September, 2014

Comparison of total lipids and fatty acids from liver, heart and abdominal muscle of scalloped and smooth hammerhead sharks

Comparison of total lipids and fatty acids from liver, heart and abdominal muscle of scalloped and smooth hammerhead sharks

Published on 12. September 2014 Comparison of total lipids and fatty acids from liver, heart and abdominal muscle of scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and smooth (Sphyrna zygaena) hammerhead sharks Bruce Clement Davidson, Wynand Nel, Afsha Rais, Vahid Namdarizandi, Scott Vizarra, Geremy Cliff ABSTRACT: Liver, heart and abdominal muscle samples from scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and smooth (Sphyrna

Netwerk24: KZNSB to test electronic shark repellent cable in Cape Town

No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks

No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks

Published online on 24. September 2014 No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks from behavioural discrimination experiments V. Schluessel, I. P. Rick, K. Plischke ABSTRACT: Despite convincing data collected by microspectrophotometry and molecular biology, rendering sharks colourblind cone monochromats, the question of whether sharks can perceive colour

The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark in Taiwan

The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark in Taiwan

Published online on 08. September 2014 The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark Rhincodon typus in Taiwan H. H. Hsu, C. Y. Lin, S. J. Joung ABSTRACT: On 27 October 2013, a Rhincodon typus was apparently chased by a group of Caranx ignobilis into nearshore waters near Green Island (Ludao), east

South Africa: Shark mitigation measures sought for Port St Johns

South Africa: Shark mitigation measures sought for Port St Johns

South African Government News Agency 26. September 2014 ———————— Public invited to comment on measures to mitigate shark attacks Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has invited the public to give their inputs on ways to mitigate shark attacks in Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs spokesperson Zolile

New Zealand: Shark Fin to Greenweight Ratios – Circular 2014

New Zealand: Shark Fin to Greenweight Ratios – Circular 2014

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 Fisheries (Shark Fin to Greenweight Ratios) Circular 2014 (Notice No. MPI 391) Pursuant to Regulation 52C of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001, and after meeting consultation requirements, the Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries issues the following circular. C i r c u l a r 1.

Western Australia: More patrols, second shark barrier for South-West

Western Australia: More patrols, second shark barrier for South-West

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 26. September 2014 —————————- The following statement was issued by the Premier, the Hon Colin Barnett, MLA Aerial patrols of South-West beaches by SLSWA to start in time for October school holidays State Government will provide additional $650,000 in 2014-15 to SLSWA to extend aerial patrols in the

Blacktip reef sharks have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range

Blacktip reef sharks have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range

Accepted manuscript online: 22. September 2014 Blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range Thomas M. Vignaud, Johann Mourier, Jeffrey A. Maynard, Raphael Leblois, Julia Spaet, Eric Clua, Valentina Neglia, Serge Planes ABSTRACT: For free-swimming marine species like sharks, only population genetics and demographic history analyses

FWC cites angler for possession of over the shark bag limit

FWC cites angler for possession of over the shark bag limit

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report September 12-September 18, 2014 ( … ) SOUTHWEST REGION MANATEE COUNTY Officer Laskowski was patrolling the south Skyway fishing area for fishing activity. Officer Laskowski was watching an individual fishing when he observed him catching a shark and put it

Rescued Bali Shark Release

Tiger shark movement patterns and habitat use in eastern Australian waters

Tiger shark movement patterns and habitat use in eastern Australian waters

Published online on 19. September 2014 Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) movement patterns and habitat use determined by satellite tagging in eastern Australian waters Bonnie J. Holmes, Julian G. Pepperell, Shane P. Griffiths, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Ian R. Tibbetts, Mike B. Bennett ABSTRACT: Partial migration is considered ubiquitous among vertebrates, but little is known about

Finned Sand Tiger Shark that survived a Human Attack

Finned Sand Tiger Shark that survived a Human Attack

She is a fully finned female sand tiger that survived and all wounds are healed. Angler did not tag her because her girth made them believe she was carrying pups and to release asap. She was caught in Ocean City, MD in a spot 36 others were caught(no they were not finned) in the past

Commercial Whale Shark Interaction Tours in Ningaloo Marine Park

Commercial Whale Shark Interaction Tours in Ningaloo Marine Park

COMMERCIAL IN-WATER WHALE SHARK INTERACTION TOURS IN NINGALOO MARINE PARK OPERATING FROM TANTABIDDI WESTERN AUSTRALIA PART OF THE NINGALOO COAST WORLD HERITAGE AREA EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION EOI 1 243 2014 EOI Closing Date 3:00pm (WST) Tuesday 16 September 2014 PDF – DOWNLOAD    

YTN News: Whale shark caught off South Korea’s east coast

Chimaera orientalis – A new species of Chimera from the eastern Pacific Ocean

Chimaera orientalis – A new species of Chimera from the eastern Pacific Ocean

Published on 18. September 2014 Records of chimaeroid fishes (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with the description of a new species of Chimera (Chimaeridae) from the eastern Pacific Ocea Arturo Angulo, Myrna I. López, William A. Bussing, Atsunobu Murase ABSTRACT: A new species of Chimaera Linnaeus 1758 is described from three