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An encounter between a pelagic shark and giant cephalopod
An encounter between a pelagic shark and giant cephalopod Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Deron Verbeck, Melanie Hutchinson, Heather D. Bracken‐Grissom, Demian Chapman ABSTRACT: An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus ) was observed off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, with scars caused by the tentacles of a large cephalopod. While the exact species could not be confirmed,
Results of the 2020 Point Lookout Shark Tournament
Published on 18 Jun, 2020 at 11:59 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
7th Annual Pt. Lookout Shark Tournament Location: Point Lookout, New York, USA.Date: 12. – 13. June 2020 49 boats participated in this year’s tournament. WINNERS: 1st Place:Boat: Reel GamesSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 209 lbs 2nd Place:Boat: Mar-Ro-JoSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 196 lbs 3rd Place:Boat: The Black PearlSpecies: Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)Weight: 191.1 lbs
NZ Shark Cage Diving Bill voted down in Parliament
Published on 18 Jun, 2020 at 5:34 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release New Zealand National Party 18. June 2020 —- — — — — — — — — — — A Members Bill to provide best practice regulations for shark cage diving activities has been rejected by the Government, MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie says. “My Shark Cage Diving (Permitting and Safety) Bill was drawn
Mercury and arsenic in processed fins from nine of the most traded shark species in the Hong Kong and China dried seafood markets
Mercury and arsenic in processed fins from nine of the most traded shark species in the Hong Kong and China dried seafood markets: The potential health risks of shark fin soup Laura Garcia Barcia, Juana Argiro, Elizabeth A.Babcock, Yong Cai, Stanley K.H.Shea, Demian D .Chapman ABSTRACT: Shark fin is one of Asia’s most valued dried
Morphology and Molecular Biology of Benthic Java Sea Shark Ray Rhina ancylostoma
Morphology and Molecular Biology of Benthic Java Sea Shark Ray Rhina ancylostoma Bloch and Scheider 1801 (Elasmobranchia: Rhinidae) Agus Hartoko, Delianis Pringgenies, Amelia Cahya Anggelina, Takashi Matsuishi ABSTRACT: Aims: Morphology and molecular biology of a rare shark-rays Rhina ancylostoma caught from Java sea.Indonesia. Study Design: Morphology, morphometry and DNA analysis of the fish specimen. Place
First evidence of a palaeo-nursery area of the great white shark
First evidence of a palaeo-nursery area of the great white shark Jaime A. Villafaña, Sebastian Hernandez, Alonso Alvarado, Kenshu Shimada, Catalina Pimiento, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, Jürgen Kriwet ABSTRACT: Shark nurseries are essential habitats for shark survival. Notwithstanding the rich fossil record of the modern great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, GWS), its use of nursery areas
Trophic ecology of elasmobranch and teleost fishes in a large subtropical seagrass ecosystem
Trophic ecology of elasmobranch and teleost fishes in a large subtropical seagrass ecosystem (Florida Big Bend) determined by stable isotope analysis Peterson, C.T., Grubbs, R.D. & Mickle A. ABSTRACT: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses were used to infer relative trophic structure and examine regional variation in trophic dynamics of fishes in the Florida Big
Man dies in suspected shark attack – Kingscliff
Press Release NSW Police Force Sunday, 07 June 2020 — — — — — — — A man has died after being critically injured in a suspected shark attack at Kingscliff today. Witnesses have told police a 3m shark attacked a man while he was surfing at Salt Beach, South Kingscliff, shortly after 10am (Sunday