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U.S. Virgin Islands: Guide to Common Sharks
Published on 27 Jan, 2021 at 13:51 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources 22. January 2021 —— —– —– —– —– —- Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources has announced that the Division of Fish and Wildlife has published a new guide to common sharks of the Virgin Islands with
Review of Shark Attacks Off Florida’s Coast, 1960 – 2016
A Biting Review of Shark Attacks Off Florida’s Coast, 1960 – 2016 Chris J. Thompson, Kenneth J. Dieker, Isabel D. Chandler, Jason F. Berger, Paul Martin Sommers ABSTRACT: The authors examine the monthly total and average number of unprovoked shark attacks off Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts between 1960 and 2016, with special emphasis on
First records of the megamouth shark as bycatch in Peruvian small-scale net fisheries
First records of the megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios (Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983) as bycatch in Peruvian small-scale net fisheries Acuña-Perales, N., Córdova-Zavaleta, F., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Mangel, J.C. ABSTRACT: Between October 2018 and October 2019, seven megamouth sharks were reported as bycatch in the small-scale surface and midwater gillnet fisheries operating from the ports of
Coastal sharks and rays in a marine protected area in southern Brazil
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