The discovery and distribution of the Spiny Dogfish Shark Resource in the Philippines / Vitaliano B. Encina

By:

Encina, Vitaliano B

Material type: Article

ArticlePublisher: Quezon City, Philippines : Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources , 1973Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISSN:

2672-2836 (Online)

Subject(s):

In: Philippines. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries Volume 11, Issue no. 1 & 2 (1971), page 127-141Abstract: This paper traces the global distribution of spiny dogfish shark (Family Squalidae) species in the Pacific and Indian oceans since 1872 and the description of the spiny dogfish shark by Deania Jordan and Snyder in 1902. Likewise, it shows identification of the spiny dogfish shark species in the Philippines by Smith and Radcliffe in 1912. Albert Herre in 1922 and Henry Fowler in 1941. In April, 1975, the spiny dogfish shark caught by local fishermen was identified and described by Mrs. Salud Ganaden, of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. This article also traces the discovery and identification of the spiny dogfish shark distributed in Philippine marine waters. A discussion of the economic value of the fish squalene oil is included. A program for the wise exploitation and conservation of this dollar-earning fishery is recommended.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Indexed Materials Collection	Electronic		Volume 11, Issue no. 1 & 2 (1971), page 127-141	Available		IMC000093
Journal	NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Institutional Repository Collection	Electronic	SH 1 .B9524 1973 vol. 11 no. 1 & 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Volume 11, No. 1 & 2 (January - December 1973)	Available		IRC00016

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This paper traces the global distribution of spiny dogfish shark (Family Squalidae) species in the Pacific and Indian oceans since 1872 and the description of the spiny dogfish shark by Deania Jordan and Snyder in 1902. Likewise, it shows identification of the spiny dogfish shark species in the Philippines by Smith and Radcliffe in 1912. Albert Herre in 1922 and Henry Fowler in 1941. In April, 1975, the spiny dogfish shark caught by local fishermen was identified and described by Mrs. Salud Ganaden, of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. This article also traces the discovery and identification of the spiny dogfish shark distributed in Philippine marine waters. A discussion of the economic value of the fish squalene oil is included. A program for the wise exploitation and conservation of this dollar-earning fishery is recommended.

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