June 18th, 2012

Assessing the Efficacy of the Shark Shield

Assessing the Efficacy of the Shark Shield

Effects of the Shark Shield electric deterrent on the behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Huveneers, C. et al June 2012 Final Report to SafeWork South Australia. SARDI Publication No. F2012/000123-1 SARDI Research Report Series No. 632. 61pp. PDF – DOWNLOAD    

First record of spinetail devilray from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean

First record of spinetail devilray from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean

Published online on 25. May 2012 First record of Mobula japanica (Rajiformes: Myliobatidae) from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean Carlos Bustamante, Lydie I. E. Couturier and Michael B. Bennett ABSTRACT: The spinetail devilray Mobula japanica was recorded for the first time in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, from a single beach-washed specimen examined at Bahía Inglesa, Chile.

Records of Mobula rays from the waters between Gabon and Angola

Records of Mobula rays from the waters between Gabon and Angola

Published online on 03. April 2012 Records of rays of the genus Mobula (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from the waters between Gabon and Angola (eastern tropical Atlantic) Caroline R. Weir, Bruno C.L. Macena and Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara ABSTRACT: The occurrence of the rays belonging to the genera Mobula (known collectively as the ‘devil rays’) and

First record of long nose chimaera from Bay of Bengal

First record of long nose chimaera from Bay of Bengal

Published online on 04. April 2012 First record of long nose chimaera Neoharriotta pinnata (Chondrichthys: Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae), from Bay of Bengal, India (north-eastern Indian Ocean) T.V. Suresh and S.M. Raffi ABSTRACT: Our paper describes the first record of Neoharriotta pinnata from the Bay of Bengal region of the Indian Ocean. A single specimen of a

On the by-catch of two porbeagle sharks in the Adriatic Sea

On the by-catch of two porbeagle sharks in the Adriatic Sea

Published online on 07. June 2012 On the by-catch of two porbeagle sharks Lamna nasus in the central Adriatic Sea Umberto Scacco, Ivan Consalvo, Stefano DiMuccio and Leonardo Tunesi ABSTRACT: In July 2010 and August 2011 a subadult and an adult porbeagle shark Lamna nasus were respectively caught as by-catch by an artisanal fishery boat

First record of the pelagic thresher shark from the Lakshadweep Sea India

First record of the pelagic thresher shark from the Lakshadweep Sea India

Published online on 27. March 2012 First record of the pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus (Pisces: Alopiiformes: Alopiidae) from the Lakshadweep Sea, India K.V. Aneesh Kumar, S. Paresh Khanolkar, P. Pravin, B. Meenakumari and E.V. Radhakrishnan ABSTRACT: The pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is a large, wide-ranging Indo-Pacific Ocean pelagic shark. In this paper, the

Record of the goblin shark from Brazil

Record of the goblin shark from Brazil

Published online on 08. May 2012 Record of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae) from the south-western Atlantic Getulio Rincon, Teodoro Vaske Júnior and Otto B.F. Gadig ABSTRACT: This paper reports the first well-documented specimen of the goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni in the south-western Atlantic, based on a mature male measuring 3152 mm

Brett T Bailey Mako Rodeo 2012

Brett T Bailey Mako Rodeo 2012

11th Annual Brett T Bailey Mako Rodeo Location: Hoffman’s Marina, Brielle, New Jersey, USA. Date: 15. – 16. June 2012 Tournament Results: Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) Division: Weight: 224.5 lbs Boat: Sweet Melissa                   ———————————————————– Weight: 214 lbs Boat: Mary Lou Crew