August 15th, 2015

Predictive habitat suitability models to aid conservation of elasmobranch diversity in the central Mediterranean Sea

Predictive habitat suitability models to aid conservation of elasmobranch diversity in the central Mediterranean Sea

Published online on 14. August 2015 Predictive habitat suitability models to aid conservation of elasmobranch diversity in the central Mediterranean Sea V. Lauria, M. Gristina, M. J. Attrill, F. Fiorentino, G. Garofalo ABSTRACT: Commercial fisheries have dramatically impacted elasmobranch populations worldwide. With high capture and bycatch rates, the abundance of many species is rapidly declining

Dramatic increase in sea otter mortality from white sharks in California

Dramatic increase in sea otter mortality from white sharks in California

Published online on 14. August 2015 Dramatic increase in sea otter mortality from white sharks in California M. Tim Tinker, Brian B. Hatfield, Michael D. Harris, Jack A. Ames ABSTRACT: Although southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) are not considered prey for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), sharks do nonetheless bite sea otters. We analyzed spatial