Taxonomic Identification of Two Poorly Known Lantern Shark Species

Taxonomic Identification of Two Poorly Known Lantern Shark Species Based on Mitochondrial DNA From Wet-Collection Paratypes Stefanie Agne, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Michaela Preick, Lei Yang, Ralf Thiel, Simon Weigmann, Johanna L. A. Paijmans, Axel Barlow, Michael Hofreiter, Nicolas Straube ABSTRACT: Etmopteridae (lantern sharks) is the most species-rich family of sharks, comprising more than 50

Modeling the Individual Growth of the Bonnethead Shark

Modeling the Individual Growth of the Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna tiburo of the Western Gulf of Mexico Using the Multimodel Approach Olmeda-de la Fuente, S.E.; Rodríguez-Castro, J.H.; Ramírez-de León, J.A.; Caballero-Rico, F.C.; Rodríguez-Olmeda, J.A. ABSTRACT: To describe the growth pattern of the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) in the Gulf of Mexico, a von Bertalanffy (VB) model

The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks – by ripping open their torsos for livers

Press Release Taylor & Francis Group 30th June 2022 —- —- —- —- —- — New findings add to an understanding of how Great Whites use their ‘flight’ instincts to avoid predators for the long-term and en masse A pair of Orca (Killer Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White Sharks off the

Fear at the top: killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site

Fear at the top: killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site AV Towner, RGA Watson, AA Kock, Y Papastamatiou, M Sturup, E Gennari, K Baker, T Booth, M Dicken, W Chivell, S Elwen, T Kaschke, D Edwards, MJ Smale ABSTRACT: Risk-induced fear effects exerted by top predators are pervasive

Decoding the dynamics of dental distributions: insights from shark demography and dispersal

Decoding the dynamics of dental distributions: insights from shark demography and dispersal Sora L. Kim, Justin D. Yeakel, Meghan A. Balk, Jaelyn J. Eberle, Sarah Zeichner, Dina Fieman, Jürgen Kriwet ABSTRACT: Shark teeth are one of the most abundant vertebrate fossils, and because tooth size generally correlates with body size, their accumulations document the size

Tiger Shark Attack on a Scuba Diver in New Caledonia

Tiger Shark Attack on a Scuba Diver in New Caledonia Claude Maillaud MD, PhD, Joseph Fournier MD, MS, Anne-Laure Guittonneau MD, Philippe Tirard Assistant Engineer, Tyler Bowling MS, Gavin Naylor PhD ABSTRACT: Herein we report an unprovoked shark attack on a scuba diver in New Caledonia. The species responsible for the attack was identified as

Age, growth and maturity of Southern Ocean skates from the Kerguelen Plateau

Age, growth and maturity of Southern Ocean skates (Bathyraja spp.) from the Kerguelen Plateau Darren Wong, Jonathan J. Smart, Joshua Barrow, Jaimie Cleeland, Peter Yates, Philippe Ziegler, Justin R. Rizzari ABSTRACT: Three species of Southern Ocean skates, Bathyraja eatonii, Bathyraja irrasa and Bathyraja murrayi, are commonly caught as incidental by-catch in fisheries around Heard Island

Extinction risk, reconstructed catches and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean

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,

Extraction of Biocompatible Collagen From Blue Shark Skins

Extraction of Biocompatible Collagen From Blue Shark Skins Through the Conventional Extraction Process Intensification Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Batista MP, Fernández N, Gaspar FB, Bronze MdR and Duarte ARC ABSTRACT: The disposal of large amounts of skin waste resulting from the blue shark fishing industry presents several industrial and environmental waste management concerns. In

Acoustic detection of the Greenland shark in Svalbard waters

Acoustic detection of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) using multifrequency split beam echosounder in Svalbard waters Egil Ona, Julius Nielsen ABSTRACT: The conservation status of the long-lived Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is unknown, and methods for non-invasively estimating local or regional abundances are wanted. Using a multifrequency split beam echosounder during long line fishery for

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