December 1st, 2016

AUS: Shark bite reported off Booti Booti National Park, NSW

AUS: Shark bite reported off Booti Booti National Park, NSW

Press Release NSW Department of Industry 01. December 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — Shark bite – Elizabeth Beach, Forster – 1 December 2016 Please attribute the following statement to a spokesperson for the Department of Primary Industries. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is assisting NSW Surf Life

The ecological connectivity of whale shark aggregations in the Indian Ocean

The ecological connectivity of whale shark aggregations in the Indian Ocean

Published on 16. November 2016 The ecological connectivity of whale shark aggregations in the Indian Ocean: a photo-identification approach Samantha Andrzejaczek, Jessica Meeuwig, David Rowat, Simon Pierce, Tim Davies, Rebecca Fisher, Mark Meekan ABSTRACT: Genetic and modelling studies suggest that seasonal aggregations of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) at coastal sites in the tropics may be

Shark finning in eastern Indonesia

Shark finning in eastern Indonesia

Published online on 11. November 2016 Shark finning in eastern Indonesia: assessing the sustainability of a data-poor fishery Vanessa F. Jaiteh, Adrian R. Hordyk, Matías Braccini, Carol Warren, Neil R. Loneragan ABSTRACT: For over two decades, Indonesia has reported higher average shark landings than any other nation, but very little local information exists on the

A new deepwater legskate from the southeastern Indian Ocean on Broken Ridge

A new deepwater legskate from the southeastern Indian Ocean on Broken Ridge

Published on 10. November 2016 A new deepwater legskate, Sinobatis kotlyari n. sp. (Rajiformes, Anacanthobatidae) from the southeastern Indian Ocean on Broken Ridge Matthias F.W. Stehmann, Simon Weigmann ABSTRACT: Sinobatis kotlyari n. sp. is described, based on the nearly adult 331 mm TL holotype male from 1400 m depth in the southeastern Indian Ocean at