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Determining the Role of Hand Feeding Practices in Accidental Shark Bites on Scuba Divers
Published online on 26. November 2015 Determining the Role of Hand Feeding Practices in Accidental Shark Bites on Scuba Divers Clua EE and Torrente F ABSTRACT: Introduction: Shark-based ecotourism is significantly developing around the world, often without appropriate management of risk. This activity involves a risk of accidental bites on divers that can be quite
Code of conduct compliance and behaviour of whale sharks in Oslob
Published on 26. November 2015 Learning from a provisioning site: code of conduct compliance and behaviour of whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines Anna Schleimer, Gonzalo Araujo, Luke Penketh, Anna Heath, Emer McCoy, Jessica Labaja, Anna Lucey, Alessandro Ponzo ABSTRACT: While shark-based tourism is a rapidly growing global industry, there is ongoing controversy about the
New Study Suggests Angler Education Can Benefit Sharks
Published on 25 Nov, 2015 at 19:11 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release University of Miami 24. November 2015 ————————- Researchers surveyed recreational fishers on attitudes toward shark conservation MIAMI — A new study finds fisher education can help protect vulnerable shark populations. The research, led by University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists, showed that recreational anglers were more supportive
Risk perceptions and conservation ethics among recreational anglers
Published online on 25. November 2015 Risk perceptions and conservation ethics among recreational anglers targeting threatened sharks in the subtropical Atlantic Austin J. Gallagher, Steven J. Cooke, Neil Hammerschlag ABSTRACT: Recreational fisheries management has traditionally been more concerned with quantifiable, catch-centric goals than angler-centric perceptions. However, the attitudes of fishers affect their behavior, which can
Drones and smart drum lines to be trialled at northern NSW beaches
Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water 25. November 2015 —————————– First Shark Technology Trial Underway Drones will be trialled and aerial surveillance boosted on the North Coast as the NSW Government fast tracks the rollout of its world-first $16 million shark strategy. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair
Distribution and comments on the morphology of Centroscymnus owstonii with focus on the Indian Ocean
Published online on 19. November 2015 Distribution and comments on the morphology of Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), with focus on its occurrence in the Indian Ocean Simon Weigmann, Diego F. B. Vaz, William T. White, Marcelo R. de Carvalho, Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT: The Roughskin Dogfish Centroscymnus owstonii is one of the most widespread
Husbandry of Tropical Benthonic Sharks
Published on 18. November 2015 Husbandry of Tropical Benthonic Sharks: First Step to Develop Breeding Controlled Protocols with Conservation Purpose Delia Ventura ABSTRACT: In the IUCN Red List, Chiloscyllium punctatum, Chiloscyllium griseum and Atelomycterus marmoratus are classified as “Near Threatened” species . Information’s on their biology are strongly lacking and bad human behaviour, associated to
Estimating Finite Rate of Population Increase for Sharks Based on Vital Parameters
Published on 17. November 2015 Estimating Finite Rate of Population Increase for Sharks Based on Vital Parameters Kwang-Ming Liu ,Chien-Pang Chin, Chun-Hui Chen, Jui-Han Chang ABSTRACT: The vital parameter data for 62 stocks, covering 38 species, collected from the literature, including parameters of age, growth, and reproduction, were log-transformed and analyzed using multivariate analyses. Three
Rare speartooth sharks caught and tagged
News Release Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ) 11. November 2015 ———————- The first ever adult Speartooth Sharks have been caught and satellite tagged by CSIRO scientists working in remote Cape York. The elusive shark species – listed as critically endangered – was discovered in the Bizant River on the eastern side
Florida: Individual to appear before judge for possession of undersized shark
Published on 16 Nov, 2015 at 4:12 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report November 6, 2015 thru November 12, 2015 ( … ) SOUTH REGION A BROWARD COUNTY Officers Matthews and Vacin were on patrol in the area of the John Lloyd State Park Jetty and were conducting marine fisheries inspections. One individual
First record of bigeye thresher shark and new record of thresher shark from Argentina
Published online on 07. November 2015 First record of bigeye thresher shark (Alopias supercillosus Lowe, 1841) and new record of thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus Bonnaterre, 1788) (Chondrichthyes, Alopiidae) from Argentina J. M. Cuevas, M. García ABSTRACT: No abstract is available for this article. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. Early View Version. doi: 10.1111/jai.12945 SOURCE
Ocean acidification and global warming impair shark hunting behaviour and growth
Published online on 12. November 2015 Ocean acidification and global warming impair shark hunting behaviour and growth Jennifer C. A. Pistevos, Ivan Nagelkerken, Tullio Rossi, Maxime Olmos, Sean D. Connell ABSTRACT: Alterations in predation pressure can have large effects on trophically-structured systems. Modification of predator behaviour via ocean warming has been assessed by laboratory experimentation
NSW: Man bitten by shark while surfing at East Ballina
Media Release NSW Police Force 11. November 2015 ——————— Injured surfer flown to hospital for surgery – East Ballina The man seriously injured while surfing at East Ballina yesterday has been flown to Gold Coast University Hospital for surgery. About 6.25pm (Tuesday 10 November 2015), emergency services responded to reports of a 20-year-old man who
Study Case on Controlled Breeding and First Growth Steps of Chiloscyllium punctatum
Published on 09. November 2015 Study Case on Controlled Breeding and First Growth Steps of Chiloscyllium punctatum Rossi G, Florio D, Gridelli S ABSTRACT: Such study, conducted at Acquario di Cattolica (Rimini, Italy), lasted six months of observations on Chiloscyllium punctatum reproductive biology. It is an oviparous species present in many aquaria around the world,
Foraging mode of the grey reef shark under two different scenarios
Published on 20. October 2015 Foraging mode of the grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, under two different scenarios W. D. Robbins, P. Renaud ABSTRACT: Knowledge of an animal’s predatory interactions provides insight into its ecological role. Until now, investigation of reef shark predation has relied on artificial stimuli to facilitate feeding events, with few sightings