September 4th, 2021

Bio-Ecological Features Update on Eleven Rare Cartilaginous Fish in the Central-Western Mediterranean Sea

Bio-Ecological Features Update on Eleven Rare Cartilaginous Fish in the Central-Western Mediterranean Sea

Bio-Ecological Features Update on Eleven Rare Cartilaginous Fish in the Central-Western Mediterranean Sea as a Contribution for Their Conservation Mulas A, Bellodi A, Carbonara P, Cau A, Marongiu MF, Pesci P, Porcu C, Follesa MC. ABSTRACT: Cartilaginous fish are commonly recognized as key species in marine ecosystems for their fundamental ecological role as top predators.

Nation-wide assessment of the distribution and population size of the data-deficient nurse shark

Nation-wide assessment of the distribution and population size of the data-deficient nurse shark

Nation-wide assessment of the distribution and population size of the data-deficient nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Garzon F, Graham RT, Baremore I, Castellanos D, Salazar H, Xiu C, et al. ABSTRACT: The study presents the first national assessment of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) population, conducted using a combination of transect surveys and baited remote underwater

Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives Armstrong AO, Stevens GMW, Townsend KA, Murray A, Bennett MB, Armstrong AJ, Uribe-Palomino J, Hosegood P, Dudgeon CL, Richardson AJ. ABSTRACT: Manta rays forage for zooplankton in tropical and subtropical marine environments, which are generally nutrient-poor. Feeding often occurs at

Successful parks for sharks

Successful parks for sharks

Successful parks for sharks: No-take marine reserve provides conservation benefits to endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa Patricia S. Albano, Chris Fallows, Monique Fallows, Olivia Schuitema, Anthony T.F. Bernard, Oliver Sedgwick, Neil Hammerschlag ABSTRACT: Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet. Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been widely established and promoted

Size structure of broadnose sevengill sharks in Sawdust Bay, Rakiura/Stewart Island

Size structure of broadnose sevengill sharks in Sawdust Bay, Rakiura/Stewart Island

Size structure of broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in Sawdust Bay, Rakiura/Stewart Island, estimated using underwater stereo-photogrammetry Robert Lewis, Steve Dawson, Will Rayment ABSTRACT: The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is a large marine predator found in temperate coastal marine habitats. Despite being commonly encountered, details of its ecology are limited. To partially address this,

New Records of the Great White Shark off the Lybian coast

New Records of the Great White Shark off the Lybian coast

Using citizen science to detect rare and endangered species: New records of the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias off the Libyan coast Patrick L. JAMBURA & Julia TÜRTSCHER, Alessandro DE MADDALENA, Ioannis GIOVOS, Jürgen KRIWET, Jamila RIZGALLA, Sara A. A. AL MABRUK ABSTRACT: The presence of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Mediterranean

Shark Incident off Grand Isle, Louisiana

Shark Incident off Grand Isle, Louisiana

Press Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland 03. September 2021 — — — — — — — — Coast Guard medevacs shark attack victim from fishing vessel 35 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crew member from a fishing vessel after a shark attack approximately 35 miles southeast