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Media Release Sharks and Rays Australia (SARA) 27. February 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — Hundreds of citizen science sightings reveal opportunities to protect Australia’s four iconic sawfish species Sawfish photos and footage, and scientists available for interview. New hotspots for green sawfish in Weipa and Karratha. A sawfish
Mercury contamination in the recently described Brazilian white-tail dogfish
Mercury contamination in the recently described Brazilian white-tail dogfish Squalus albicaudus (Squalidae, Chondrichthyes) Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Camila Ferreira Pereira, Fernando Pinto, João Paulo M. Torres, Olaf Malm, Marcelo Vianna ABSTRACT: The recently described Squalus albicaudus is a mesopredator shark and, as such, exposed to mercury biomagnification processes. Therefore, this study aimed to assess total Hg
Capture‐induced exertional rhabdomyolysis in the Shortfin Mako Shark
Capture‐induced exertional rhabdomyolysis in the Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus Nicholas M. Otway ABSTRACT: Background Shortfin Mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) are top‐order predators in oceanic food chains. They are captured worldwide by commercial and recreational fisheries, but little is known about the effects that fishing has on the homeostasis and longevity of these animals. Objective