Home » Archives
AU: Smooth hammerhead shark not eligible for listing as vulnerable species in New South Wales
Published on 6 Apr, 2015 at 10:32 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Fisheries Scientific Committee March 2015 Ref. No. FD52 File No. FSC 12/02 FINAL DETERMINATION Sphyrna zygaena – The Smooth Hammerhead Shark The Fisheries Scientific Committee, established under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (the Act), has made a final determination to not list the Smooth Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna zygaena as a VULNERABLE SPECIES
Acoustic telemetry reveals cryptic residency of whale sharks
Published on 01. April 2015 Acoustic telemetry reveals cryptic residency of whale sharks E. Fernando Cagua, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Christoph A. Rohner, Clare E. M. Prebble, Tane H. Sinclair-Taylor, Simon J. Pierce, Michael L. Berumen ABSTRACT: Although whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) have been documented to move thousands of kilometres, they are most frequently observed
Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in mobulid rays
Published online on 16. March 2015 Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in the branchial plate and muscle tissue of mobulid rays Michelle S.M. Ooi, Kathy A. Townsend, Michael B. Bennett, Anthony J. Richardson, Daniel Fernando, Cesar A. Villa, Caroline Gaus ABSTRACT: Mobulid rays are targeted in fisheries for their branchial plates, for use