Published on 13. December 2017 Flaccid skin protects hagfishes from shark bites Sarah Boggett, Jean-Luc Stiles, Adam P. Summers, Douglas S. Fudge ABSTRACT: Hagfishes defend themselves from fish predators by releasing large volumes of gill-clogging slime when they are attacked. Slime release is not anticipatory, but is only released after an attack has been initiated,
Published online on 08. December 2017 Fisheries-independent surveys identify critical habitats for young scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Rewa Delta, Fiji Amandine D. Marie, Cara Miller, Celso Cawich, Susanna Piovano, Ciro Rico ABSTRACT: Sharp declines in numerous shark populations around the world have generated considerable interest in better understanding and characterising their biology,
Press Release New Zealand Police Sunday, 17 December 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — Wellington Police responded to a reports of what was thought to be a shark attack at Riversdale Beach, Wairarapa at 1.07pm today. After reaching the scene police are now able to confirm that this was