Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 03-78 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
September 19, 2003 10:00 a.m. |
Reward Offered for Pacific Sleeper Shark Tags NOAA Fisheries is offering a $200 reward for electronic tags collected from Pacific sleeper sharks. NOAA Fisheries' Auke Bay Laboratory is tagging Pacific sleeper sharks in Lynn Canal/Chatam Straits of Southeast Alaska. The 3/4 inch diameter by 2 and 1/4 inch long electronic tags are attached externally near the dorsal fin of each shark. The electronic tags record depth and temperature. Data from the tags will provide information about Pacific sleeper shark behavior in the sea as well as the marine environmental conditions they experience. |