There is insufficient information to separate the landings of Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis and leafscale gulper shark Centrophorus squamosus. Total international landings of the combined species have steadily increased to around 11000 t in 2003 and have rapidly declined after 2003 to the lowest levels since the fishery started (Figure 9.4.20.1). Substantial declines in cpue series for the two species in Subareas V, VI, and VII suggest that both species are severely depleted (Figure 9.4.20.2) and that they have been exploited at unsustainable levels. In Division IXa, lpue series are stable for leafscale gulper shark (Figure 9.4.20.4) and declining for Portuguese dogfish (Figure 9.4.20.3).