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2015 Coastal Shark Survey Reveals Shark Populations Improving off U.S. East Coast
Press Release NOAA Fisheries 08. September 2015 ———————— The longest running coastal shark research survey along the East Coast has completed its 2015 field work, capturing and tagging more than 2,800 sharks, the most in the survey’s 29-year history. The results are very good news for shark populations. “We caught fish throughout the survey,” said
Geographical variability in life-history traits of a midslope dogfish: the brier shark
Published online on 01. September 2015 Geographical variability in life-history traits of a midslope dogfish: the brier shark Deania calcea B. E. A. Rochowski, T. I. Walker, R. W. Day ABSTRACT: Deania calcea (n = 420) were collected from the catch of deep-water trawlers in the southern and eastern scalefish and shark fishery in southern
Dietary Customs related to Shark Cuisine from the Meiji Era to the Present
Published on 05. September 2015 Dietary Customs related to Shark Cuisine from the Meiji Era to the Present Satsuki Une ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to demonstrate Japanese dietary customs surrounding the consumption of shark meat by comparing them with those related to the consumption of stingray, as well as by examining the
Development of the Synarcual in the Elephant Sharks
Published on 04. September 2015 Development of the Synarcual in the Elephant Sharks (Holocephali; Chondrichthyes): Implications for Vertebral Formation and Fusion Zerina Johanson, Catherine Boisvert, Anton Maksimenko, Peter Currie, Kate Trinajstic ABSTRACT: The synarcual is a structure incorporating multiple elements of two or more anterior vertebrae of the axial skeleton, forming immediately posterior to the
Man injured in shark attack in northern NSW
Media Release NSW Police Force 04. September 2015 ————————— Man injured in reported shark attack – Blackhead Beach A man will undergo emergency surgery after a reported shark attack this morning in northern NSW About 11.45am (Friday 4 September 2015) emergency services were called to Blackhead Beach, north of Forster after reports of an injured
New Shark Sanctuary In The Caribbean Netherlands
Published on 3 Sep, 2015 at 12:05 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 1 Comment
News Release Government of the Netherlands 02. September 2015 ————————- Caribbean coral reefs for sharks During her visit to Saba and Bonaire, Sharon Dijksma, Dutch Minister for Agriculture, opened a shark sanctuary. Shark populations throughout the world are in steep decline, so these animals need extra protection against illegal fishing. Steps also need to be
Evolutionary origins and development of saw-teeth on the sawfish and sawshark rostrum
Published on 02. September 2015 Evolutionary origins and development of saw-teeth on the sawfish and sawshark rostrum (Elasmobranchii; Chondrichthyes) Monique Welten, Moya Meredith Smith, Charlie Underwood, Zerina Johanson ABSTRACT: A well-known characteristic of chondrichthyans (e.g. sharks, rays) is their covering of external skin denticles (placoid scales), but less well understood is the wide morphological diversity