Acroteriobatus omanensis, a new guitarfish from the Gulf of Oman

Published on 27. July 2016 Acroteriobatus omanensis (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae), a new guitarfish from the Gulf of Oman Last, P.R., Henderson, A.C., Naylor, G.J.P. ABSTRACT : The recently resurrected genus Acroteriobatus is represented in the western Indian Ocean by eight species, including a new guitarfish Acroteriobatus omanensis sp. nov. This small species (reaching ~60 cm TL)

A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae based on new morphological and molecular insights

Published on 21. July 2016 A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights Last, P.R., Naylor, G.J.P., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. ABSTRACT : The higher-level taxonomy of the stingrays (Dasyatidae) has never been comprehensively reviewed. Recent phylogenetic studies, supported by morphological data, have provided evidence that the group is

Results of the 2016 SACGB Shark Festival

2016 Festival of the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain ( SACGB) Location: Looe, Cornwall, UK Date: 06.-08. July 2016 Number of competitors: 33 Number of sharks caught: 68 (including foul hooked sharks), and 62 of these sharks were caught, measured and released. In 1999, the club began promoting ‘catch and release’ and the committee

GNPD begins tagging tiger sharks in Galapagos for 2016

News Release Galapagos Conservancy 18. July 2016 — — — — — — — Last week, rangers from the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD), in coordination with the Charles Darwin Foundation, began satellite tagging tiger sharks in the central areas of the Archipelago. At sites known for having a high presence of tiger sharks, such

Results of the 2016 Snug Harbor Shark Tournament

35th Annual Snug Harbor Shark Tournament Location: Snug Harbor Marina, Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA Date: 09.-10. July 2016 WINNERS: Mako – 1st Place Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Weight: 316 lbs Boat: Slick Drifter Angler: Carl Ciarca III Mako – 2nd Place Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Weight: 215 lbs Boat: Midnight Ramber

Results of the 2016 Block Island Giant Shark Tournament

3rd Annual Block Island Giant Shark Tournament Location: Block Island, Rhode Island, USA. Date: 14.-16. July 2016 Number of weigh-ins: 14 sharks ( nine listed below ) WINNERS: 1st Place: Species: Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) Weight: 410 lbs Boat: Hooker McGee Angler: Dan Lundy Date: 15. July 2016 2nd Place: Species: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)

Results of the 2016 North Atlantic Monster Shark Tournament

3rd Annual North Atlantic Monster Shark Tournament

Press-conference: South Africa’s great white sharks heading for extinction

An integrated mark-recapture and genetic approach to estimate the population size of white sharks in South Africa

Published on 23. June 2016 An integrated mark-recapture and genetic approach to estimate the population size of white sharks in South Africa Sara Andreotti, Michael Rutzen, Stéfan van der Walt, Sophie Von der Heyden, Romina Henriques, Michael Meÿer, Herman Oosthuizen, Conrad A. Matthee ABSTRACT : The loss of apex marine predators has been reported to

New record of Zameus squamulosus in the Southern Gulf of Mexico

Published on 15. July 2016 New record of Zameus squamulosus (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Somniosidae) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico Eduardo Villalobos, Armando Martínez, Christian Lambarri and Héctor Espinosa ABSTRACT : Zameus squamulosus is a somniosid shark with a patchy world-wide distribution that has been reported throughout the Atlantic, Indian, western, north, central and south-eastern Pacific

Feeding patterns of two sympatric shark predators in coastal ecosystems of an oceanic island

Published online on 19. July 2016 Feeding patterns of two sympatric shark predators in coastal ecosystems of an oceanic island Clément Trystram, Karyne Rogers, Marc Soria, Sébastien Jaquemet ABSTRACT : Stomach contents and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) were used to investigate the trophic ecology of two apex predators, tiger sharks

Transboundary movements, unmonitored fishing mortality, and ineffective international fisheries management pose risks for pelagic sharks in the Northwest Atlantic

Published online on 20. June 2016 Transboundary movements, unmonitored fishing mortality, and ineffective international fisheries management pose risks for pelagic sharks in the Northwest Atlantic Steven E. Campana ABSTRACT : The shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), porbeagle (Lamna nasus), and blue shark (Prionace glauca) are three frequently caught shark species in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Satellite

Shark Fin Trade: Why it Should Be Banned in the United States

Shark Fin Trade: Why it Should Be Banned in the United States by OCEANA PDF-DOWNLOAD  

Population structure of a whale shark aggregation in the Red Sea

Published online on 11. July 2016 Population structure of a whale shark Rhincodon typus aggregation in the Red Sea J. E. M. Cochran, R. S. Hardenstine, C. D. Braun, G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold, K. Xu, M. G. Genton, M. L. Berumen ABSTRACT : The presence of whale sharks Rhincodon typus were recorded around

Vulnerability to longline fisheries of three hammerhead shark species in the Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 28. June 2016 Vulnerability to longline fisheries of three hammerhead shark Sphyrna species in the south-western and equatorial Atlantic Ocean N. P. A. Bezerra, P. Travassos, F. H. V. Hazin ABSTRACT : Catch and effort data from 29 418 longline sets from Brazilian tuna longline vessels operating in the south-western and equatorial