Bycatch Gallery

Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus)

Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) trio at the seabed. The species is unusual in being able to tolerate wide degrees of salinity so they can live in fresh, brackish or sea water. Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

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Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)

Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), normally shy but will occasionally approach divers out of curiosity. Possesses short stinging spine at base of long whip-like tail which can reach three times the disc width. Has plate-like teeth that crush shellfish, clams, oysters, whelks and other large molluscs. Can leap well clear of the water; a powerful fighter when caught on a line. Northern New South Wales, Australia

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Salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis)

Salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis), harvested sharks, bloody carcasses after gutting and butchering to cut out the hearts, a delicacy used in sashimi. Kenennuma port, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Honshu, Japan

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