May 19th, 2021

Ireland: Legislation introduced make basking sharks a protected species

Ireland: Legislation introduced make basking sharks a protected species

News Release Social Democrats, Ireland 13 May, 2021 — — — — — — Basking sharks are one of our most treasured species, but unfortunately Irish governments have never protected them Social Democrats TD, and Spokesperson for the Environment, Jennifer Whitmore has today introduced a Bill to the Dáil to make basking sharks a protected species.

AUS: Fatal shark attack in Forster NSW

AUS: Fatal shark attack in Forster NSW

Press Release NSW Police Force Tuesday, 18 May 2021 — — — — — — — — Man dies in suspected shark attack – Forster A man’s died following a suspected shark attack on the state’s Mid North Coast this morning. About 11.20am (Tuesday 18 May 2021), emergency services were called to Tuncurry Beach, Forster,

Volume of the whale shark

Volume of the whale shark

Volume of the whale shark and their mechanism of vertical feeding Taketeru Tomita, Minoru Toda, Kiyomi Murakumo, Kei Miyamoto, Rui Matsumoto, Keiichi Ueda, Keiichi Sato ABSTRACT: The present study provides a noninvasive method to estimate the body volume of sharks (Elasmobranchii, Selachii) using a computational geometric model. This method allows the volume of sharks to

Seasonal occurrence and sexual segregation of great white sharks in Mossel Bay

Seasonal occurrence and sexual segregation of great white sharks in Mossel Bay

Seasonal occurrence and sexual segregation of great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Mossel Bay, South Africa Hannah R. Milankovic, Nicholas D. Ray, Louise K. Gentle, Christo Kruger, Esther Jacobs, Craig J. Ferreira ABSTRACT: The seasonal occurrence and temporal sexual segregation of great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias have been widely documented in various temperate and sub-tropical