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Basking Sharks Gather in Large Groups off Northeast U.S. Coast
Published on 1 Apr, 2018 at 18:25 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) 29. March 2018 — — — — — — — — Group Sightings are Fairly Rare Groups of basking sharks ranging from as few as 30 to nearly 1,400 individual animals have been observed aggregating in waters from Nova Scotia to Long Island. While individual sightings are fairly
Seasonal aggregations of sharks near coastal power plants in Israel
Published on 12. March 2018 Seasonal aggregations of sharks near coastal power plants in Israel: an emerging phenomenon Adi Barash, Renanel Pickholtz, Eliezer Pickholtz, Leon Blaustein, Gil Rilov ABSTRACT: Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea are at extremely high risk, and their populations are rapidly declining. In the Eastern Mediterranean along the Israeli coastline, anecdotal observations
Habitat geography around Hawaii influences tiger shark spatial behaviour and shark bite risk at ocean recreation sites
Published online on 21. March 2018 Habitat geography around Hawaii’s oceanic islands influences tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) spatial behaviour and shark bite risk at ocean recreation sites Carl G. Meyer, James M. Anderson, Daniel M. Coffey, Melanie R. Hutchinson, Mark A. Royer, Kim N. Holland ABSTRACT: We compared tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) spatial behaviour among
Diet and trophic level of the longnose spurdog around the Maltese Islands
Published online on 15. March 2018 Diet and trophic level of the longnose spurdog, Squalus blainville (Risso, 1826) in the 25-nautical mile Fisheries Management Zone around the Maltese Islands L.Bonnici, J.J.Bonello, P.J.Schembri ABSTRACT: The longnose spurdog, Squalus blainville (Risso, 1826), is reported to feed on bony fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans but misidentifications have resulted in
Hawaii: Shark incident near Kikaua Point
Published on 1 Apr, 2018 at 11:46 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 31. March 2018 — — — — — — — SHARK INCIDENT CLOSES KUKIO BEACH At about 0930 this morning the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources was notified by the Hawaii County Fire Department of a shark incident near Kikaua Point fronting Kukio Resort. A