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Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark
News Release Michigan State University March 25, 2013 Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark. The study, led by Michigan State University and appearing in the Journal of Fish Biology, confirmed the specimen, found in the Gulf of Mexico April 7, 2011, was a single shark with two heads, rather than
First record of dicephalia in a bull shark foetus from the Gulf of Mexico
Published online on 25. March 2013 First record of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) foetus from the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. C. M. Wagner, P. H. Rice, A. P. Pease ABSTRACT: The first recorded incidence of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas is reported from a foetus collected by a
Trophic Interactions and Distribution of Some Squaliforme Sharks
Published on 25. March 2013 Trophic Interactions and Distribution of Some Squaliforme Sharks, Including New Diet Descriptions for Deania calcea and Squalus acanthias Matthew R. Dunn, Darren W. Stevens, Jeffrey S. Forman, Amelia Connell ABSTRACT: Squaliforme sharks are a common but relatively vulnerable bycatch in many deep water fisheries. Eleven species of squaliforme shark are
Taiwan: Fisheries Agency’s new rule aims to help shark research
Published on 25 Mar, 2013 at 14:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
By Lee I-chia / Taipei Times Staff reporter, 26. March 2013 FACT FISHING: A sudden rise in reports of catches of three shark species has prompted the agency to devise regulations aiming to aid scientific research A new regulation requiring fishing management departments and research laboratories to report the capture of great white sharks,