Brief update on size distribution of blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the Caribbean sea and adjacent waters of the north Atlantic ocean caught by Venezuelan fisheries

In this document, statistical data from past ICCAT sponsored monitoring programs for data improvement in Venezuela and available information from the National Observer Program were used to update specific blue shark information for the period of 2013-2018 caught by the industrial longline fishery and from the artisanal drift-gillnet fishery for the period 2013-2022. Information on size and sex of blue shark from the Venezuelan pelagic longline fishery and catch & effort, and size information from the artisanal drift-gillnet fishery is updated for the period 2013-2018 (LL) and through 2022 (artisanal, GN). The document reviews the size distribution of 622 blue sharks from both fisheries.