New records of Galeocerdo cuvier (Carcharhinidae) as incidental catch in Peruvian artisanal fisheries

Roque-Sanchez M.; Salazar S.D. · Revista Peruana de Biologia (2025) · DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v32i3.30239

Resumen

Two new records of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) are reported from artisanal fisheries along the central coast of Peru. The specimens were incidentally captured during fishing operations targeting Myliobatis peruvianus and Pseudobatos planiceps. The first individual was caught in the Bajada de Cañete fishing area (Lima Department) and landed at the Lagunilla Artisanal Fishing Landing Site (DPA) on 11 July 2023; it measured 91 cm in total length (TL). The second specimen was caught off Yumaque Beach (Pisco, Ica) and landed at the San Andrés DPA on 1 September 2023, with a TL of 95 cm. Both individuals were captured using 10-inch gillnets. These occurrences took place during the anomalous warming event associated with the 2023 Coastal El Niño. © Los autores. Este artículo es publicado por la Revista Peruana de Biología de la Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es) que permite Compartir (copiar y redistribuir el material en cualquier medio o formato), Adaptar (remezclar, transformar y construir a partir del material) para cualquier propósito, incluso comercialmente.