID Guide. Available at https://www.sharktrust.org/faqs/porbeagle-id-guide [Accessed on 08.01.2023].