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Australian Diver Killed By Shark Highlights Stewart Island Fears
Published on 29 Jul, 2015 at 13:17 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Clayton Mitchell, New Zealand First Party 25. July 2015 ——————— A recreational scallop diver killed today by a Great White Shark in Tasmania highlights the risk commercial divers face in Stewart Island and the callous disregard shown by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry, to Stewart Islanders who want cage diving stopped. “The Minister ignored
Do sawfish represent South Africa’s first local extirpation of marine elasmobranchs in the modern era?
Published online on 24. July 2015 Do sawfish Pristis spp. represent South Africa’s first local extirpation of marine elasmobranchs in the modern era? BI Everett, G Cliff, SFJ Dudley, SP Wintner, RP van der Elst ABSTRACT: Largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis and green sawfish P. zijsron were not uncommon in catches made in KwaZulu‑ Natal (KZN)
Hooking mortality of scalloped hammerhead and great hammerhead sharks caught on bottom longlines
Published online on 24. July 2015 Hooking mortality of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini and great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran sharks caught on bottom longlines SJB Gulak, AJ de Ron Santiago, JK Carlson ABSTRACT: The scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini and the great hammerhead S. mokarran are typically caught as bycatch in a variety of fisheries and are
Pelagic shark fisheries of Indonesia’s Eastern Indian Ocean Fisheries Management Region
Published online on 24. July 2015 Pelagic shark fisheries of Indonesia’s Eastern Indian Ocean Fisheries Management Region Fahmi & Dharmai ABSTRACT: Sharks are commonly caught in Indonesian waters both by target fisheries and as bycatch. Fishers targeting sharks mostly employ drift longlines, whereas tuna longlines and gillnets are the gear mostly responsible for shark bycatch.
Fisheries management and conservation of sharks in Indonesia
Published online on 24. July 2015 Fisheries management and conservation of sharks in Indonesia Dharmadi, Fahmi, F Satria ABSTRACT: Indonesian waters have a high diversity of sharks and rays, with at least 118 species belonging to 25 families found throughout the vast archipelago. Indonesia also has the highest shark landings globally and nearly all high‑value
The current status and management of South Africa’s chondrichthyan fisheries
Published online on 24. July 2015 The current status and management of South Africa’s chondrichthyan fisheries C da Silva, AJ Booth, SFJ Dudley, SE Kerwath, SJ Lamberth, RW Leslie, ME McCord, WHH Sauer, T Zweig ABSTRACT: Chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras) are captured in many marine fisheries. Management and research efforts directed at chondrichthyan
Seasonality, behaviour and philopatry of spotted ragged‑tooth sharks in Eastern Cape nursery areas, South Africa
Published online on 24. July 2015 Seasonality, behaviour and philopatry of spotted ragged‑tooth sharks Carcharias taurus in Eastern Cape nursery areas, South Africa MJ Smale, ML Dicken, AJ Booth ABSTRACT: Spotted ragged‑tooth sharks Carcharias taurus occur along the southern and eastern coasts of South Africa. We report on movements of juveniles and adults within a
Baited remote underwater video system (BRUVs) survey of chondrichthyan diversity in False Bay, South Africa
Published online on 24. July 2015 Baited remote underwater video system (BRUVs) survey of chondrichthyan diversity in False Bay, South Africa L De Vos, RGA Watson, A Götz, CG Attwood ABSTRACT: Global declines in chondrichthyan populations necessitate evidence‑based planning for their conservation. False Bay, in south‑west South Africa, has a high diversity of marine biota,
Seasonal variability of bull and tiger shark presence on the west coast of Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean
Published online on 24. July 2015 Seasonal variability of bull and tiger shark presence on the west coast of Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean A Blaison, S Jaquemet, D Guyomarc, G Vangrevelynghe, T Gazzo, G Cliff, P Cotel, M Soria ABSTRACT: A fisheries‑independent survey using longlines and drumlines, and an acoustic telemetry study, revealed that
Incorporating stable isotopes into a multidisciplinary framework to improve data inference and their conservation and management application
Published online on 24. July 2015 Incorporating stable isotopes into a multidisciplinary framework to improve data inference and their conservation and management application HM Christiansen, AT Fisk, NE Hussey ABSTRACT: Through its ability to address complex ecological questions and the possibility of analysing large sample sizes to understand population‑level processes, the use of stable isotope
Age and growth of the common blacktip shark from Indonesia
Published online on 24. July 2015 Age and growth of the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates JJ Smart, A Chin, AJ Tobin, CA Simpfendorfer, WT White ABSTRACT: Age and growth estimates from length‑at‑age data were produced for the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray
Published online on 24. July 2015 Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (von Olfers, 1831) (Chondrichthyes: Narcinidae) FA Rolim, FP Caltabellotta, MM Rotundo, T Vaske-Júnior ABSTRACT: Sexual dimorphism in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis from the south‑western Atlantic coast was evaluated based on body
Redescription of Hydrolagus africanus, with a review of southern African chimaeroids and a key to their identification
Published online on 24. July 2015 Redescription of Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), with a review of southern African chimaeroids and a key to their identification KA Walovich, DA Ebert, DJ Long, DA Didier ABSTRACT: Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) is a little‑known chimaeroid species, originally described from the KwaZulu‑ Natal coast of South Africa,
Beyond Jaws: rediscovering the ‘lost sharks’ of southern Africa
Published online on 24. July 2015 Beyond Jaws: rediscovering the ‘lost sharks’ of southern Africa DA Ebert, KE van Hees ABSTRACT: Southern Africa has one of the richest and most diverse chondrichthyan faunas in the world, comprising all 13 orders, 49 families, 111 genera and approximately 204 species. This represents nearly 20% of all known
The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014
Published online on 24. July 2015 The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014 C Huveneers, DA Ebert, SFJ Dudley ABSTRACT: Science is continually evolving, with recent developments in some fields, such as conservation biology, leading to shifts in priorities and needs. Recent international conferences focused