Press Release Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department 8 June 2021 — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs seizes over three tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 7) seized about 3.3 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of endangered species with an estimated market value of about
Recreational Harvest of Sharks and Rays in Western Australia Is Only a Minor Component of the Total Harvest Braccini, M.; Lai, E.; Ryan, K.; Taylor, S. ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays are a global conservation concern with an increasing number of species considered at risk of extinction, mostly due to overfishing. Although the recreational harvest of
Isotopic Tracers Suggest Limited Trans-Oceanic Movements and Regional Residency in North Pacific Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) Daniel J. Madigan, Oliver N. Shipley, Aaron B. Carlisle, Heidi Dewar, Owyn E. Snodgrass, Nigel E. Hussey ABSTRACT: Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are globally distributed, large-bodied pelagic sharks that make extensive migrations throughout their range. In the North Pacific,
Gill surface area provides a clue for the respiratory basis of brain size in the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) Serena Wong, Jennifer S. Bigman, Kara E. Yopak, Nicholas K. Dulvy ABSTRACT: Brain size varies dramatically, both within and across species, and this variation is often believed to be the result of trade-offs between the cognitive