Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Somniosus microcephalus is commonly fished by people in the Arctic regions (Norway, Iceland, and Greenland) for its liver oil and meat. People of the Inuit tribes have also been known to use its skin to make boots and its teeth as knives. (Compagno and Fowler, 2005; Compagno, 1984)
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Mills, P. and K. Wehrly. 2006. "Somniosus microcephalus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 15, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Somniosus_microcephalus.html.
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