Best handling practices for the safe release of mantas and mobulids
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WCPFC Secretariat (2017) Best handling practices for the safe release of mantas and mobulids. In: WCPFC Commission Meeting - 14th Regular Session. WCPFC 14 Summary Report Attachment P, Manila, Philippines
Abstract
At WCPFC13, the Commission designated six species of manta and mobulid rays as key shark species for assessment in December 2016 and called for the development of safe release guidelines for manta and mobulid rays during SC13.
The following are recommended non-binding guidelines of best handling practices of manta and mobulid rays for both purse seine and longline fisheries: