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New Mississippi State Fishing Record for Tiger Shark
Published on 29 Aug, 2018 at 12:47 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 21. August 2018 — — — — — — — CMR certifies three state fishing records BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday certified three state fishing records. Michael Garrett of Vancleave set the record for Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) with a shark weighing
Life-history traits inform on population trends when assessing the conservation status of a declining tiger shark population
Published on 20. August 2018 Life-history traits inform on population trends when assessing the conservation status of a declining tiger shark population Christopher Brown, George Roff ABSTRACT: The assessment of the conservation status of wide ranging species depends on estimates of the magnitude of their population trends. The accuracy of global trend estimates will depend
Comparative morphology and systematics of the cookiecutter sharks
Published on 20. August 2018 Comparative morphology and systematics of the cookiecutter sharks, genus Isistius Gill (1864) (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Dalatiidae) Flávia de Figueiredo Petean, Marcelo R. de Carvalho ABSTRACT: The dalatiid genus Isistius Gill (1864) has three valid species currently recognized in the literature: Isistius brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard (1824), I. plutodus Garrick & Springer
Shark management strategy policy considerations
Published online on 17. August 2018 Shark management strategy policy considerations: Community preferences, reasoning and speculations Peter Simmons, Mehmet Ibrahim Mehmet ABSTRACT: Shark management is contested and community support often influences policy. Decision makers are unlikely to be comfortable explaining policy solely based on expert advice, scientific data, or any information, if they feel out
Limited latitudinal ranging of juvenile whale sharks in the Western Indian Ocean
Published on 09. August 2018 Limited latitudinal ranging of juvenile whale sharks in the Western Indian Ocean suggests the existence of regional management units Clare E. M. Prebble, Christoph A. Rohner, Simon J. Pierce, David P. Robinson, Mohammed Y. Jaidah, Steffen S. Bach, Clive N. Trueman ABSTRACT: Assessing the movements and connectivity of whale sharks
Scene through the eyes of an apex predator
Published on 01. August 2018 Scene through the eyes of an apex predator: a comparative analysis of the shark visual system Shaun P Collin ABSTRACT: The eyes of apex predators, such as the shark, have fascinated comparative visual neuroscientists for hundreds of years with respect to how they perceive the dark depths of their ocean
Interpretation of silky shark relative abundance indices for the equatorial Pacific Ocean
Published on 30. July 2018 The importance of environment and life stage on interpretation of silky shark relative abundance indices for the equatorial Pacific Ocean Cleridy E. Lennert‐Cody, Shelley C. Clarke, Alexandre Aires‐da‐Silva, Mark N. Maunder, Peter J. S. Franks, Marlon Román, Arthur J. Miller, Mihoko Minami ABSTRACT: Recent large fluctuations in an index of
Drivers of reef shark abundance and biomass in the Solomon Islands
Published on 30. July 2018 Drivers of reef shark abundance and biomass in the Solomon Islands Jordan S. Goetze , Tim J. Langlois, Joe McCarter, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Alec Hughes, Jacob Tingo Leve, Stacy D. Jupiter ABSTRACT: Remote island nations face a number of challenges in addressing concerns about shark population status, including access to