Table 2 Proportion of sexually mature individuals inferred from pre-caudal length.
Species | Common name | Proportion of immatures | # Sexually immature (SI) | Size range SI (cm) | # Sexually mature (SM) | Size range SM (cm) | Length used | Size of sexual maturity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alopias pelagicus | Pelagic thresher | 55% | 52 | 63.0–137.8 | 42 | 139.0–174.0 | PCL | 138 cm51 |
Alopias superciliosus | Bigeye thresher | 48% | 21 | 160.2–249.5 | 23 | 254.4–302.3 | TL | 253 cm52 |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | Grey reef shark | – | 0 | NA | 2 | 132.9–143.6 | TL | 116.753 |
Carcharhinus falciformis | Silky shark | 86% | 195 | 37.0–133.0 | 33 | 136.0–195.0 | PCL | 135–140 cm38 |
Carcharhinus longimanus | Oceanic whitetip shark | 96% | 157 | 76.7–169.9 | 7 | 189.1–257.6 | TL | 172 cm39 |
Galeocerdo cuvier | Tiger shark | – | 2 | 145.1–212.3 | 0 | NA | TL | 276 cm54 |
Prionacea glauca | Blue shark | 86% | 58 | 96.8–180.8 | 9 | 182.1–199.2 | TL | 182 cm55 |
Isurus oxyrinchus | Shortfin mako | – | 2 | 120.4–171.2 | 1 | 203.4 | TL | 180 cm56 |
Sphyrna lewini | Scalloped hammerhead | 27% | 25 | 117.0–162.0 | 69 | 163.3–295.3 | TL | 162–181.2 cm57 |
Sphyrna zygaena | Smooth hammerhead | 7% | 3 | 118.4–172.8 | 43 | 179.7–289.9 | TL | 178.158 |
Mustelus mustelus | Common smooth-hound | – | 0 | NA | 1 | 161.9 | TL | 88 cm59 |
Total | 515 | 230 |
