Abstract
The Sharpfin Houndshark, Triakis acutipinna, was described in 1968 from a specimen captured from Isla de la Plata, Ecuador. Since then, there have been no confirmed records of the species. To investigate the contemporary occurrence of this ‘lost shark’, a multi-pronged approach was undertaken. This included a literature review, development of an educational poster, and conducting a small number of informal interviews with fishers in five coastal communities of Manabí province, Ecuador. Half of the fishers interviewed recognized T. acutipinna and reported its capture as recently as 2010-2015. Despite the preliminary nature of the present study, it suggests that the lost shark of Ecuador persists.
| Translated title of the contribution | Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 289-294 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | Special Issue |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Oct 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Carlos Baque Baque from the Parish Government of Puerto Cayo for organizing the workshop, all fishers who participated in the interviews and the workshop, and Leonardo Alonzo Zambrano and Shirley Parrales Pachay from the Liguiqui community for their constant support of this project. P.M.K. was supported by the Marine Biodiversity Hub, a collaborative partnership supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. D.A.E. was supported by Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, California Academy of Sciences, and the Save Our Seas Foundation (grant 594).
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