Published online on 24. August 2015 At-vessel and post-release mortality of the dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus) and sandbar (C. plumbeus) sharks after longline capture Heather Marshall, Gregory Skomal, , Paige G. Ross, , Diego Bernal ABSTRACT: Since the mid 1990’s, stock assessments of shark populations in the northwest Atlantic by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Published online on 24. August 2015 Selective characteristics of a shark-excluding grid device in a Mediterranean trawl Jure Brčić, Bent Herrmann, Francesco De Carlo, Antonello Sala ABSTRACT: Galeus melastomus (blackmouth catshark) is often caught as bycatch in demersal trawls in the Mediterranean. In order to reduce bycatches of shark we tested an excluder grid with
Published on 29. August 2015 Assessing Indonesian manta and devil ray populations through historical landings and fishing community interviews Sarah A. Lewis, Naneng Setiasih, Fahmi, Dharmadi, Mary P. O’Malley, Stuart J. Campbell, Muhammad Yusuf, Abraham Sianipar ABSTRACT: International concern is growing with regard to the sustainability of manta and devil ray (collectively mobulids) fisheries as
Published on 28. August 2015 The Ecuadorian Artisanal Fishery for Large Pelagics: Species Composition and Spatio-Temporal Dynamics Jimmy Martínez-Ortiz, Alexandre M. Aires-da-Silva, Cleridy E. Lennert-Cody, Mark N. Maunder ABSTRACT: The artisanal fisheries of Ecuador operate within one of the most dynamic and productive marine ecosystems of the world. This study investigates the catch composition of
Published online on 28. August 2015 Connectivity in grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) determined using empirical and simulated genetic data Paolo Momigliano, Robert Harcourt, William D. Robbins, Adam Stow ABSTRACT: Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) can be one of the numerically dominant high order predators on pristine coral reefs, yet their numbers have declined even
Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water 27. August 2015 ———————- NOTE: Footage available below FIRST SHARKS TAGGED ON THE NORTH COAST Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, has confirmed the first great white sharks have been tagged and successfully released as part of the NSW Government’s North Coast
News Release International Land-Based Shark Fishing Association (ILSFA) 19. August 2015 —————– New ILSFA All-Tackle World Record Officially Certified by Association Founders and fellow Committee Members. Angler, Joseph Polk of Team True Blue, has secured another certified World Record for a tiger shark he successfully captured and released in Florida’s Panhandle region. The official estimated
Published online on 24. August 2015 Hooks equipped with magnets can increase catches of blue shark (Prionace glauca) by longline fishery Sebastián Biton Porsmoguer, Daniela Bănaru, Charles F. Boudouresque, Ivan Dekeyser, Christophe Almarcha ABSTRACT: Blue shark (Prionace glauca) populations are decreasing worldwide and the species is currently classified as near threatened. However, it is the
Published online on 17. August 2015 Angular roughshark Oxynotus centrina (Squaliformes: Oxynotidae) in captivity feeding exclusively on elasmobranch eggs: an overlooked feeding niche or a matter of individual taste? J. Guallart, P. García-Salinas, A. E. Ahuir-Baraja, M. Guimerans, J. R. Ellis, M. Roche ABSTRACT: A specimen of angular roughshark Oxynotus centrina has been kept successfully
Media Release NSW Police Force 22. August 2015 ———————— Man injured following suspected shark attack – Lighthouse Beach A body boarder has suffered life-threatening injuries following a suspected shark attack at Lighthouse Beach this afternoon. About 5.10pm (Saturday 22 August 2015), a 38-year-old man was body boarding in the water with a friend about 400m
Published on 18. August 2015 A shift in anterior–posterior positional information underlies the fin-to-limb evolution Koh Onimaru, Shigehiro Kuraku, Wataru Takagi, Susumu Hyodo, James Sharpe, Mikiko Tanaka ABSTRACT: The pectoral fins of ancestral fishes had multiple proximal elements connected to their pectoral girdles. During the fin-to-limb transition, anterior proximal elements were lost and only the
Published online on 06. August 2015 Age and growth of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier off the east coast of Australia B. J. Holmes, V. M. Peddemors, A. N. Gutteridge, P. T. Geraghty, R. W. K. Chan, I. R. Tibbetts, M. B. Bennett ABSTRACT: Total lengths (LT) at age and growth rates for south-west Pacific