|
|
|
European fisheries
Contrary to popular belief, Europe plays a major role in the global catch, export and import of sharks, in both home and distant waters.
Europe includes some of the most important shark fishing nations in the world. From 1990 to 2003, global reported catch of sharks increased by 22 per cent, 80 per cent of which was taken by 20 countries (including Spain, Portugal, the UK and France). Over the same period, Spain’s share of the global shark catch jumped from 2 per cent to 7.2 per cent. In 1997, Spain reported the world’s largest catch of sharks at nearly 100,000 metric tons (t).
In 2004, according to FAO data (see |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colour: 
