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Sharp increase in Ningaloo whale shark injuries might be due to boat encounters
Published on 29 Jan, 2020 at 10:32 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Australian Institute of Marine Science 24. January 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — — Scarring and major lacerations due to vessel collisions becoming more common, study finds. Almost one-fifth of the whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef Marine Park show major scarring or fin
Multi-year patterns in scarring, survival and residency of whale sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park
Multi-year patterns in scarring, survival and residency of whale sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia Emily Lester, Mark G. Meekan, Peter Barnes, Holly Raudino, Dani Rob, Kelly Waples, Conrad W. Speed ABSTRACT: Documentation of scarring patterns on marine megafauna provides a means of quantifying the risk of anthropogenic threats that occur in the open
Field assessment of behavioural responses of southern stingrays to acoustic stimuli
Field assessment of behavioural responses of southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) to acoustic stimuli Megan F. Mickle, Rachel H. Pieniazek, Dennis M. Higgs ABSTRACT: The ability of elasmobranchs to detect and use sound cues has been heavily debated in previous research and has only recently received revived attention. To properly understand the importance of sound to
Opportunities from citizen science for shark conservation
Opportunities from citizen science for shark conservation, with a focus on the Mediterranean Sea F. Bargnesi, S. Lucrezi, F. Ferretti ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for shark conservation. A decline in large pelagic shark populations has been observed in this vast region over the last 50 years and a lack of data on the