Physiological responses to hypersalinity correspond to nursery ground usage in two inshore shark species

Published online on 09. May 2016 Physiological responses to hypersalinity correspond to nursery ground usage in two inshore shark species (Mustelus antarcticus & Galeorhinus galeus) Louise Tunnah, Sara R. C. Mackellar, David A. Barnett, Tyson J. Maccormack, Kilian M. Stehfest, Andrea J. Morash, Jayson M. Semmens, Suzanne Currie ABSTRACT: Shark nurseries are susceptible to environmental

Atlantic Blue Sharks Withdrawn from MSC Assessment

Bureau Veritas WITHDRAWN FROM ASSESSMENT 3th of May 2016   NORTH AND SOUTH ATLANTIC SWORDFISH SPANISH LONGLINE FISHERY (CLIENT : ORPAGU & CEPESCA) MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION BODY: BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION The clients for this fishery, CEPESCA and ORPAGU, have decided to withdraw the following units of certification from assessment: · North Atlantic blue shark

Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands

Published on 10. May 2016 Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf Pelayo Salinas de León, David Acuña-Marrero, Etienne Rastoin, Alan M. Friedlander, Mary K. Donovan, Enric Sala ABSTRACT: Overfishing has dramatically depleted sharks and other large predatory fishes worldwide except for a few remote and/or well-protected areas.

WA: Funding commitment to address shark hazard

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 09. May 2016 ————————— Our State Budget 2016-17: Supporting and protecting our community $1.54 million to continue world-class shark hazard mitigation program $400,000 for more beach enclosures Fisheries Minister Joe Francis today reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to public safety, with $1.54 million funding in the 2016-17 State

Large Sawfish Caught at Naples Pier

Comparative Use of a Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem by Three Species of Shark

Published on 04. May 2016 Comparative Use of a Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem and Association with Fish Spawning Aggregations by Three Species of Shark Alexandria E. Pickard, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Richard S. Nemeth, Jeremiah B. Blondeau, Elizabeth A. Kadison, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: Understanding of species interactions within mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs;

Spotted wobbegong sharks demonstrate social clique behaviour

News Release Macquarie University, Sydney Australia 02. May 2016 – – – – – – – – – – – – New research suggests that the spotted wobbegong shark aggregates in ‘social’ groups, as opposed to previous assumptions that shark groupings were chance occurrences influenced by available food, mates or other environmental factors. The study,

Integrating social network analysis and fine-scale positioning to characterize the associations of a benthic shark

Published online on 18. April 2016 Integrating social network analysis and fine-scale positioning to characterize the associations of a benthic shark N.C. Armansin, K.A. Lee, C. Huveneers, R.G. Harcourt ABSTRACT: Many shark species form groups; yet the drivers of this behaviour are not well understood. Aggregations have been presumed to be a function of resource