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Fishery Bulletin 103(4) 



Onboard observations and interviews with fishermen 

 at landing sites revealed that shark discarding is not 

 a common practice in the large pelagic fisheries in the 

 Mediterranean Sea. Very few shark discards were re- 

 corded and only from Greek vessels (seven blue sharks 



out of 78 total). The fishermen usually retain their in- 

 cidental catches because there is a market demand for 

 sharks in Europe. However, wholesale shark flesh prices 

 are quite variable, ranging from 2 to 8 euros. Moreover, 

 the jaws and tails of some shark species are often sold 



