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Are critically endangered fish back on the menu? Analysis of U.K. fisheries data suggest post-ban landings of prohibited skates in European waters
Published online on 06. April 2016 Are critically endangered fish back on the menu? Analysis of U.K. fisheries data suggest post-ban landings of prohibited skates in European waters Samantha J. Simpson, David W. Sims ABSTRACT: Skates (Rajidae) have been commercially exploited in Europe for hundreds of years with some species’ abundances declining dramatically during the
Diet comparison between silky sharks and scalloped hammerhead sharks off the south-west coast of Mexico
Published on 11. April 2016 Diet comparison between silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) and scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) off the south-west coast of Mexico Isaac Antonio Flores-Martínez, Yassir Edén Torres-Rojas, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Julia Ramos-Miranda ABSTRACT: Ecologists examine diet composition in order to assess the spatial and temporal variations in interactions between species, the impact of
Identifying the “demon whale-biter”: Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark
Published on 07. April 2016 Identifying the “demon whale-biter”: Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark Isistius sp Peter B. Best, Theoni Photopoulou ABSTRACT: The presence of crater-like wounds on cetaceans and other large marine vertebrates and invertebrates has been attributed to various organisms. We review the evidence for the identity