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Targeted tagging of white sharks takes WA total to 115
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 30. June 2020 — — — — — — — — — Number of white sharks tagged in WA almost double since 2017 Decomposing whale carcasses used to boost State’s shark mitigation efforts Tagging allows electronic monitoring of sharks and early warning to beach users A Department of
Report: Non-lethal SMART drumline trial in SW Australia
Results of the non-lethal SMART drumline trial in south-western Australia between 21 February 2019 and 20 February 2020. Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 139, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. PDF-DOWNLOAD
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Trinidad and Tobago regarding sharks and shark consumption
An evaluation of the public’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in Trinidad and Tobago regarding sharks and shark consumption Lauren Ali, Elisabeth Grey, Delezia Singh, Azad Mohammed, Vrijesh Tripathi, Judith Gobin, Indar Ramnarine ABSTRACT: There is a global lack of data concerning shark consumption trends, consumer attitudes, and public knowledge regarding sharks. This is the
Cartilaginous fishes offer unique insights into the evolution of the nuclear receptor gene repertoire in gnathostomes
Cartilaginous fishes offer unique insights into the evolution of the nuclear receptor gene repertoire in gnathostomes Elza Fonseca, André M. Machado, Nair Vilas-Arrondo, André Gomes-dos-Santos, Ana Veríssimo, Pedro Esteves, Tereza Almeida, Gonçalo Themud, Raquel Ruivo. Montse Pérez, Rute da Fonseca, Miguel M. Santos, Elsa Froufe, Esther Román Marcote, Byrappa Venkatesh, L. Filipe C. Castro ABSTRACT:
Experimental Analysis of Passive Bristling in Air to Enable Mako-Shark-Inspired Separation Control
Experimental Analysis of Passive Bristling in Air to Enable Mako-Shark-Inspired Separation Control Sean P. Devey, Amy W. Lang, James P. Hubner, Jackson A. Morris, Maria L. Habeggar ABSTRACT: Water tunnel studies have demonstrated that the skin of the fast-swimming shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) exhibits a passive method to limit flow separation. Limiting flow separation
Elasmobranch bycatch by prawn trawls in the Gulf of California
Elasmobranch bycatch by prawn trawls in the Gulf of California: First comprehensive analysis and the effect of fish escape devices Karla C. Garcés-García, Javier Tovar-Ávila, Bibiana Vargas-Trejo, Darío A.Chávez-Arrenquín, Terence I. Walker, Robert W. Day ABSTRACT: We report results from the first detailed investigation of elasmobranch bycatch that contains data on species, sex, and length-frequency
Results of the 2020 Scotty’s Charity Shark Tournament
Published on 29 Jun, 2020 at 13:22 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Location: Scotty’s Marina, Point Lookout, New York, USADate: 28. June 2020 38 boats entered the tournament. WINNERS: 1st Place:Boat: Harvest MoonSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 428 lbs 2nd Place:Boat: No TimeSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 427.5 lbs 3rd Place:Boat: Lady MaureenSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 421 lbs Additional Weigh-ins: Boat: Hooking OnSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias
Agency in human–shark encounter
Agency in human–shark encounter Leah Gibbs ABSTRACT: Shark bite is exceptionally rare. And yet, representations of human–shark interactions are most often framed as inherently dangerous. The ‘shark attack’ trope has been widely critiqued as sensationalist and misleading. This image creates two further limitations: it offers a one-dimensional representation of sharks and overlooks crucial factors shaping
Annual reproductive cycle of the female brown banded bamboo shark
Annual reproductive cycle of the female brown banded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscylliidae) from the Persian Gulf: Morphological and endocrine correlation of reproduction Nadieh Falahiehzadeh, Negin Salamat ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to assess the annual reproductive cycle of female brown banded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum , from the Persian Gulf using macroscopic and
Merchant pleads guilty to illegal selling of shark fin in Portland market
Published on 26 Jun, 2020 at 13:16 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Tuesday, June 23, 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — — PORTLAND, Ore.—Illegal shark fin sales in a Portland grocery store marks the first conviction under an Oregon law that prohibits possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins. The June 4
Young male receives injury in Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Published on 26 Jun, 2020 at 13:05 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News ReleaseU.S. National Park Service 19. June 2020 — — — — — — — — — A 16-year-old male from Oak Ridge, North Carolina reportedly received a non-life-threatening injury from a shark off Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Last evening, Dare County Dispatch notified Seashore
Diet Composition and Nutritional Niche Breadth Variability in Juvenile White Sharks
Diet Composition and Nutritional Niche Breadth Variability in Juvenile White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Richard Grainger, Victor M. Peddemors, David Raubenheimer, Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska ABSTRACT: Establishing diets and dietary generalism in marine top predators is critical for understanding their ecological roles and responses to environmental fluctuations. Nutrition plays a key mediatory role in species-environment interactions, yet
Complete mitochondrial genome of the whitetip reef shark
Complete mitochondrial genome of the whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus from the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area Shaili Johri, Taylor K. Chapple, Robert Schallert, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, Barbara A. Block ABSTRACT: We present the first mitochondrial genome of Trianenodon obesus from the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Marine Protected
Autonomous Drone Shark Shield
Autonomous Drone Shark Shield: A Novel Shark Repelling System for Protecting Swimmers and Surfers X. Li, H. Huang and A. V. Savkin ABSTRACT: Aiming at protecting swimmers and surfers from shark attacks and preventing hurting sharks, we present a novel shark repelling system: Autonomous Drone Shark Shield, which uses flying drones to impede and prevent
Evidence of diverse movement strategies and habitat use by white sharks off southern Australia
Evidence of diverse movement strategies and habitat use by white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off southern Australia Russell Bradford, T. A. Patterson, P. J. Rogers, R. McAuley, S. Mountford, C. Huveneers, R. Robbins, A. Fox, B. D. Bruce ABSTRACT: Large endothermic pelagic sharks are highly migratory and use habitats spanning a broad range of coastal, neritic