August 11th, 2022

California: Shark Encounter at Lovers Point Beach

California: Shark Encounter at Lovers Point Beach

Press Release City of Pacific Grove, Police Department 10 August 2022 — — — — — — Pacific Grove, California: On August 10, 2022, at approximately 11:30 am a paddleboarder off of Lovers Point Beach had a shark encounter approximately 150 yards from the Lovers Point Pier. During the encounter, the shark swam underneath, turned,

The combined cartilage growth – calcification patterns in the wing-fins of Rajidae

The combined cartilage growth – calcification patterns in the wing-fins of Rajidae

The combined cartilage growth – calcification patterns in the wing-fins of Rajidae (Chondrichthyes): A divergent model from endochondral ossification of tetrapods Ugo E. Pazzaglia, Marcella Reguzzoni, Renata Manconi, Piero Antonio Zecca, Guido Zarattini, Monica Campagnolo, Mario Raspanti ABSTRACT: The relationship between cartilage growth – mineralization patterns were studied in adult Rajidae with X-ray morphology/morphometry, undecalcified

Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products

Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products

Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products Laura García Barcia, Annette E. Valdes, Aljoscha Wothke, Lanya Fanovich, Ryan S. Mohammed, Stanley Shea, Cindy González, Yong Cai, Demian Chapman ABSTRACT: Shark meat and fin soup are seafood commodities exported and consumed worldwide. Because sharks are large and slow-growing marine predators they tend to accumulate a

Investigating manta ray collective movements via drone surveys

Investigating manta ray collective movements via drone surveys

Investigating manta ray collective movements via drone surveys Robert J. Y. Perryman, Culum Brown, Ashley J. W. Ward, M. I. A. Kent ABSTRACT: Detailed observational research on free-ranging species of marine megafauna is required to understand their behavioural ecology, including how groups respond to environmental and anthropogenic pressures. New technologies are opening up potential for