Citation: Fahy, E. 1989 The spurdog Squalus acanthias (L) fishery in southwest Ireland. Irish Fisheries Investigations 32B: 1-22
Number of Pages: 22
Keywords: Ecology, Fish, Fishing, Marine, Pisces, Population, Reproductive biology, Shark
Abstract: This paper gives an account of the southwest Ireland spurdog fishery and is based on material collected between April 1987 and March 1988 inclusive. Information was collected by questionnaire and 5300 individual fish were examined. Ageing was undertaken using the posterior spine.