A new record of the rare Bigeye Sand Tiger shark Odontaspis noronhai Maul, 1955 (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) from the northwestern Pacific, with notes on dentition NG, S.-L. ., YU, C.-J. ., SU, S.-H. ., & JOUNG, S.-J. ABSTRACT: In the Pacific Ocean, the rare Bigeye Sand Tiger shark Odontaspis noronhai has only been recorded twice, once
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feed on baitfish with other predators at Ningaloo Reef E. Lester, T. Cannon, S. Lawrence, J. Wilton, G. Araujo ABSTRACT: We provide rare in-water evidence of whale sharks feeding on baitballs in the presence of other predators. Our observations provide evidence of the complexity of whale shark feeding behaviour and provide
Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach Andrea Bellodi, Anna Benvenuto, Riccardo Melis, Antonello Mulas, Monica Barone, Claudio Barría, Alessia Cariani, Laura Carugati, Archontia Chatzispyrou, Monique Desrochers, Alice Ferrari, Javier Guallart, Farid Hemida, Cecilia Mancusi, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Sergio Ramírez-Amaro,
Cool runnings: behavioural plasticity and the realised thermal niche of basking sharks E. M. Johnston, J. D. R. Houghton, P. A. Mayo, G. K. F. Hatten, A. P. Klimley & P. J. Mensink ABSTRACT: Long-distance migrations by marine vertebrates are often triggered by pronounced environmental cues. For the endangered basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), seasonal changes
Extinction risk, reconstructed catches, and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean Brendan S. Talwar, Brooke Anderson, Cristopher G. Avalos-Castillo, María del Pilar Blanco-Parra, Alejandra Briones, Diego Cardeñosa, John K. Carlson, Patricia Charvet, Charles F. Cotton, Zoe Crysler, Danielle H. Derrick, Michael R. Heithaus, Katelyn B. Herman, Olga Koubrak, David W. Kulka,
Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean Royale S. Hardenstine, Song He, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Camrin D. Braun, Edgar Fernando Cagua, Simon J. Pierce, Clare E. M. Prebble, Christoph A. Rohner, Pablo Saenz-Angudelo, Tane H. Sinclair-Taylor, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold, Alexandra M.
Media Release City of Fremantle, Western Australia 07 February 2022 — — — — — — — Fremantle Council will this week consider introducing measures to ban shark fishing at popular swimming beaches. On Wednesday the council’s Finance, Policy, Operations and Legislation Committee will vote on whether to initiate an amendment to the City of
Thermally insensitive physiological performance allows neonatal sharks to use coastal habitats as nursery areas Ian A. Bouyoucos, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Serge Planes, Gail D. Schwieterman, Ornella C. Weideli, Jodie L. Rummer ABSTRACT: Coastal sharks can use shallow, nearshore habitats as nursery areas, which is a behaviour that may increase fitness. The ecological benefits of shark
Dermal denticle shedding rates vary between two captive shark species Erin M. Dillon, Anshika Bagla, Kiera D. Plioplys, Douglas J. McCauley, Kevin D. Lafferty, Aaron O’Dea ABSTRACT: Shark dermal scale (denticle) accumulation in the fossil record can provide information about the abundance and composition of past shark communities. Denticles are shed continuously, such that a
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis, a new species of catshark from the Izu Islands, Japan (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) ITO, N. ., FUJII, M. ., NOHARA, K. ., & TANAKA, S. ABSTRACT: A new species of catshark genus Scyliorhinus, S. hachijoensis sp. nov., is described for the islands of Mikurajima, Hachijojima, and Torishima in southeastern Japan. Scyliorhinus hachijoensis has clasper
Longfin Mako Shark, Isurus paucus, in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: First Evidence of Trophic Ontogeny Based on the Isotopic Analysis of Long-term Tissues Estupiñán-Montaño, C., Delgado-Huertas, A. ABSTRACT: The ontogeny of pelagic species is difficult to study due to their migratory patterns and the inaccessibility of their habitats, leaving a large part of their life
Drivers of variation in occurrence, abundance, and behaviour of sharks on coral reefs E. Lester, T. Langlois, I. Lindgren, M. Birt, T. Bond, D. McLean, B. Vaughan, T. H. Holmes, M. Meekan ABSTRACT: Quantifying the drivers of population size in reef sharks is critical for the development of appropriate conservation strategies. In north-west Australia, shark
Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Neil Hammerschlag, Laura H. McDonnell, Mitchell J. Rider, Garrett M. Street, Elliott L. Hazen, Lisa J. Natanson, Camilla T. McCandless, Melanie R. Boudreau, Austin J. Gallagher, Malin L. Pinsky, Ben Kirtman ABSTRACT: Given climate change