September 11th, 2017

Sawfish records along the Eastern Amazon coast

Sawfish records along the Eastern Amazon coast

Published on 05. September 2017 Sawfish (Pristidae) records along the Eastern Amazon coast Leonardo Manir Feitosa, Ana Paula Barbosa Martins, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes ABSTRACT: Sawfishes are the most endangered cartilaginous fishes of the planet. Their external morphology facilitates entanglement in fishing nets and their K-selected life history hinders the recovery of exploited populations. The

A United States shark fin ban would undermine sustainable shark fisheries

A United States shark fin ban would undermine sustainable shark fisheries

Available online 8 September 2017 A United States shark fin ban would undermine sustainable shark fisheries D.S. Shiffman, R.E. Hueter ABSTRACT: A proposed nationwide ban on the sale of shark fins within the United States would undermine sustainable shark fisheries, would have little effect on global shark mortality, and would perpetuate the misconception that the

Live Sharks Seized From Basement Of New York Home

Live Sharks Seized From Basement Of New York Home

Press Release Department of Environmental Conservation, New York 06. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — ECO Actions for Late August Sharks in a Pool – Dutchess County On August 23, ECOs executed a search warrant at a residence in Lagrangeville suspected of harboring illegal wildlife. ENCON Police were joined by

Origins of the Greenland shark

Origins of the Greenland shark

Published on 08. September 2017 Origins of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Impacts of ice-olation and introgression Ryan P. Walter, Denis Roy, Nigel E. Hussey, Björn Stelbrink, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Bailey C. McMeans, Jörundur Svavarsson, Steven T. Kessel, Sebastián Biton Porsmoguer, Sharon Wildes, Cindy A. Tribuzio, Steven E. Campana, Stephen D. Petersen, R.