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Horizontal and vertical movements of Caribbean reef sharks
Published on 15. February 2017 Horizontal and vertical movements of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi): conservation implications of limited migration in a marine sanctuary Oliver N. Shipley, Lucy A. Howey, Emily R. Tolentino, Lance K. B. Jordan, Jonathan L. W. Ruppert, Edward J. Brooks ABSTRACT: Despite the ecological and economic importance of the Caribbean reef
South Africa: Draft Policy on White Shark Cage Diving
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) DRAFT POLICY ON WHITE SHARK CAGE DIVING 17. February 2017 PDF-DOWNLOAD
Moana New Zealand outraged by shark fin removal
Published on 23 Feb, 2017 at 14:54 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Moana NZ 23. February 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Iwi owned fishing company Moana New Zealand is outraged that a dead shark with its fin removed has washed up on Onepoto Beach in the Hicks Bay. CEO Carl Carrington says “We do not condone this sort of
Long-term satellite tracking reveals variable seasonal migration strategies of basking sharks in the north-east Atlantic
Published on 20. February 2017 Long-term satellite tracking reveals variable seasonal migration strategies of basking sharks in the north-east Atlantic P. D. Doherty, J. M. Baxter, F. R. Gell, B. J. Godley, R. T. Graham, G. Hall, J. Hall, L. A. Hawkes, S. M. Henderson, L. Johnson, C. Speedie, M. J. Witt ABSTRACT: Animal migration
Resetting predator baselines in coral reef ecosystems
Published on 21. February 2017 Resetting predator baselines in coral reef ecosystems Darcy Bradley, Eric Conklin, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Douglas J. McCauley, Kydd Pollock, Amanda Pollock, Bruce E. Kendall, Steven D. Gaines, Jennifer E. Caselle ABSTRACT: What did coral reef ecosystems look like before human impacts became pervasive? Early efforts to reconstruct baselines resulted in
Towards sustainable fishery management for skates in South America
Published on 16. February 2017 Towards sustainable fishery management for skates in South America: The genetic population structure of Zearaja chilensis and Dipturus trachyderma (Chondrichthyes, Rajiformes) in the south-east Pacific Ocean Carolina Vargas-Caro, Carlos Bustamante, Michael B. Bennett, Jennifer R. Ovenden ABSTRACT: The longnose skates (Zearaja chilensis and Dipturus trachyderma) are the main component of
Semi-automated software for dorsal fin photographic identification of marine species: Carcharodon carcharias
Published on 21. January 2017 Semi-automated software for dorsal fin photographic identification of marine species: application to Carcharodon carcharias S. Andreotti, P. Holtzhausen, M. Rutzen, M. Meÿer, S. van der Walt, B. Herbst, C. A. Matthee ABSTRACT: When dealing with large marine species, individual photographic identification plays a very important part in capture–mark–recapture studies. The
Bodyboarder killed in shark incident off Reunion Island
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine 21. February 2017 A bodyboarder has died this morning after being bit by a shark off Reunion Island. According to local authorities, the 26-years old victim (Alexandre N.) was bitten on his abdomen and left arm. The water conditions were said to be murky. The incident occurred shortly after 9am
The contemporary economic value of elasmobranchs in The Bahamas
Published on 30. January 2017 The contemporary economic value of elasmobranchs in The Bahamas: Reaping the rewards of 25 years of stewardship and conservation Andrea R. Haas, Tony Fedler, Edward J. Brooks ABSTRACT: Elasmobranch populations in The Bahamas offer a unique juxtaposition to the widespread decline of many species around the world, largely due to
Bright spots of sustainable shark fishing
Published on 06. February 2017 Bright spots of sustainable shark fishing Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Nicholas K. Dulvy SUMMARY: Sharks, rays and chimeras (class Chondrichthyes; herein ‘sharks’) today face possibly the largest crisis of their 420 million year history. Tens of millions of sharks are caught and traded internationally each year, many populations are overfished to
Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation
Published online 31 January 2017 Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation Timothy D. White, Aaron B. Carlisle, David A. Kroodsma, Barbara A. Block, Renato Casagrandi, Giulio A. De Leo, Marino Gatto, Fiorenza Micheli, Douglas J. McCauley ABSTRACT: Large marine protected areas (MPAs) have recently been established throughout the