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Hawaii: Boat Crewman Charged for Feeding Sharks
News Release Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources 01. November 2018 —— — — — — — — — — — (Honolulu) – Just before 10:30 this morning DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources (DOCARE) officers monitoring fishing activities on the first day of the Akule (Big Eye Scad) season, off Haleiwa on O‘ahu’s
Practical measures for sustainable shark fisheries
Published on 02. November 2018 Practical measures for sustainable shark fisheries: Lessons learned from an Indonesian targeted shark fishery Irfan Yulianto ,Hollie Booth, Prayekti Ningtias, Tasrif Kartawijaya, Juan Santos, Sarmintohadi, Sonja Kleinertz, Stuart J. Campbell, Harry W. Palm, Cornelius Hammer ABSTRACT: Overfishing is a major threat to the survival of shark species, primarily driven by
A case study looking at tapeworm diversity among sharks
Published on 26. October 2018 Host diet influences parasite diversity: a case study looking at tapeworm diversity among sharks Trent K. Rasmussen, Haseeb S. Randhawa ABSTRACT: In theory, animal diets may act as important filters for different parasite species. However, there is currently a lack of empirical research looking at host diet as a potential
Passive bristling of mako shark scales in reversing flows
Published on 24. October 2018 Passive bristling of mako shark scales in reversing flows Kevin T. Du Clos, Amy Lang, Sean Devey, Philip J. Motta, Maria Laura Habegger, Brad J. Gemmell ABSTRACT: Shark skin has been shown to reduce drag in turbulent boundary layer flows, but the flow control mechanisms by which it does so
Effects on abundance indices of sharks caught by pelagic longliners off southern Africa
Published on 24. October 2018 Effects of inconsistent reporting, regulation changes and market demand on abundance indices of sharks caught by pelagic longliners off southern Africa Gareth L. Jordaan, Jorge Santos, Johan C. Groeneveld ABSTRACT: The assumption of a proportional relationship between catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) and the abundance of sharks caught by pelagic longliners is tenuous
Mechanical behavior of shark vertebral centra at biologically relevant strains
Published on 23. October 2018 Mechanical behavior of shark vertebral centra at biologically relevant strains D. I. Ingle, L. J. Natanson, M. E. Porter ABSTRACT: Cartilaginous shark skeletons experience axial deformation at the intervertebral joints, but also within the mineralized cartilaginous centrum, which can compress to between 3 – 8% of its original length in
Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries
Published on 09. October 2018 Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries Darcy Bradley, Juan Mayorga, Douglas J. McCauley, Reniel B. Cabral, Patric Douglas, Steven D. Gaines ABSTRACT: Shark sanctuaries are an ambitious attempt to protect huge areas of ocean space to curtail overfishing of sharks. If shark sanctuaries are to succeed, effective surveillance
Mitochondrial DNA haplotype diversity and origin of captive sand tiger sharks
Published on 31. July 2018 Mitochondrial DNA haplotype diversity and origin of captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) Robert Wynne, Craig Wilding ABSTRACT: The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) is listed as globally vulnerable with geographically confined and disrupted global populations with little or no gene flow between them. Captive breeding in aquaria of these