August 17th, 2015

Age and growth of the tiger shark off the east coast of Australia

Age and growth of the tiger shark off the east coast of Australia

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

Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species along the south–west coast of South Africa

Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species along the south–west coast of South Africa

Published online on 04. August 2015 Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south–west coast of South Africa Daphne N. Bitalo, Simo N. Maduna, Charlene da Silva, Rouvay Roodt-Wilding, Aletta E. Bester-van der Merwe ABSTRACT: South Africa’s demersal sharks are threatened by

DNA evidence of the consumption of short-beaked common dolphin by the shortfin mako shark

DNA evidence of the consumption of short-beaked common dolphin by the shortfin mako shark

Published online on 21.July 2015 DNA evidence of the consumption of short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis by the shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus Sebastián Biton Porsmoguer, Daniela Banaru, Charles F. Boudouresque, Ivan Dekeyser, Amélia Viricel, Manuel Merchán ABSTRACT: Stomachs of shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus caught in the northeastern Atlantic by Iberian longliners were analyzed.

The small-scale shark fisheries in the southern Gulf of Mexico

The small-scale shark fisheries in the southern Gulf of Mexico

Published online on 25. July 2015 The small-scale shark fisheries in the southern Gulf of Mexico: Understanding their heterogeneity to improve their management Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez, Iván Mendez-Loeza ABSTRACT: Fisheries targeting sharks in the southern Gulf of Mexico are generally restricted to a few months or fish in several months but participate in other fisheries.