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Table 3.2. Mid-slope deepwater shark species covered under the 'deepwater shark' quota in<br />

Australia's Southern and Eastern Scalefish and <strong>Shark</strong> Fishery. Courtesy of AFMA.<br />

Family AFMA common Name Scientific name Other local common names<br />

Centrophoridae Brier shark Deania calcea birdbeak dogfish, deepwater dogfish,<br />

platypus shark, roughskin dogfish<br />

Longsnout dogfish Deania quadrispinosum<br />

Etmopteridae Bareskin dogfish Centroscyllium kamoharai<br />

Smooth lanternshark Etmopterus bigelowi black shark, seal shark<br />

Short-tail lanternshark Etmopterus brachyurus<br />

Pink lanternshark Etmopterus dianthus<br />

Lined lanternshark Etmopterus dislineatus<br />

Blackmouth lanternshark Etmopterus evansi<br />

Pygmy lanternshark Etmopterus fusus<br />

Southern lanternshark Etmopterus granulosus*<br />

Blackbelly lanternshark Etmopterus lucifer<br />

Mollers lanternshark Etmopterus molleri<br />

Slender lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus<br />

Somniosidae Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis<br />

Golden dogfish Centroselachus crepidater black shark, longnose dogfish,<br />

roughskin dogfish, small spine<br />

dogfish, smallspine shark<br />

Owstons dogfish Centroscymnus owstoni black shark, roughskin dogfish,<br />

smallspine dogfish, smallspine shark<br />

Plunkets dogfish Proscymnodon plunketi<br />

Dalatiidae Black shark Dalatias licha kitefin shark, seal shark<br />

*Although listed by AFMA, this species does not occur in Australian waters and is referable to E.<br />

baxteri.<br />

400<br />

Catch (tonnes)<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

TAC<br />

introduced<br />

2007 bycatch<br />

only TAC<br />

0<br />

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008<br />

Figure 3.3. Landings of 'deepwater shark' ('mid-slope' species listed in Table 3.2) from the<br />

Australia Southern and Eastern Scalefish and <strong>Shark</strong> Fishery for the period 1997 to 2006. A<br />

'deepwater shark' quota was introduced in 2005, and a bycatch-only quota of 22t for 2007.<br />

Data provided by AFMA.<br />

Year<br />

128

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