May 7th, 2017

Gibraltar enacts new legislation protecting Sharks, Rays and Skates

Gibraltar enacts new legislation protecting Sharks, Rays and Skates

Press Release HM Government of Gibraltar Ministry of Education, Heritage, Environment, Energy and Climate Change 4th May 2017 — — — — — — — — The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change, Dr. John Cortes, has today published a significant amendment to the Nature Protection Act 1991 making Gibraltar one of the

Tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico

Tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico

Published on 4. May 2017 Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico Dení Ramírez-Macías, Nuno Queiroz, Simon J. Pierce, Nicolas E. Humphries, David W. Sims, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler ABSTRACT: Eight whale sharks tagged with pop-up satellite archival tags off the Gulf of California, Mexico, were

Skeletal Indicators of Shark Feeding on Human Remains

Skeletal Indicators of Shark Feeding on Human Remains

Published on 02. May 2017 Skeletal Indicators of Shark Feeding on Human Remains: Evidence from Florida Forensic Anthropology Cases Michala K. Stock M.A., Allysha P. Winburn M.A., George H. Burgess M. ABSTRACT: This research examines a series of six Florida forensic anthropology cases that exhibit taphonomic evidence of marine deposition and shark-feeding activities. In each

Mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in two commercial shark species in Trinidad and Tobago

Mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in two commercial shark species in Trinidad and Tobago

Published online on 21. April 2017 Mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in two commercial shark species (Sphyrna lewini and Caraharinus porosus) in Trinidad and Tobago Azad Mohammed, Terry Mohammed ABSTRACT: Sharks are long-lived apex predators which can accumulate toxic metals such as mercury and arsenic. Samples of Sphyrna lewini and Carcharinus porosus were collected from

X-ray computed tomography library of shark anatomy and lower jaw surface models

X-ray computed tomography library of shark anatomy and lower jaw surface models

Published online on 11. April 2017 X-ray computed tomography library of shark anatomy and lower jaw surface models Pepijn Kamminga, Paul W. De Bruin, Jacob Geleijns, Martin D. Brazeau ABSTRACT: The cranial diversity of sharks reflects disparate biomechanical adaptations to feeding. In order to be able to investigate and better understand the ecomorphology of extant

Oceana Sues Trump Administration to Protect Overfished Dusky Sharks

Oceana Sues Trump Administration to Protect Overfished Dusky Sharks

Press Release OCEANA 04. May 2017 — — — — — — — — — Thousands of Dusky Sharks Continue to Die in US Fisheries Every Year, in Violation of Federal Law WASHINGTON — Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its continued failure to end the overfishing