Investigation of fine-scale white shark movement in South-West Australia

Investigation of fine-scale white shark movement with potential for identification of white shark pupping grounds in South-West Australia A report for the Western Australian Government for Exemption Permit 2887 Dr. Jonathan M Werry, 2017 PDF-DOWNLOAD  

Spatial separation without territoriality in shark communities

Published on 16. November 2017 Spatial separation without territoriality in shark communities Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Thomas W. Bodey, Alan M. Friedlander, Christopher G. Lowe, Darcy Bradley, Kevin Weng, Victoria Priestley, Jennifer E. Caselle ABSTRACT: Spatial separation within predator communities can arise via territoriality but also from competitive interactions between and within species. However, linking competitive

Global evaluation of shark sanctuaries

Published online on 10. November 2017 Global evaluation of shark sanctuaries Christine A.Ward-Paige, BorisWorm ABSTRACT: Due to well-documented declines in many shark populations there is increasing pressure to implement new management and rebuilding strategies at the national and international scale. Since 2009, fifteen coastal countries in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans have opted to

Physical trade-offs shape the evolution of buoyancy control in sharks

Published on 08. November 2017 Physical trade-offs shape the evolution of buoyancy control in sharks Adrian C. Gleiss, Jean Potvin, Jeremy A. Goldbogen ABSTRACT: Buoyancy control is a fundamental aspect of aquatic life that has major implications for locomotor performance and ecological niche. Unlike terrestrial animals, the densities of aquatic animals are similar to the

France 3 Normandie: Basking shark beached in Le Havre

Stress, post-release mortality, and recovery of discarded deep-sea sharks

Published on 06. Nomber 2017 Stress, post-release mortality, and recovery of commonly discarded deep-sea sharks caught on longlines Brendan Talwar, Edward J. Brooks, John W. Mandelman, R. Dean Grubbs ABSTRACT: Bycatch interactions with deep-sea elasmobranchs are increasingly common and can lead to dramatic declines in abundance over short time scales. Sharks hooked in the deep

Contrasting evolutionary patterns in populations of demersal sharks

Published on 06. November 2017 Contrasting evolutionary patterns in populations of demersal sharks throughout the western Mediterranean Sergio Ramírez-Amaro, Antonia Picornell, Miguel Arenas, Jose A. Castro, Enric Massutí, M. M. Ramon, Bàrbara Terrasa ABSTRACT: The spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) and the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) are demersal sharks showing a distinct bathymetric distribution in the

WA: 1,000 shark deterrent subsidies claimed within six months

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 26. November 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — Subsidy funding doubled with an additional $200,000 allocated for a further 1,000 devices UWA research found that the approved device deterred white sharks in nine out of 10 occasions All shark sightings should be

France: Mutilated basking shark beached in Le Havre

Spear fisherman bitten by shark off Pescadero Point, California

News Release Monterey County Sheriff’s Office 24. November 2017 —- —- —- —- —– —- —- —- Two off duty Deputies were finishing up their day of fishing at Still Water Cove when they were alerted to a victim of a shark bite this afternoon. A call for help went out to county communications and

Hong Kong: Shark’s tail skin found to contain excessive mercury

Centre for Food Safety (CFS) The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10. November 2017 — — — — — — — — — CFS urges public not to consume shark’s tail skin found to contain excessive mercury The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November

L.A.’s front yard—is home to one of the largest nurseries for white sharks in the world,

Scientist Reveals Why Great White Sharks Are Targeting California’s Shallow Waters Santa Monica Bay is a hot spot for the species On Memorial Day weekend in 2016, a triathlete set out on a mile-and-a-half swim that would take her from the entrance of Newport Harbor along a buoy line, an area often used by bathers.

Australia: Surfer injured in Avoca NSW

News Release NSW Police Force 13. November 2017 — — — — — — — — A man has been injured while surfing at Avoca Beach today after being hit by what he described as a 2m shark. The man was surfing with three others 20m-40m offshore when it jumped out of the water and

HOLGUIN, Cuba deadly shark attack

Deadly shark attack kills man swimming off Cuban beach HOLGUIN, Cuba – A deadly shark attack just feet away from a Cuban beach killed a 22-year-old man. The attack occurred Saturday night off Guardalavaca Beach near the city of Holguin in the eastern part of the country. According to a report from a website run