Porbeagle (Noun)
Meaning
Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Porbeagles have become popular in competitive and commercial longlining operations off eastern North America.
- Reaching up to 3 metres in length and a lifespan of at least 23 years porbeagles present moderate risks of fin over-exploitation.
- Most recently assessed by the IUCN as 'Vulnerable', a decreasing global porbeagle population urgently calls for conservative precautionary strategies and catches reassignments by states party of marine animal-protection compacts worldwide.
- Generally temperate seas favour Porbeagles worldwide by locating mostly moderate Atlantic heat transports among Ocean productive layer mesohabitats while warming north from strong flow temperature extrema.
- Their average lengths of 8 ft or 2.4 m are typical and adult male Porbeagle specimens caught may significantly vary in mass but a well-crafted vessel and an experienced crew nonetheless will prevent that catch escaping overboard.