Blue shark (Atlantic and Pacific populations) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

Acknowledgements and Authorities Contacted

The preparation of data by Linda Marks, Warren Joyce, and Nancy Kohler was critical for assembling Atlantic information. Thank you to Julia Baum, Dalhousie University, who provided figures from her papers. On the Pacific coast, Vanessa Hodes was extremely helpful in assembling maps and data. Thank you to Mark Wilkins (NMFS) for compiling Triennial Survey data and to Claude Dykstra for assembling the IPHC data.

This report was handled for COSEWIC by Mart Gross and Howard Powles (Co-chairs Marine Fishes) and Blair Holtby (SSC Member).

Funding was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.


List of Authorities

Dr. Pierre Kleiber, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawaii

Dr. Robin Allen, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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