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DEA Press Release: New permit for Shark Research Project issued
Published on 5 May, 2012 at 3:10 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
MEDIA STATEMENT 4 MAY 2012 OCEARCH PERMITS UPDATE The permits issued to Chris Fisher and various scientists for research on Great White Sharks were suspended on 19 April 2012 following news of the fatal shark attack on body-boarder David Lilienfeld. This was done in order to ensure that further activities were not undertaken whilst the
Feeding of the Brazilian sharpnose shark
Published online on 04. May 2012 Feeding of the Brazilian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839) from southern Brazil H. Bornatowski, M. R. Heithaus, V. Abilhoa, M. F. M. Corrêa ABSTRACT: Stomach contents of 175 Brazilian sharpnose sharks, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, were examined to assess their feeding habits. Caught by artisanal fishers between June