October, 2019

Shark incident involving two people in the Whitsundays, Queensland

Shark incident involving two people in the Whitsundays, Queensland

Media Statement Tourism Whitsundays and Whitsunday Regional Council 29. October 2019 — — — — — — — — — This morning at 10:26am AEST there was an incident involving two people in Hook Passage, we believe this was a shark incident. Our first thoughts are with the two people involved in the incident and

Nippon TV News: Mysterious shark ‘virgin’ birth

Tiger shark predation on large ocean sunfishes

Tiger shark predation on large ocean sunfishes

Tiger shark predation on large ocean sunfishes (Family Molidae) – two Australian observations Marianne Nyegaard, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Curt S. Jenner, Micheline-Nicole M. Jenner ABSTRACT: Sharks are commonly listed as predators of the large ocean sunfishes (genera Mola and Masturus), yet documented shark predation events on adult sunfish are exceedingly infrequent in the literature. Here we

New records of the Critically Endangered Ganges shark in Bangladeshi waters

New records of the Critically Endangered Ganges shark in Bangladeshi waters

New records of the Critically Endangered Ganges shark Glyphis gangeticus in Bangladeshi waters: urgent monitoring needed Alifa Bintha Haque, Sudipta Arka Das ABSTRACT: The different species of elasmobranch found in Bangladeshi fisheries and markets were quantified in a survey between February 2016 and November 2017. This resulted in records of the Critically Endangered Ganges shark

AUS: Another report debunks catch and release shark plan

AUS: Another report debunks catch and release shark plan

Media Statement Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and FisheriesThe Honourable Mark Furner 25. October 2019 —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- A report into shark movements at Cid Harbour in the Whitsundays has provided further proof that catching and releasing sharks will not work in the Great Barrier Reef. Minister for Agricultural Industry

Age, growth, and maturation of the Finetooth Shark

Age, growth, and maturation of the Finetooth Shark

Age, growth, and maturation of the Finetooth Shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Elizabeth A. Vinyard, Bryan S. Frazier, J. Marcus Drymon, James J. Gelsleichter, Walter J. Bubley ABSTRACT: Many elasmobranchs display K-selected life history characteristics, making species-specific life history parameters critical to development of the most accurate stock assessment models. Age,

Response of small sharks to nonlinear internal waves

Response of small sharks to nonlinear internal waves

Response of small sharks to nonlinear internal waves Jesús Pineda, Sally Rouse, Victoria Starczak, Karl Helfrich, David Wiley ABSTRACT: Plankton and nekton may respond passively or actively to large‐amplitude, nonlinear internal waves (NLIW), with periods and wavelengths on the order of minutes and hundreds of meters, and the NLIW can cause direct or indirect changes

Evidence for non-random co-occurrences in a white shark aggregation

Evidence for non-random co-occurrences in a white shark aggregation

Evidence for non-random co-occurrences in a white shark aggregation Adam Schilds, Johann Mourier, Charlie Huveneers, Leila Nazimi, Andrew Fox, Stephan T. Leu ABSTRACT: Groups or aggregations of animals can result from individuals being attracted to a common resource or because of synchronised patterns of daily or seasonal activity. Although mostly solitary throughout its distribution, white

Patterns in abundance and size of sharks in northwestern Australia

Patterns in abundance and size of sharks in northwestern Australia

Patterns in abundance and size of sharks in northwestern Australia: cause for optimism Matias Braccini, Brett Molony, Nick Blay ABSTRACT: Reliable information for population assessments is rare for sharks. We quantified patterns in catch rates and mean size for numerous tropical and subtropical species from 15 years of fishery-independent surveys (2002–2017) in northwestern Australia. This

Golfo Dulce: critical habitat and nursery area for juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks

Golfo Dulce: critical habitat and nursery area for juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks

Golfo Dulce: critical habitat and nursery area for juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Zanella I, Lopez-Garro A, Cure K ABSTRACT: Scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini are endangered and threatened by fisheries. Along the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (ETPS) adults are protected from fishing near oceanic islands, but juveniles

The size of the megatooth shark revisited

The size of the megatooth shark revisited

The size of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), revisited Kenshu Shimada ABSTRACT: Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) is a gigantic late Neogene shark that lived nearly worldwide in tropical-temperate regions. Its gigantic teeth have captivated imaginations of the scientific community and general public alike, where the most commonly cited maximum size range of O.

A biometric for shark dorsal fins based on boundary descriptor matching

A biometric for shark dorsal fins based on boundary descriptor matching

A biometric for shark dorsal fins based on boundary descriptor matching Taina Coleman and Jucheol Moon ABSTRACT: Recent progress in animal biometrics has revolutionized wildlife research. Cutting edge techniques allow researchers to track individuals through noninvasive methods of recognition that are not only more reliable, but also applicable to large, hard-to-find, and otherwise difficult to

The Sandy Zebra Shark: A New Color Morph of the Zebra Shark

The Sandy Zebra Shark: A New Color Morph of the Zebra Shark

The Sandy Zebra Shark: A New Color Morph of the Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum, with a Redescription of the Species and a Revision of Its Nomenclature Rikke Beckmann Dahl, Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Gorret Mwangi, Philip Francis Thomsen, René Dalsgaard Jørgensen, Felipe de Oliveira Torquato, Lars Olsen, Peter Rask Møller ABSTRACT: The Zebra Shark, in recent

Report of a new shark attack on a surfer in Uruguay

Report of a new shark attack on a surfer in Uruguay

REPORTE SOBRE UN NUEVO ATAQUE DE TIBURON (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhinidae) A UN SURFISTA EN COSTAS DE URUGUAY Pablo Nuñez, Carlos Prigioni, Alvaro Sappa ABSTRACT: A new shark attack (Carcharhinidae) is reported for the coasts of the department of Maldonado, Uruguay. The circumstances of the accident are described and the available information on the attack and the

On the Presence of White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in Uruguay

On the Presence of White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in Uruguay

El Tiburón blanco (Carcharodon carcharias) (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) en el Uruguay C. Prigioni, A. Sappa, F. Leon, P. Nuñez ABSTRACT: A jaw of Carcharodon carcharias is reported, obtained in the 40s by fishermen from Valizas, Rocha. Bibliographic, oral and photographic references of their presence in Uruguayan waters are gathered and the causes of their apparent occasional