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200 kg of shark fins seized by Hong Kong customs
Press Release The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24. December 2019 —- —– —– —– —– —– —– Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected scheduled dried shark fins Hong Kong Customs yesterday (December 23) seized about 200 kilograms of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of endangered species with an estimated market value of
Coast Guard medevacs shark bite victim northwest of Santa Rosa Island
Published on 24 Dec, 2019 at 13:12 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment LA/LB 21. December 2019 —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man after he was reportedly bitten by a shark northwest of Santa Rosa Island, Saturday. At approximately 3:15 p.m., a good Samaritan aboard the
Denticle corrosion caused by ocean acidification conditions in a demersal shark species
Acid-base adjustments and first evidence of denticle corrosion caused by ocean acidification conditions in a demersal shark species Jacqueline Dziergwa, Sarika Singh, Christopher R. Bridges, Sven E. Kerwath, Joachim Enax, Lutz Auerswald ABSTRACT: Global ocean acidification is expected to chronically lower the pH to 7.3 (>2200 µatm seawater pCO2) by the year 2300. Acute hypercapnia already
Inhibition of biofilm formation by rough shark skin-patterned surfaces
Inhibition of biofilm formation by rough shark skin-patterned surfaces Hsiu-Wen Chien, Xiang-Yu Chen, Wen-Pei Tsai, Mengshan Lee ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigate the microscale structure of shark skin denticles at abdomen (A) and fin (F) locations, analyze the roughness and wetting properties related to their microstructures, and evaluate the effect of the surface properties
European Commission registers ‘Stop Finning – Stop the trade’ initiative
Published on 21 Dec, 2019 at 12:32 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Press Release European Commission 17. December 2019 —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- Today, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens‘ Initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning – Stop the Trade’ related to sharks and rays. The aim of the Initiative is to ‘end the trade of fins in the EU including
Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks
Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea Julia M Lawson, Riley A Pollom, Cat A Gordon, Joanna Barker, Eva K M Meyers, Heike Zidowitz, Jim R Ellis, Álex Bartolí, Gabriel Morey, Sarah L Fowler, David Jiménez Alvarado, Sonja V Fordham, Rowland Sharp, Ali R Hood, Nicholas
Using baited remote underwater videos to characterize chondrichthyan communities
Using baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs) to characterize chondrichthyan communities in a global biodiversity hotspot Geoffrey J. Osgood, Meaghen E. McCord, Julia K. Baum ABSTRACT: Threatened chondrichthyan diversity is high in developing countries where scarce resources, limited data, and minimal stakeholder support often render conservation efforts challenging. As such, data on many species, including many
Visual Opsin Diversity in Sharks and Rays
Visual Opsin Diversity in Sharks and Rays Nathan S Hart, Trevor D Lamb, Hardip R Patel, Aaron Chuah, Riccardo C Natoli, Nicholas J Hudson, Scott C Cutmore, Wayne I L Davies, Shaun P Collin, David M Hunt ABSTRACT: The diversity of color vision systems found in extant vertebrates suggests that different evolutionary selection pressures have
DNA Analysis of Juvenile Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks Reveals Multiple Breeding Populations
DNA Analysis of Juvenile Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks Sphyrna lewini (Griffith, 1834) Reveals Multiple Breeding Populations and Signs of Adaptive Divergence in the South Pacific Amandine D. Marie, Brian L. Stockwell, Ciro Rico ABSTRACT: Shark species have undergone drastic population declines in recent decades due to overfishing and habitat destruction; thus, establishing connectivity among the populations
Effects of short-term capture on the physiology of white sharks
Effects of short-term capture on the physiology of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias: amino acids and fatty acids Austin J. Gallagher, Lauren Meyer, Heidi R. Pethybridge, Charlie Huveneers, Paul A. Butcher ABSTRACT: Empirical evaluations of how overexploited marine fishes respond to capture stress (physiologically and behaviourally) have become increasingly important for informed fisheries management. These types
Sri Lanka: 08 persons apprehended with a stock of shark fins
Published on 16 Dec, 2019 at 11:27 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Sri Lanka Navy 10. December 2019 — — —- — — — — — Eight (08) persons were apprehended with a stock of shark fins, during a raid conducted by Sri Lanka Navy in the western seas, on 9th December 2019. Keeping with Sri Lanka Navy’s efforts to restrain illegal fishing and trading
Fisheries and conservation assessment of sharks in Pacific Panama
Fisheries and conservation assessment of sharks in Pacific Panama Hector M. Guzman, Roberto Cipriani, Angel J. Vega, Jorge Manuel Morales‐Saldaña ABSTRACT: 1. In Panama, shark fisheries were initially developed in the 1980s and progressively increased in production in the 1990s mainly due to the high demand for shark fins and meat from the international Asian
A new strategy proposal to monitor ray fins landings in south‐east Brazil
A new strategy proposal to monitor ray fins landings in south‐east Brazil Rebeca Almeida Marques, Tainá Guimarães Julio, Antonio Mateo Sole‐Cava, Marcelo Vianna ABSTRACT: 1. Statistical fisheries data are usually obtained during landings, through rapid fish classification and their categorization under the trade names given to species or groups of species. However, species classification is
Effects of fishing practice changes on pelagic shark longline captures in the Gulf of Gabes
Effects of fishing practice changes on pelagic shark longline captures in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia Bechir Saidi, Sami Karaa, Samira Enajjar, Mohamed. N. Bradaï ABSTRACT: 1. In order to increase their catches, longliners targeting sharks in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia, have increased the number of hooks per basket and have included new bait
The business study of shark fishing with bottom longline in Kutaraja Fishing Port
The business study of shark fishing with bottom longline in Kutaraja Fishing Port of Banda Aceh, Indonesia M A Chaliluddin, D Rianjuanda, R M Aprilla, L Afriani, R Fachruddin ABSTRACT: Kutaraja Fishing Port is the largest fishing port in Aceh Province located in Lampulo, Banda Aceh. Shark fishing in Aceh is very beneficial for fishermen