November 14th, 2014

Bathymetric limits of chondrichthyans in the deep sea

Bathymetric limits of chondrichthyans in the deep sea

Published online on 29. October 2014 Bathymetric limits of chondrichthyans in the deep sea: A re-evaluation J.A. Musick, C.F. Cotton ABSTRACT: Chondrichthyans are largely absent in abyssal (>3000 m) habitats in most regions of the world ocean and are uncommon below 2000 m. The deeper-living chondrichthyans include certain rajids, squaliforms and holocephalans. Several hypotheses have been erected

Man reports shark bite off Kaanapali, Hawaii

Man reports shark bite off Kaanapali, Hawaii

News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 13. November 2014 ————————– APPARENT SHARK ATTACK INJURES ALASKA MAN Some West Maui Beaches Closed A 50 year old Homer, Alaska man, snorkeling in the ocean off Airplane Beach in the Ka’anapali area of West Maui, reported being bitten by a shark at around 1:30