March 3rd, 2016

Reproductive parameters of the Pacific angel shark

Reproductive parameters of the Pacific angel shark

Published online on 02. March 2016 Reproductive parameters of the Pacific angel shark Squatina californica (Selachii: Squatinidae) A. F. Romero-Caicedo, F. Galván-Magaña, A. Hernández-Herrera, M. Carrera-Fernández ABSTRACT: Reproductive characteristics of the Pacific angel shark, Squatina californica, were evaluated from 420 specimens obtained from the artisanal fishery in La Paz Bay, Gulf of California, Mexico. Females

Use of Photo-Identification and Mark-Recapture Methodology to Assess Basking Shark Populations

Use of Photo-Identification and Mark-Recapture Methodology to Assess Basking Shark Populations

Published on 01. March 2016 Use of Photo-Identification and Mark-Recapture Methodology to Assess Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Populations Mauvis A. Gore, Peter H. Frey, Rupert F. Ormond, Holly Allan, Gabriella Gilkes ABSTRACT : Following centuries of exploitation, basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are considered by IUCN as Endangered in the Northeast Atlantic, where they have now