NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SANDBAR SHARK 



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Figure 4. — Geographical distribution of the western North Atlantic population of the sandbar shark, Eulamia milberti. 



from 1936 to 1050, except for parts of 1939 and 

 19-10 when activities were suspended due to over- 

 production. These vessels landed .their catches 

 daily at Salerno where the sharks were identified, 

 measured, and recorded. Catches included in tlie 

 Salerno landings were made from Bethel Shoal, 

 north of Fort Pierce, Fla., to the offings of 



Jupiter Light. Some details of these Tandings, 

 showing catch per unit of ^ffort, were reported in 

 an earlier publication (Springer, 1951). These 

 data -sliow that at Salenio the higliest average 

 rate of catch of E. jriilberti occurred annually in 

 the month of February and the lowest average 

 rate of catch in SepteJiiber. These data concern 



