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Shark bite reported in Avon, North Carolina
Published on 1 Jun, 2012 at 19:42 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Clinic: Shark attack confirmed in Avon Female tourist bitten By Jessica O. Swink, Friday, 01 Jun 2012 AVON, N.C. (WAVY) – A spokeswoman for the Avon Medical Clinic confirmed a shark attack in Avon around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The clinic says the victim was a female tourist. National Park Service spokeswoman Cyndy Holda said
Japan’s Sharks and Rays tested on Radioactivity
Published on 1 Jun, 2012 at 18:35 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Effect of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on the Elasmobranch Fauna in Japan. Below are the latest results of the tests on levels of radioactive Caesium (Caesium-134 and Caesium-137) found in muscle tissue of elasmobranch species (sharks, skates and rays).
Regiospecific Analysis of Shark Liver Triacylglycerols
Published online on 24. May 2012 Regiospecific Analysis of Shark Liver Triacylglycerols Chamila Jayasinghe, Naohiro Gotoh und Shun Wada ABSTRACT: The liver oils of six shallow-water shark species, silky (Carcharhinus falciformis), thresher (Alopias superciliosus), oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus), blue (Prionace glauca), hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and salmon (Lamna ditropis) were analyzed with particular attention to the