Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico

Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico John A Mohan, Elizabeth R Jones, Jill M Hendon, Brett Falterman, Kevin M Boswell, Eric R Hoffmayer, R J David Wells ABSTRACT: Understanding the stress responses of sharks to recreational catch and release fishing has important management and

Trophic ecology and metabolism of two species of nonnative freshwater stingray

Trophic ecology and metabolism of two species of nonnative freshwater stingray (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) Cibele Diogo Pagliarini, Cristiéle da Silva Ribeiro, Lucas Spada, Rosilene Luciana Delariva, Jumma Miranda Araújo Chagas, Luciano Alves dos Anjos, Igor Paiva Ramos ABSTRACT: The stingrays Potamotrygon amandae and Potamotrygon falkneri are nonnative species established in the Upper Paraná basin. Although they

Poster: Shark and Ray Species listed in CITES

United Arab EmiratesMinistry of Climate Change and Environment Shark and Ray Species listed in CITES and Ministerial Decree No. 43 of 2019 Regulating Shark Fishing and Trade PDF-DOWNLOAD

Towards regionalization of the chondrichthyan fauna of the Southwest Atlantic

Towards regionalization of the chondrichthyan fauna of the Southwest Atlantic: a spatial framework for conservation planning D E Sabadin, L O Lucifora, S A Barbini, D E Figueroa, M Kittlein ABSTRACT: Biogeographic regionalization identifies natural species assemblages of a given region. In this study, the geographic distribution of chondrichthyan species richness and species assemblages for

Mitochondrial genome of the Silvertip shark

Mitochondrial genome of the Silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, from the British Indian Ocean Territory Shaili Johri, Nicholas Dunn, Taylor K. Chapple, David Curnick, Vincent Savolainen, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, Barbara A. Block ABSTRACT: The Chagos archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) has been lacking in detailed genetic studies of its chondrichthyan populations. Chondrichthyes in

Shark movement strategies influence poaching risk and can guide enforcement decisions in Marine Protected Area

Shark movement strategies influence poaching risk and can guide enforcement decisions in a large, remote Marine Protected Area David M.P. Jacoby, Francesco Ferretti, Robin Freeman, Aaron B. Carlisle, Taylor K. Chapple, David J. Curnick, Jonathan J. Dale, Robert J. Schallert, David Tickler, Barbara A. Block ABSTRACT: Large, remote marine protected areas (MPAs) containing both reef

Expert Panel on Sharks to review conservation and management of species by South Africa

Press Release Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa 21. May 2020 — — — — — — — — The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, has appointed an Expert Panel on Sharks to review the management and conservation of the species by South Africa. The nine-member Panel comprising of national and

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs Greiciane Amorim da Silva, Aline Nayara Poscai, André Luis da Silva Casas ABSTRACT: The envenomation caused by freshwater stingrays is one of the most frequent injuries related to aquatic animals in South America. Such injury is severe with skin necrosis as a

Can multi‐species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits?

Can multi‐species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits? Theoretically, yes. Realistically, No. Jonathan J. Smart, William T. White, Leontine Baje, Andrew Chin, Brooke M. D’Alberto, Michael I. Grant, Sushmita Mukherji, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: 1. Size limits are a common fisheries management strategy that are applied to many fisheries and species. Most

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas CECILIA MANCUSI, ROMANO BAINO, CATERINA FORTUNA, LUIS GIL DE SOLA, GABRIEL MOREY, MOHAMED NEJMEDDINE BRADAI, ARGYRIOS KALLIANOTIS, ALEN SOLDO, FARID HEMIDA, ADIB ALI SAAD, MARK DIMECH, PANAGIOTA PERISTERAKI, MICHEL BARICHE, SIMONA CLÒ, ELEONORA DE SABATA, LAURA CASTELLANO, FULVIO GARIBALDI, LUCA LANTERI,

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Spiral valve parasites of blue and common thresher sharks as indicators of shark feeding behavior and ecology

Spiral valve parasites of blue and common thresher sharks as indicators of shark feeding behavior and ecology Antonella Preti, Ken MacKenzie, Kate A. Spivey, Leslie R. Noble, Catherine S. Jones, Ralph G. Appy, Graham J. Pierce ABSTRACT: We documented the parasite faunas of the spiral valves of blue sharks Prionace glauca (L. 1758) and common

Body temperature stability observed in the whale sharks

Body temperature stability observed in the whale sharks, the world’s largest fish Itsumi Nakamura, Rui Matsumoto, Katsufumi Sato ABSTRACT: It is generally assumed that the body temperature of large animals is less likely to change due to their large body size, resulting in a high thermal inertia and a smaller surface area to volume ratio.

Hg and Se composition in demersal deep-sea fish from the North-East Atlantic

Hg and Se composition in demersal deep-sea fish from the North-East Atlantic Guilherme Teixeira, Joana Raimundo, Joana Goulart, Valentina Costa, Gui M. Menezes, Miguel Caetano, Mário Pacheco, Ines Martins ABSTRACT: It has been emphasized that seafood consumers may have a higher risk of mercury (Hg) exposure. Nevertheless, the co-occurrence of selenium (Se) in organisms may

The CITES appendix II-Listing of mako sharks

The CITES appendix II-Listing of mako sharks — Revisiting counter arguments Nikolas Sellheim ABSTRACT: At the 18th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in August 2019, shortfin and longfin mako sharks were listed on Appendix II. This listing now requires CITES parties