Several Sixgill Sharks Caught in Lebanon

Increasing rate of species discovery in sharks coincides with sharp population declines

Accepted on 28. April 2014 Increasing rate of species discovery in sharks coincides with sharp population declines: implications for biodiversity Randhawa, Haseeb; Poulin, Robert; Krkosek, Martin ABSTRACT: The global biodiversity of some taxonomic groups is poorly described, but thought to be decreasing rapidly. Surprisingly, this holds for a group of the world’s most iconic large-bodied

Exercise and Shark Liver Oil Supplementation Reduce Tumor Growth and Cancer Cachexia

Published on 20. March 2014 Exercise and Shark Liver Oil Supplementation Reduce Tumor Growth and Cancer Cachexia in Walker 256 Tumor Bearing Rats Kryczyk M, Bordignon J, Iagher F, Nunes EA, Yamazaki RK, et al. ABSTRACt: This study investigated whether exercise associated to shark liver oil supplementation (1 g/kg b.w./day) affects tumor growth, cachexia, lipid

Age and Growth of the Round Stingray Urotrygon rogersi

Published on 28. April 2014 Age and Growth of the Round Stingray Urotrygon rogersi, a Particularly Fast-Growing and Short-Lived Elasmobranch Paola A. Mejía-Falla, Enric Cortés, Andrés F. Navia, Fernando A. Zapata ABSTRACT: We examined the age and growth of Urotrygon rogersi on the Colombian coast of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean by directly estimating age

Shane Nolet told rescuers he was sitting on his board

Shark bites man sitting on surf board near Jetty NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. —A 23-year-old Edgewater man suffered a minor cut to the hand when a small shark bit him while he was surfing not far from the jetty on Thursday. Shane Nolet told rescuers he was sitting on his board with a friend when

South Africa: Draft Shark Management Plan Unveiled

Department of Environmental Affairs 02. May 2014   ——————- The draft shark biodiversity management plan (SBMP) has been published for public comment in terms of the National Environment: Biodiversity Act (2004). The plan will set targets to improve the status of sharks within South African waters and will establish the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)

Status of U.S. Shark Stocks in 2013

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 02. May 2014 The latest Annual Report on the Status of U.S. Fisheries has just been released. A PDF-file of the Status of Stocks 2013 Report can be downloaded here. The three tables below provide an overview of the status of 5 shark stock complexes and 24 shark stocks which

Mako pup caught in Turkey

A pre-COSEWIC assessment of Porbeagle Shark in Newfoundland and Labrador waters

Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document 2013/088 Newfoundland and Labrador, Maritimes, and Gulf Regions A pre-COSEWIC assessment of Porbeagle Shark (Lamna nasus) in Newfoundland and Labrador waters M.R. Simpson and C.M. Miri Published in April 2014 ABSTRACT: Reassessment of the Porbeagle Shark (Lamna nasus) has recently been proposed by the Committee on the Status

Nothing Flake-y about this decision

Press Release Fisheries Research and Development Corporation ( FRDC ) 30. April 2014 —————– The Australian Fish Names committee today have put an end to consumer confusion and concerns around purchasing shark species with the announcement of the new group name Flake. The new group name Flake now means that only two shark species, Gummy

Demographic analysis of the shortfin mako shark in the Northwest Pacific

Published online on 16. April 2014 Demographic analysis of the shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, in the Northwest Pacific using a two-sex stage-based matrix model Wen-Pei Tsai, Chi-Lu Sun, André E. Punt, Kwang-Ming Liu ABSTRACT: Most demographic models are single sex, and assume both sexes have the same vital rates. However, many species, including the

Evidence of fishing down and illegal shark finning in the Galápagos Islands

Published online on 23. April 2014 The demise of Darwin’s fishes: evidence of fishing down and illegal shark finning in the Galápagos Islands Laurenne Schiller, Juan José Alava, Jack Grove, Günther Reck, Daniel Pauly ABSTRACT: The fauna of the Galápagos Island chain is characterized by high biodiversity and endemism. Thus, the conservation of its terrestrial

Historical records reveal potential extirpation of four hammerhead sharks in Mexican Pacific waters

Published online on 23. April 2014 Historical records reveal potential extirpation of four hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) in Mexican Pacific waters Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez ABSTRACT: Populations of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna and Eusphyra) have declined in many regions of the world. Six of the eight hammerheads known to date are distributed in the Mexican Pacific: S.