Detection of Sharks with the Gemini Imaging Sonar

Published in December 2014 Detection of Sharks with the Gemini Imaging Sonar Miles J.G. Parsons, Iain M. Parnum, Kim Allen, Robert D. McCauley, Christine Erbe ABSTRACT: Limiting environmental impacts of marine industrial operations and mitigating hazardous encounters between humans and marine fauna have become increasingly important as anthropogenic activity expands. To this end, significant effort

Sharks senses and shark repellents

Published online on 15. January 2015 Sharks senses and shark repellents Nathan S. Hart, Shaun P. Collin ABSTRACT: Despite over 70 years of research on shark repellents, few practical and reliable solutions to prevent shark attacks on humans or reduce shark bycatch and depredation in commercial fisheries have been developed. In large part, this deficiency

Global patterns in the bycatch of sharks and rays

Published online on 17. January 2015 Global patterns in the bycatch of sharks and rays Shelby Oliver, Matias Braccini, Stephen J. Newman, Euan S. Harvey ABSTRACT: This study comprised a meta-analysis of elasmobranch bycatch in commercial longline, trawl, purse-seine and gillnet fisheries in order to obtain a general perspective of bycatch patterns, and to expose

City of Busselton Plans to Install Second Shark Enclosure

Media Release City of Busselton 14. January 2015 ————————- Plans for Second Beach Enclosure Progress Planning for the installation of a second beach enclosure in the City of Busselton is ongoing. The popular Busselton Foreshore has been identified as the site for this second enclosure which is being funded by the State Government as part

Mechanical challenges to freshwater residency in sharks and rays

Published online on 08. January 2015 Mechanical challenges to freshwater residency in sharks and rays Adrian C. Gleiss, Jean Potvin, James J. Keleher, Jeff M. Whitty, David L. Morgan, Jeremy A. Goldbogen ABSTRACT: Major transitions between marine and freshwater habitats are relatively infrequent, primarily as a result of major physiological and ecological challenges. Few species

Video: Sandtiger shark bite incident near Mollymook in NSW

Structural insights and biomedical potential of IgNAR scaffolds from sharks

Published online on 14. January 2015 Structural insights and biomedical potential of IgNAR scaffolds from sharks Stefan Zielonka, Martin Empting, Julius Grzeschik, Doreen Könning, Caroline J Barelle, Harald Kolmar ABSTRACT: In addition to antibodies with the classical composition of heavy and light chains, the adaptive immune repertoire of sharks also includes a heavy-chain only isotype,

Sharks keep Newcastle beaches closed over the weekend

Media Release Newcastle City Council 16. January 2015 ———————— Alert – All Newcastle beaches to remain closed over the weekend All Newcastle beaches will remain closed this weekend, Saturday and Sunday 17 and 18 January, in the interest of community safety with continued sightings of two sharks in Newcastle waters today. We have also been

9NEWS: Teenager attacked by shark near Mollymook NSW

Dogfishing on Cape Cod

9NEWS: SA boaties being investigated for ‘interfering’ with great white shark

Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna

Published on 13. January 2015 Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna Craig R. McClain​, Meghan A. Balk, Mark C. Benfield, Trevor A. Branch, Catherine Chen, James Cosgrove, Alistair D.M. Dove, Lindsay C. Gaskins, Rebecca R. Helm, Frederick G. Hochberg, Frank B. Lee, Andrea Marshall, Steven E. McMurray, Caroline Schanche, Shane

Diversity in immature-shark communities along a tropical coastline

Published online on 08. January 2015 Diversity in immature-shark communities along a tropical coastline Peter M. Yates, Michelle R. Heupel, Andrew J. Tobin, Stephen K. Moore, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Effective conservation and management of shark populations is complicated by our limited understanding of their spatial ecology. For example, there are scarce data on diversity

Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to Shark behaviour

Published online on 07. January 2015 Sharks and people: Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to Shark behaviour Kirsty Richards, Bethan C. O’Leary, Callum M. Roberts, Rupert Ormond, Mauvis Gore, Julie P. Hawkins ABSTRACT: Shark tourism is a popular but controversial activity. We obtained insights into this industry via a

SSACN Appoint Samantha Jane King as Community Outreach Lead

Press Release Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network ( SSACN ) 08. January 2015 ———————– SSACN Appoint Community Outreach Lead The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network are pleased to announce the appointment of Samantha Jane King as our Community Outreach Project Officer. Our Outreach Project comprises ‘classroom’ based sessions and outdoor activities including inter-tidal zone ‘treasure