CCAD recommends including hammerhead sharks in Appendix II of CITES

Press Release PRETOMA January 29, 2013 ————————— By Miguel, San José, Costa Rica Last Friday January 25, the Council of Ministers of the Central American Commission of Environment and Development (CCAD), which belongs to the Environment Department of the Central American Integration System (SICA), agreed to support the initiative to include hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini)

Genetic identification of Carcharhinus sharks from the SW Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 29. January 2013 Genetic identification of Carcharhinus sharks from the southwest Atlantic Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes) R. R. Domingues, A. F. de Amorim, A. W. S. Hilsdorf ABSTRACT: Sharks of the genus Carcharhinus exhibit subtle morphological differences that are difficult to observe because of the common practice of head and fin removal, making

Inferred global connectivity of whale shark populations

Published online on 29. January 2013 Inferred global connectivity of whale shark Rhincodon typus populations A. M. M. Sequeira, C. Mellin, M. G. Meekan, D. W. Sims, C. J. A. Bradshaw ABSTRACT: Ten years have passed since the last synopsis of whale shark Rhincodon typus biogeography. While a recent review of the species’ biology and

Great white shark killed in Mozambique – Updated

According to social media reports, this juvenile great white shark was killed and finned by fishermen in Guinjata, Inhambane Province / Mozambique.

Science, policy, and the public discourse of shark attack

Published on 23. January 2013 Science, policy, and the public discourse of shark “attack”: a proposal for reclassifying human–shark interactions Christopher Neff and Robert Hueter ABSTRACT: There are few phrases in the Western world that evoke as much emotion or as powerful an image as the words “shark” and “attack.” However, not all “shark attacks”

A new genus and species of false cat sharks from the Indian Ocean

Published on 29. January 2013 Planonasus parini n. g. and n. sp., a new genus and species of false cat sharks (Carchariniformes, Pseudotriakidae) from the deep northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands Simon Weigmann, Matthias F.W. Stehmann, Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT: A new genus and species of the carcharhiniform family Pseudotriakidae is described based on three

Residency, Habitat Use and Sexual Segregation of White Sharks in South Africa

Published on 28. January 2013 Residency, Habitat Use and Sexual Segregation of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias in False Bay, South Africa  Alison Kock, M. Justin O’Riain, Katya Mauff, Michael Meÿer, Deon Kotze, Charles Griffiths ABSTRACT: White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are threatened apex predators and identification of their critical habitats and how these are used are

Great white shark attacks boat