Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758) — Blue shark

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on confirmed records from an observer program on shark longline vessels in 2014 (NFA and CSIRO, unpublished data).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: Circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas. Oceanic and pelagic, 0–1000 m depth. Marine.