Published online on 30. July 2015 Respiratory mode and gear type are important determinants of elasmobranch immediate and post-release mortality Derek R Dapp, Terence I Walker, Charlie Huveneers, Richard D Reina ABSTRACT: Estimated declines in shark and ray populations worldwide have raised major, widespread concern about the impacts of global fisheries on elasmobranchs. The mechanisms
Published online on 28. July 2015 Genetic structure of leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) populations along the Pacific coast of North America Amanda M. Barker, Andrew P. Nosal, Eric A. Lewallen, Ronald S. Burton ABSTRACT: Poorly understood genetic structure throughout a species’ range can impede the implementation of effective management strategies. Leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) are
News Release The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 03. August 2015 ———————– CHARLOTTE – Aug. 3, 2015 – After weeks of research, graduate students in the UNC Charlotte course “Knowledge Discovery in Databases” have analyzed diverse data sets related to sharks and have discovered certain patterns emerge. There appears to be a correlation between