Sandbar shark aggregation in the central Mediterranean Sea and potential effects of tourism C. Cattano, G. Turco, M. Di Lorenzo, M. Gristina, G. Visconti, M. Milazzo ABSTRACT: 1. An aggregation of sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus occurs every summer around the remote uninhabited islet of Lampione (Pelagie Islands Marine Protected Area, south‐western Mediterranean Sea), attracting an
Metal concentrations in coastal sharks from The Bahamas with a focus on the Caribbean Reef shark Oliver N. Shipley, Cheng-Shiuan Lee, Nicholas S. Fisher, James K. Sternlicht, Sami Kattan, Erica R. Staaterman, Neil Hammerschlag, Austin J. Gallagher ABSTRACT: Over the last century anthropogenic activities have rapidly increased the influx of metals and metalloids entering the
Seasonal Occurrence, Horizontal Movements, and Habitat Use Patterns of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Gulf of Mexico Eric R. Hoffmayer, Jennifer A. McKinney, James S. Franks, Jill M. Hendon, William B. Driggers III, Brett J. Falterman, Benjamin Galuardi, Michael E. Byrne ABSTRACT: In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) form