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New insight into white shark behaviour
Media Release Hon Joe Francis MLA Minister for Emergency Services; Fisheries; Corrective Services; Veterans 07. April 2016 ——————— Research data released from nearly 180,000 detections of tagged sharks Tagged sharks monitored by satellite-linked and data-recording receivers Information helps to build picture of shark movements in WA A seven-year shark monitoring research program has provided a
Effects of Including Misidentified Sharks in Life History Analyses
Published on 08. April 2016 Effects of Including Misidentified Sharks in Life History Analyses: A Case Study on the Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos from Papua New Guinea Jonathan J. Smart , Andrew Chin, Leontine Baje, Madeline E. Green, Sharon A. Appleyard, Andrew J. Tobin, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, William T. White ABSTRACT: Fisheries observer programs
Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark
Published on 07. April 2016 Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris J. L. Brooks, T. L. Guttridge, B. R. Franks, R. D. Grubbs, D. D. Chapman, S. H. Gruber, J. D. Dibattista, K. A. Feldheim ABSTRACT: A combination of mark–recapture and genetic sampling was used to extend
Does the whale shark aggregate along the Western Australian coastline beyond Ningaloo Reef?
Published on 01. April 2016 Does the whale shark aggregate along the Western Australian coastline beyond Ningaloo Reef? Bradley M. Norman, Samantha Reynolds, David L. Morgan ABSTRACT: Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) seasonally aggregate at Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef in the austral autumn and winter, but their occurrence beyond this region during spring and summer remains
Cadmium concentration in liver and muscle of silky shark in the tip of Baja California south, México
Published online on 24. March 2016 Cadmium concentration in liver and muscle of silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the tip of Baja California south, México Rafael Terrazas-López, Laura Arreola-Mendoza, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Marlene Anguiano-Zamora, S.B. Sujitha, M.P. Jonathan ABSTRACT: Cadmium concentrations were determined in the tissues of muscle and liver of Carcharhinus falciformis (silky shark) sampled
Does the grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) exhibit agonistic pectoral fin depression?
Published on 11. March 2016 Does the grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) exhibit agonistic pectoral fin depression? A stereo-video photogrammetric assessment off eastern Australia Kirby R. Smith, Carol Scarpaci , Brett M. Louden, Nicholas M. Otway ABSTRACT: Underwater stereo-video photogrammetry was used to document the pectoral fin positions of various life-history stages of the critically
NOAA: Bigeye and common thresher shark not warranted for Endangered Species Act listing
Published on 3 Apr, 2016 at 3:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD680 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions to List the Common Thresher Shark and Bigeye Thresher Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Quantification of Massive Seasonal Aggregations of Blacktip Sharks in Southeast Florida
Published on 30. March 2016 Quantification of Massive Seasonal Aggregations of Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in Southeast Florida Stephen M. Kajiura, Shari L. Tellman ABSTRACT : Southeast Florida witnesses an enormous seasonal influx of upper trophic level marine predators each year as massive aggregations of migrating blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) overwinter in nearshore waters. The
Hawaii: Snorkeler bitten on the fin by shark off Olowalu
News Release Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) 31. March 2016 —————— SHARK WARNING SIGNS POSTED TODAY AT OLOWALU SHORELINE, MAUI HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources has posted shark warning signs this afternoon on the west Maui coastline from Lone Pine (milepost 13 on Honoapi‘ilani Highway) to the Olowalu Recycling
Geographical distribution patterns of Carcharocles megalodon over time reveal clues about extinction mechanisms
Published online on 30. March 2016 Geographical distribution patterns of Carcharocles megalodon over time reveal clues about extinction mechanisms Catalina Pimiento, Bruce J. MacFadden, Christopher F. Clements, Sara Varela, Carlos Jaramillo, Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Brian R. Silliman ABSTRACT : Aim Given its catastrophic consequences, the extinction of apex predators has long been of interest to modern