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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
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