June 14th, 2021

Great white shark meat seized in Tauranga case

Great white shark meat seized in Tauranga case

Press Release Department of Conservation, New Zealand 01 June 2021 —- —- —- —- —- The meat and liver of a great white shark have been seized by DOC following a search warrant at a residential address in Tauranga. A man who lives at the address is now assisting DOC investigators with their enquiries. The

First record of swimming speed of the Pacific sleeper shark using a baited camera array

First record of swimming speed of the Pacific sleeper shark using a baited camera array

First record of swimming speed of the Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus using a baited camera array Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Takumi Sato, Masaru Kawato, Shinji Tsuchida ABSTRACT: The Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus is one of the largest predators in deep Suruga Bay, Japan. A single individual of the sleeper shark (female, ~300 cm

DNA barcoding of shark species traded in Singapore

DNA barcoding of shark species traded in Singapore

Sharks in hot soup: DNA barcoding of shark species traded in Singapore Celine J.N. Liu, Sean Neo, Nathalia M. Rengifo, Ian French, Sarah Chiang, Mathias Ooi, Jie Min Heng, Nathaniel Soon, Jing Ying Yeo, Haaken Z. Bungum, Kurumi Ota, Arina A. Koul, Yan Hong Poh, Benjamin J. Wainwright ABSTRACT: Sharks are apex predators that play