Squire, Jr. , James L. (1990) Distribution and Apparent Abundance of the Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus, off the Central and Southern California Coast, 1962-85. Marine Fisheries Review, 52(2), pp. 8-11.
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Abstract
Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus, are frequently observed along the central and northwestern southern California coast during the winter and spring months. These large plankton feeding elasmobranchs, second in size only to the whale shark, Rhineodon typus, had been the subject of a small commercial fishery off California in the late 1940's and early 1950's for their liver oil, rich in vitamin A, and in later years for reduction into fish meal and oil (Roedel and Ripley, 1950). These fisheries were sporadic and did not take basking sharks in large numbers.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||
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| Title: | Distribution and Apparent Abundance of the Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus, off the Central and Southern California Coast, 1962-85 | ||||
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| Refereed: | Yes | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Marine Fisheries Review | ||||
| Volume: | 52 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 8-11 | ||||
| Date: | 1990 | ||||
| ISSN: | 0090-1830 | ||||
| Issuing Agency: | United States National Marine Fisheries Service | ||||
| Subjects: | Biology Ecology Fisheries Management | ||||
| Item ID: | 9932 | ||||
| Depositing User: | Patti M. Marraro | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2012 15:51 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2012 15:51 | ||||
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9932 |
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