Porbeagle shark at market in France

Cretaceous stem chondrichthyans survived the end-Permian mass extinction

Published on 29. October 2013 Cretaceous stem chondrichthyans survived the end-Permian mass extinction Guillaume Guinot, Sylvain Adnet, Lionel Cavin, Henri Cappetta ABSTRACT: Cladodontomorph sharks are Palaeozoic stem chondrichthyans thought to go extinct at the end-Permian mass extinction. This extinction preceded the diversification of euselachians, including modern sharks. Here we describe an outer-platform cladodontomorph shark tooth

Species composition of sharks in Southeast Asian region

Species composition of sharks in Southeast Asian region: Reanalysis of the study on sharks in 2003 and 2004 by SEAFDEC and ASEAN-SEAFDEC member countries Masaya Katoh and Ahmad Ali INTRODUCTION : One hundred seventy-four species of sharks have been recognized in Southeast Asian region (Ahmad & Lim 2012). Moreover, about 126 thousand tons of sharks,

Rare Bramble Shark caught by Pakistani fisherman

Biological data on the Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark from the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

Published online on 28. October 2013 New biological data on the rare, threatened shark Carcharhinus leiodon (Carcharhinidae) from the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea Alec B. M. Moore, Dareen Almojil, Mark Harris, Rima W. Jabado and William T. White ABSTRACT: New biological data relevant to the conservation of the rare and threatened shark Carcharhinus leiodon

San Diego: Four Elasmobranch Species mentioned in New Fish Consumption Advisories

 Press Release Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Sam Delson 22. October 2013 ———————– New State Fish Consumption Advisories For San Diego Bay and Mission Bay: Mercury and PCBs are the chemicals of potential concern SACRAMENTO – Anglers should avoid eating shiner perch and topsmelt from San Diego Bay but can safely eat two

Qld reef named after shark man Ron Taylor

Media Release Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) 25. October 2013 ———————- Reef named in honour of Shark Man – Ron Taylor Ron Taylor, who captured marine life through the lens of a camera and shared his passion with the world, will be immortalised with a reef named in his honour. Great Barrier Reef

Shark attack victim flown to Perth for treatment

Shark attack victim flown to Perth for treatment October 28, 2013 A woman who was attacked by a shark on Western Australia’s north-west coast is being flown to Perth for treatment. The woman, believed to be aged in her 60s, is understood to have been attacked at Turquoise Bay near Exmouth this afternoon. Royal Flying

Living Manta Ray Hybrid found in the Red Sea

News Release The Cousteau Society 22. October 2013 ———————- LIVING MANTA RAY HYBRID FOUND IN THE SUDANESE RED SEA – FIRST RECORD IN THE WORLD! The first hybrid Manta ray has been identified off the Red Sea coast of Sudan following a pioneering research trip in late 2012 carried out by scientists from The Cousteau

First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid

Published on 27. September 2013 First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid R P Walter, S T Kessel, N Alhasan, A T Fisk, D D Heath, T Chekchak, R Klaus, M Younis, G Hill, B Jones, C D Braun, M L Berumen, J D Dibattista, M A Priest, N E Hussey Following

News Video: Shark Attack in Etang Salé – Reunion Island

Reunion Island: Man Seriously Injured in Shark Attack

A serious shark attack occurred in Reunion Island today ( Saturday, October 26th ). According to the local media, a 24-years old man ( named 'Tanguy' ) was bitten by a shark at a popular surfing spot called ' Le Tournant ' in Etang-Salé-les-Bains at about 4:30 pm.

Two new stingrays from the eastern Indonesian Archipelago

Published on 21. October 2013 Two new stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) from the eastern Indonesian Archipelago Peter R. Last and William T. White ABSTRACT: Two new stingrays, Dasyatis longicauda sp. nov. and Himantura javaensis sp. nov., are described from material collected in the eastern Indonesian Archipelago. These species, which are both relatively small stingrays (both probably

CNN: Dolphins killed for shark bait in Peru

Western Australia: Diver Reports Shark Incident

A scuba diver has reported being bitten on the fins by a large shark, while diving near Little Island off Hillarys, but he has not been injured. The diver reported seeing a large dark shape when returning to the boat and noticed parts of his fins missing, once he was back in the boat.