August, 2020

Auckland Museum: Rehutai, the smallest of the great white sharks

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates (Rajidae) Liam J. Rasch, Rory L. Cooper, Charlie Underwood, Wesley A. Dillard, Alexandre P. Thiery, Gareth J. Fraser ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays (elasmobranchs) have the remarkable capacity to continuously regenerate their teeth. The polyphyodont system is considered the ancestral condition of the gnathostome dentition. Despite this

The effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark

The effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark

Human‐induced shifts in habitat use and behaviour of a marine predator: the effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark J. Mourier, J. Claudet, S. Planes ABSTRACT: While the negative effects of consumptive pressures on marine predators are well established, the effects of increasing non‐consumptive activities such as wildlife tourism are still understudied. As

Artisanal fisheries impact on the smalltail shark from Northern Brazil

Artisanal fisheries impact on the smalltail shark from Northern Brazil

From plentiful to critically endangered: Demographic evidence of the artisanal fisheries impact on the smalltail shark (Carcharhinus porosus) from Northern Brazil Francisco Marcante Santana, Leonardo Manir Feitosa, Rosângela Paula Lessa ABSTRACT: The smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus, was the most abundant elasmobranch species in fisheries off Brazil’s northern coast (BNC) in the 1980s, but its population

Whale sharks get cleaned by the blue‐streak cleaner wrasse and the moon wrasse in the Philippines

Whale sharks get cleaned by the blue‐streak cleaner wrasse and the moon wrasse in the Philippines

Whale sharks Rhincodon typus get cleaned by the blue‐streak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus and the moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare in the Philippines Gonzalo Araujo, Joni A. Miranda, Harriet L. Allen, Jessica Labaja, Sally Snow, Alessandro Ponzo, Christine G. Legaspi ABSTRACT: Cleaning interactions are essential for healthy marine ecosystem communities. This study reports the first documentation

Shark longline survey in the eastern Bahamas, 1979 – 2013

Shark longline survey in the eastern Bahamas, 1979 – 2013

Results of a fishery-independent longline survey targeting coastal sharks in the eastern Bahamas between 1979 and 2013 Brendan S. Talwar, Jeffrey A. Stein, Stephen M.H. Connett, Stephanie A. Liss, Edward J. Brooks ABSTRACT: Long-term trends in shark abundance offer important insights for fisheries management. Few fisheries-independent, extended time-series data exist for coastal shark species in

Traffic Report: Congo’s shark trade

Traffic Report: Congo’s shark trade

Momballa, M. C. (2020). Rapid Assessment of the Artisanal Shark Trade in the Republic of the Congo. Yaounde, Cameroon and Cambridge, UK August 2020 PDF-DOWNLOAD

Woman bitten in suspected shark attack – Port Macquarie

Woman bitten in suspected shark attack – Port Macquarie

News Release NSW Police Force 15. August 2020 —- — — — — — — — A woman will undergo surgery after being bitten on the leg on the state’s Mid North Coast this morning. About 10am (Saturday 15 August 2020), emergency services were called to Shelly Beach on Pacific Drive, Port Macquarie, following reports

Wales Angelshark Action Plan

Wales Angelshark Action Plan

Barker, J., Davies, J., Wray, B., Sharp, R., Gollock, M., Evans, J., O’Connor, J., Evans, S., Gordon, C., Moore, A., Nelson, M., Dulvy, N.K., Hiddink, J., Fish, J., Jiménez Alvarado, D., Brittain, R., Meyers, E., Goralczyk, M., Bull, J., Jones, N., Sims, W. & Clark, M. Wales Angelshark Action Plan Zoological Society of London, UK.

The secret to success for sand tiger shark reproduction in aquaria

The secret to success for sand tiger shark reproduction in aquaria

Natural environmental conditions and collaborative efforts provide the secret to success for sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus reproduction in aquaria Jennifer Wyffels, Chris Coco, Chris Schreiber, Daniel Palmer, Tonya Clauss, Frank Bulman, Robert George, Craig Pelton, Kevin Feldheim, Tim Handsel ABSTRACT: Sand tiger sharks are an iconic large shark species held in aquaria worldwide. They

A review of potential taxonomic barriers to the effective management of Gulf elasmobranch fisheries

A review of potential taxonomic barriers to the effective management of Gulf elasmobranch fisheries

A review of potential taxonomic barriers to the effective management of Gulf elasmobranch fisheries Aaron C. Henderson ABSTRACT: Species-specific biological data are commonly combined with fishery operational data to model exploited stocks and determine appropriate levels of exploitation. However, this approach to fishery management is predicated using the ability of fishery data collectors to correctly

Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China

Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China

Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China Diego Cardeñosa, Andrew T. Fields, Elizabeth A. Babcock, Stanley K. H. Shea, Kevin A. Feldheim, Demian D. Chapman ABSTRACT: Species-specific monitoring through large shark fin market surveys has been a valuable data source to estimate global catches and international shark fin trade dynamics. Hong

Evolutionary trends of the conserved neurocranium shape in angel sharks

Evolutionary trends of the conserved neurocranium shape in angel sharks

Evolutionary trends of the conserved neurocranium shape in angel sharks (Squatiniformes, Elasmobranchii) Faviel A. López-Romero, Sebastian Stumpf, Cathrin Pfaff, Giuseppe Marramà, Zerina Johanson, Jürgen Kriwet ABSTRACT: Elasmobranchii (i.e., sharks, skates, and rays) forms one of the most diverse groups of marine predators. With a fossil record extending back into the Devonian, several modifications in their

Elasmobranch bycatch distributions and mortality

Elasmobranch bycatch distributions and mortality

Elasmobranch bycatch distributions and mortality: insights from the European tropical tuna purse-seine fishery Lyndsay Clavareau, Philippe S. Sabarros, Lauriane Escalle, Pascal Bach, Francisco J. Abascal, Jon Lopez, Hilario Murua, Pedro J. Pascual Alayon, Maria Lourdes Ramos, Jon Ruiz, Bastien Mérigot ABSTRACT: Despite bycatch of elasmobranch (sharks and rays) being a major concern in most fisheries

Estimating marine protected area network benefits for reef sharks

Estimating marine protected area network benefits for reef sharks

Estimating marine protected area network benefits for reef sharks Gerardo Martín, Mario Espinoza, Michelle Heupel, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Animal movement has direct applications in spatial management and conservation planning, yet it is rarely taken into account for the design of natural protected areas. For instance, reef shark species are thought to benefit from marine