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porbeagle
(redirected from Lamna nasus)

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porbeagle: see mako mako , heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the porbeagle.
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porbeagle
any of several voracious sharks of the genus Lamna, esp L. nasus, of northern seas: family Isuridae


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Likewise, the EU warned: "Unsustainable target fisheries for Lamna nasus in parts of its range have been driven by international trade demand for its high value meat.
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Likewise, the EU warned: "Unsustainable target fisheries for Lamna nasus in parts of its range have been driven by international trade demand for its high value meat.
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Unsustainable target fisheries for Lamna nasus in parts of its range have been driven by international trade demand for its high value meat," said the European Union in its submission.
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