WA Shark Deterrent Research Reveals Promising Results

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 17. June 2015 ——————— Shark research yields promising results The following statement was issued by the Premier, the Hon Colin Barnett, MLA ​​Three State Government-funded research projects on shark detection and deterrents recently completed Existing and novel shark deterrents tested on a range of species in the wild

Whale shark released in northern Colombia

Results of the 2015 Point Lookout Shark Tournament

3rd Annual Pt. Lookout Shark Tournament Location: Pt. Lookout, New York, USA. Date: 12. – 13. June 2015 Number of entrants: 43 teams WINNERS : 1st Place: Species: Thresher shark ( Alopias vulpinus ) Weight: 261 lbs Boat: One Love 2nd Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight: 189 lbs Boat: Gambler

Results of the 2015 Warriors for Warriors Charity Shark Tournament

2nd Annual Warriors for Warriors Charity Shark Tournament 2015 Location: Crystal Point Yacht Club, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, USA. Date: 12. – 13. June 2015 WINNERS 1st Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight: 468 lbs Boat: Fin-Ominal Angler: Jeff Tomasello 2nd Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )

Concentrations of trace elements in a rare and threatened coastal shark from the Arabian Gulf

Published online on 15. June 2015 Concentrations of trace elements in a rare and threatened coastal shark from the Arabian Gulf (smoothtooth blacktip Carcharhinus leiodon) Alec B.M. Moore, Thi Bolam, Brett P. Lyons, Jim R. Ellis ABSTRACT: Kuwait’s waters are one of only two locations where the smoothtooth blacktip shark Carcharhinus leiodon is known to

Body-size trends of the extinct giant shark Carcharocles megalodon

Published online on 04. June 2015 Body-size trends of the extinct giant shark Carcharocles megalodon: a deep-time perspective on marine apex predators Catalina Pimiento, Meghan A. Balk ABSTRACT: The extinct shark Carcharocles megalodon is one of the largest marine apex predators ever to exist. Nonetheless, little is known about its body-size variations through time and

Curtin palaeontologist finds more tooth to shark story

Media Release Curtin University, Western Australia 09. June 2015 ——————— Fossil named after former WA Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley Research recently published in the scientific journal PLOS One substantially strengthens the theory that the modern shark is less primitive than previously believed. Curtin University palaeontologist Associate Professor Kate Trinajstic, from the Faculty of Science and

Two teens injured in shark attacks at North Carolina island resort

SeaWorld Orlando Helps Care For Three Sandbar Sharks Involved In I-95 Crash

Press Release SeaWorld Orlando 11. June 2015 ——————– ORLANDO, Fla. (June 11, 2015) – Last night, the SeaWorld Orlando Rescue Team was contacted to come and help care for three Sandbar sharks who were unfortunately involved in a serious accident along I-95 during their transport from Miami to New York.  The SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue Team

Unexpected Positive Buoyancy in Deep Sea Sharks, Hexanchus griseus, and a Echinorhinus cookei

Published on 10. June 2015 Unexpected Positive Buoyancy in Deep Sea Sharks, Hexanchus griseus, and a Echinorhinus cookei Itsumi Nakamura, Carl G. Meyer, Katsufumi Sato ABSTRACT: We do not expect non air-breathing aquatic animals to exhibit positive buoyancy. Sharks, for example, rely on oil-filled livers instead of gas-filled swim bladders to increase their buoyancy, but

Ontogeny of digestive organs during early developmental stages of the tropical whitespotted bamboo shark

Published online on 09. June 2015 Ontogeny of digestive organs during early developmental stages of the tropical whitespotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum – a histological study Xiaojin Xu, Yingxue Qin, Gang Luo, Xi Huang, Wen-zheng Zou, Lipin Zheng, Jun Wang, Yongquan Su ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to address a lack of understanding of the

Results of the 2015 Brett Bailey Mako Tournament

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 14. June 2015 14th Annual BTB Mako Rodeo Location: Hoffman’s Marina West, Brielle, New Jersey, USA. Date: 12. – 13. June 2015 According to the organizer, a total of 66 boats participated in this year’s Brett Bailey Mako Rodeo that took place at Hoffman’s Marina in Brielle, New Jersey.

ABC News: Teenage Girl Attacked by Shark Off Coast of North Carolina

Drivers of Daily Routines in Blacktip Reef Sharks: Hunt Warm, Rest Warmer?

Published on 10. June 2015 Drivers of Daily Routines in an Ectothermic Marine Predator: Hunt Warm, Rest Warmer? Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Yuuki Y. Watanabe, Darcy Bradley, Laura E. Dee, Kevin Weng, Christopher G. Lowe, Jennifer E. Caselle ABSTRACT : Animal daily routines represent a compromise between maximizing foraging success and optimizing physiological performance, while minimizing

Queensland: More than 3200 fins from 641 sharks seized in fisheries raid last year

Media Release Fisheries Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries 10. June 2015 ————— Fishing shack bust: More than 3200 shark fins seized Three recreational fishers were fined a total of $15,250 in Maryborough Magistrates Court yesterday for fisheries offences including possession of shark fins, undersized mud crabs, unmarked crab pots and commercial fishing nets. The