The liver lipid fatty acid profiles of seven Indian Ocean shark species |
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Authors: | Bruce Davidson Geremy Cliff |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Physiology, Wits Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;(2) Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga, South Africa |
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Abstract: | We have assessed the fatty acid profiles of the livers from seven shark species (Carcharias taurus (raggedtooth/grey nurse), Carcharhinus limbatus (blacktip), Carcharhinus obscurus (dusky), Carcharhinus leucas (Zambezi/bull), Sphyrna lewini (scalloped hammerhead), Carcharhinus brevipinna (spinner), and Galeocerdo cuvieri (tiger)) found off the east coast of South Africa. While there was generally little variation between the species, Carcharias taurus showed fatty acid profiles that would be most favourable in human nutrition, in that it showed both low saturated (SFA) (37.1%) and high polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) (26.6%) levels. However, all species showed profiles rich in PUFA, thus utilising the liver oil from sharks caught as part of the bycatch when fishing for teleost species would avoid unnecessary wastage of a potentially valuable resource. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | elasmobranch hepatic oils |
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