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New guides to bolster shark and ray research and species identification in Southeast Asia
Press Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 27. April 2021 — — — — — — — The CITES Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have jointly published two guides to facilitate the identification of shark and ray species common in
Media Statement on concerns around potential amendments to the shark ban in the Maldives
Published on 28 Apr, 2021 at 15:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture Male’, Republic of Maldives 20. April 2021 — — — — — — — — Following serious concerns regarding the status of shark stocks in Maldivian waters, as well as the Indian Ocean in general, the Maldives adopted the Precautionary Approach and imposed a ban on
Telomere Length in the Deep-Sea Shark, Etmopterus granulosus
An Exploratory Study of Telomere Length in the Deep-Sea Shark, Etmopterus granulosus Melissa C. Nehmens, Rebecca M. Varney, Alexis M. Janosik, David A. Ebert ABSTRACT: The history of elasmobranch ageing highlights the difficulty of age estimation in animals lacking ossified structures. Ageing techniques are numerous, yet all are limited by difficulties of validation and verification
Foraging depth depicts resource partitioning and contamination level in a pelagic shark assemblage
Foraging depth depicts resource partitioning and contamination level in a pelagic shark assemblage: Insights from mercury stable isotopes Lucien Besnard, Gaël Le Croizier, Felipe Galván-Magaña, David Point, Edouard Kraffe, James Ketchum, Raul Octavio Martinez Rincon, Gauthier Schaal ABSTRACT: The decline of shark populations in the world ocean is affecting ecosystem structure and function in an