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Spatial Segregation in Eastern North Pacific Skate Assemblages
Published on 20. October 2014 Spatial Segregation in Eastern North Pacific Skate Assemblages Joseph J. Bizzarro, Kristin M. Broms, Miles G. Logsdon, David A. Ebert, Mary M. Yoklavich, Linda A. Kuhnz, Adam P. Summers ABSTRACT: Skates (Rajiformes: Rajoidei) are common mesopredators in marine benthic communities. The spatial associations of individual species and the structure of
2nd Maui shark bite incident in three days
News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 20. October 2014 ———————- 2nd SHARK INTERACTION IN BROWN WATER – MAUI’S KAHULUI HARBOR CLOSED For the second time in as many days, a shark interaction on Maui, prompted a reminder from the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for all ocean users to
Onset of Buccal Pumping in Catshark Embryos
Published on 20. October 2014 Onset of Buccal Pumping in Catshark Embryos: How Breathing Develops in the Egg Capsule Taketeru Tomita, Masaru Nakamura, Keiichi Sato, Hiroko Takaoka, Minoru Toda, Junro Kawauchi, Kazuhiro Nakaya ABSTRACT: Respiration in fishes involves buccal pumping, which is characterized by the generation of nearly continuous water flow over the gills because
Whale shark capital Donsol to have better road access by 2016
Published on 17 Oct, 2014 at 4:49 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 17. October 2014 ———————— The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently working on two tourism road projects that will further boost the tourism potential of Donsol Sorsogon, the “Whale Shark Capital of the world”. DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson said the implementation of
Australia: Girl bitten by shark while surfing at Avoca Beach NSW
Published on 17 Oct, 2014 at 3:34 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release NSW Police Force 17. October 2014 ————————– Teen sustains minor injuries when bitten by shark – Avoca Friday, 17 October 2014 08:15:05 AM A girl sustained minor injuries after she was reportedly bitten by a 1m shark at Avoca Beach this morning. Police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command have been told the
A product of its environment: the epaulette shark exhibits physiological tolerance to elevated environmental CO2
Accepted on 14. September 2014 A product of its environment: the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) exhibits physiological tolerance to elevated environmental CO2 Dennis D. U. Heinrich, Jodie L. Rummer, Andrea J. Morash, Sue-Ann Watson, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michelle R. Heupel, Philip L. Munday ABSTRACT: Ocean acidification, resulting from increasing anthropogenic CO2 emissions, is predicted to
Study: Could sleeper sharks be preying on protected Steller sea lions?
News Release Oregon State University ( OSU ) 15. October 2014 ————— NEWPORT, Ore. – Pacific sleeper sharks, a large, slow-moving species thought of as primarily a scavenger or predator of fish, may be preying on something a bit larger – protected Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska. A new study found the
Evidence of Pacific sleeper shark predation on Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska
Manuscript accepted on 21. August 2014 In cold blood: evidence of Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) predation on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska Markus Horning, Jo-Ann E. Mellish ABSTRACT: Temperature data received post mortem in 2008–13 from 15 of 36 juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) that had been surgically
Notes on female reproductive biology and embryos of the brown guitarfish from Taiwan
Published online on 10. October 2014 Notes on female reproductive biology and embryos of the brown guitarfish Rhinobatos schlegelii from the Penghu Islands, Taiwan Vera Schluessel, Jenny Giles, Peter M. Kyne ABSTRACT: Litter size and details of the reproductive biology of female brown guitarfish Rhinobatos schlegelii from the Penghu Islands, Taiwan, are provided for the