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FWC Law Enforcement: Shark-related Reports, Aug. 25 to Nov. 17, 2016
Published on 23 Nov, 2016 at 16:53 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report August 26 through September 1, 2016 BAY COUNTY Officer Leonard received a tip that a charter boat harvested two dusky sharks and brought them to a seafood market to be cleaned. A short time later, he arrived at the seafood
Whale Shark Seasonal Occurrence, Abundance and Demographic Structure in the Mid-Equatorial Atlantic Ocean
Published online on 26. October 2016 Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Seasonal Occurrence, Abundance and Demographic Structure in the Mid-Equatorial Atlantic Ocean Bruno C. L. Macena, Fábio H. V. Hazin ABSTRACT: Whale sharks are generally associated with environmental factors that drive their movements to specific locations where food availability is high. Consequently, foraging is believed to
Visual resolution and contrast sensitivity in two benthic sharks
Published online on 24. October 2016 Visual resolution and contrast sensitivity in two benthic sharks Laura A. Ryan, Nathan S. Hart, Shaun P. Collin, Jan M. Hemmi ABSTRACT: Sharks have long been described as having ‘poor’ vision. They are cone monochromats and anatomical estimates suggest they have low spatial resolution. However, there are no direct
A novel field method to distinguish between Australian blacktip shark and common blacktip shark
Published on 24. October 2016 A novel field method to distinguish between cryptic carcharhinid sharks, Australian blacktip shark Carcharhinus tilstoni and common blacktip shark C. limbatus, despite the presence of hybrids G. J. Johnson, R. C. Buckworth, H. Lee1, J. A. T. Morgan, J. R. Ovenden, C. R. McMahon ABSTRACT: Multivariate and machine-learning methods were