July 2nd, 2016

Using bomb radiocarbon to estimate age and growth of the white shark from the southwestern Indian Ocean

Using bomb radiocarbon to estimate age and growth of the white shark from the southwestern Indian Ocean

Published online on 02. June 2016 Using bomb radiocarbon to estimate age and growth of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, from the southwestern Indian Ocean Heather M. Christiansen, Steven E. Campana, Aaron T. Fisk, Geremy Cliff, Sabine P. Wintner, Sheldon F. J. Dudley, Lisa A. Kerr, Nigel E. Hussey ABSTRACT: Knowledge of age and growth

Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Published on 30. June 2016 Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman David P. Robinson, Mohammed Y. Jaidah, Steffen Bach, Katie Lee, Rima W. Jabado, Christoph A. Rohner, Abi March, Simone Caprodossi, Aaron C. Henderson, ames M. Mair, Rupert Ormond, Simon J. Pierce ABSTRACT: Data

A new temperate deepwater skate of the genus Bathyraja from the South-West Pacific

A new temperate deepwater skate of the genus Bathyraja from the South-West Pacific

Published on 28. June 2016 A new temperate deepwater skate of the genus Bathyraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from the South-West Pacific Peter R. Last, Andrew L. Stewart, Bernard Séret ABSTRACT: A single specimen of a new Bathyraja skate was collected by the authors in 2003 during a survey of the deepwater biota of the northern Tasman

Narcine baliensis, a new species of electric ray from southeast Asia

Narcine baliensis, a new species of electric ray from southeast Asia

Published on 22. June 2016 Narcine baliensis, a new species of electric ray from southeast Asia (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes) Marcelo R. De Carvalho, William T. White ABSTRACT: A new species of numbfish, Narcine baliensis, sp. nov., is described from the tropical eastern Indian Ocean from Indonesia. It is superficially similar to N. brevilabiata and N. atzi

Three decades of longlining in Bimini reveals long-term trends in lemon shark catch per unit effort

Three decades of longlining in Bimini reveals long-term trends in lemon shark catch per unit effort

Published online on 01. June 2016 Three decades of longlining in Bimini, Bahamas, reveals long-term trends in lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris (Carcharhinidae) catch per unit effort S. T. Kessel, A. C. Hansell, S. H. Gruber, T. L. Guttridge, N. E. Hussey, R. G. Perkins ABSTRACT: In Bimini, Bahamas, the consistent employment of longlines, beginning in

Biological data from a data-deficient shark: the Arabian smoothhound

Biological data from a data-deficient shark: the Arabian smoothhound

Published online on 01. June 2016 Biological data from a data-deficient shark: the Arabian smoothhound Mustelus mosis (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) A. B. M. Moore, A. C. Henderson, E. D. Farrell, L. B. Weekes ABSTRACT: The present study provides information on length distribution, reproductive biology and diet of Mustelus mosis based on individuals caught in waters off