February 9th, 2014

Population dynamics of the reef manta ray in eastern Australia

Population dynamics of the reef manta ray in eastern Australia

Published online in February 2014 Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia L. I. E. Couturier, C. L. Dudgeon, K. H. Pollock, F. R. A. Jaine, M. B. Bennett, K. A. Townsend, S. J. Weeks, A. J. Richardson ABSTRACT: The reef manta ray Manta alfredi aggregates at several sites along

Western Australian Coastal Shark Bites: A risk assessment

Western Australian Coastal Shark Bites: A risk assessment

Published online on 06. February 2014 Western Australian Coastal Shark Bites: A risk assessment Peter Sprivulis ABSTRACT: Background As Western Australia’s (WA) Government enacts shark bite mitigation, the personal risk of shark bite in WA has not been studied. Aims Model the risk of large (>3m) white shark bite (Carcharodon carcharias, LWS) in southwest WA.