October 4th, 2020

Distributional records of giant freshwater stingray in Indonesia

Distributional records of giant freshwater stingray in Indonesia

Updating status of the distributional records of giant freshwater stingray Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) in Indonesia Muhammad Iqbal, Arum Setiawan, Yuanita Windusari, Indra Yustian, Hilda Zulkifli ABSTRACT: The Giant Freshwater Stingray Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) has been known from several drainages in Sunda land (Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java). We compiled most recent update records of

Asymptotic Growth of Whale Sharks Suggests Sex-Specific Life-History Strategies

Asymptotic Growth of Whale Sharks Suggests Sex-Specific Life-History Strategies

Asymptotic Growth of Whale Sharks Suggests Sex-Specific Life-History Strategies Mark G. Meekan, Brett M. Taylor, Emily Lester, Luciana C. Ferreira, Ana M. M. Sequeira, Alistair D. M. Dove, Matthew J. Birt, Alex Aspinall, Kim Brooks, Michele Thums ABSTRACT: Age and growth data are central to management or conservation strategies for any species. Circumstantial evidence suggests

Stock Status Estimating of 5 Shark Species in the Waters Around Taiwan

Stock Status Estimating of 5 Shark Species in the Waters Around Taiwan

Stock Status Estimating of 5 Shark Species in the Waters Around Taiwan Using a Length-Based Bayesian Biomass Estimation (LBB) Method Peilong Ju, Mingru Chen, Yongjun Tian, Yu Zhao, Shengyun Yang, Jiamei Xiao ABSTRACT: Five shark stocks in the waters around Taiwan were assessed using the LBB method, addressing the present gap. Among them, only one

An estimate of the number of white sharks interacting with ecotourism in Guadalupe Island

An estimate of the number of white sharks interacting with ecotourism in Guadalupe Island

An estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias interacting with ecotourism in Guadalupe Island Edgar E. Becerril‐García, Edgar M. Hoyos‐Padilla, Omar Santana‐Morales, Miguel A. Gutiérrez‐Ortiz, Arturo Ayala‐Bocos, Felipe Galván‐Magaña ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study is to provide an estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias that seasonally interact with

Reproductive cycle and fecundity of finetooth sharks from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Reproductive cycle and fecundity of finetooth sharks from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Re‐evaluation of reproductive cycle and fecundity of finetooth sharks Carcharhinus isodon (Valenciennes 1839) from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, with new observations on ovarian cycle and reproductive endocrinology of biennially reproducing sharks Amanda N. Brown, Bryan S. Frazier, Jim Gelsleichter ABSTRACT: To provide updated information on life history for improved fishery management, the reproductive cycle of

Spermatogenesis in mature male scalloped hammerhead sharks

Spermatogenesis in mature male scalloped hammerhead sharks

A first observation of spermatogenesis in mature male scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) from Zinkwazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Coetzee, H.J., Naidoo, K. & Wagenaar, I. ABSTRACT: Sharks are not only threatened, but also have a low fecundity as they are being overfished. The shark family, Sphyrnidae, consists of nine species of which three are found in