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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
Oxytetracycline age validation of an adult shortfin mako shark after 6 years at liberty
Published online on 20. June 2016 Oxytetracycline age validation of an adult shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus after 6 years at liberty M. J. Kinney, R. J. D. Wells, S. Kohin ABSTRACT : This study presents findings on an oxytetracycline injected adult male shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus recaptured in waters off of southern California after 6 years
Aversive responses of captive sandbar sharks to strong magnetic fields
Published online on 20. June 2016 Aversive responses of captive sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus to strong magnetic fields A. Siegenthaler, P. R. W. Niemantsverdriet, M. Laterveer, I. M. A. Heitkönig ABSTRACT : This experimental study focused on the possible deterrent effect of permanent magnets on adult sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus. Results showed that the presence