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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 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
Shark Fishing vs. Conservation: Analysis and Synthesis
Shark Fishing vs. Conservation: Analysis and Synthesis Ila France Porcher, Brian W. Darvell ABSTRACT: The expanding shark fin market has resulted in intensive global shark fishing and with 90% of teleost fish stocks over-exploited, sharks have become the most lucrative target. As predators, they have high ecological value, are sensitive to fishing pressure, and are
Species identification on shark fin fragments based on DNA barcoding technique
Species identification on shark fin fragments based on DNA barcoding technique Chunyan Yuan, Ruiyang Tao, Ruocheng Xia, Liqin Chen, Chengtao Li, Suhua Zhang ABSTRACT: N/A Forensic Science International: Genetics, DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102754 SOURCE
Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations
Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set Gonzalo Araujo, Ariana Agustines, Steffen S. Bach, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Emilio de la Parra-Galván, Rafael de la Parra-Venegas, Stella Diamant, Alistair Dove, Steve Fox, Rachel T. Graham, Sofia M. Green, Jonathan R. Green, Royale S. Hardenstine, Alex
New Zealand: Shark plan needs teeth to save 1000+ sharks
Published on 4 Aug, 2022 at 17:39 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Forest & Bird, NZ 09 August 2022 — — — — — Forest & Bird today welcomed the release of a draft National Plan of Action on Sharks, which provides a constructive platform for protecting the diversity of sharks that live in Aotearoa New Zealand’s waters. In particular, we were pleased to see
New Zealand: Feedback sought on action plan to protect sharks
Published on 4 Aug, 2022 at 17:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand 02 August 2022 — — — — — — Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback on a new plan of action for the conservation of sharks. The draft National Plan of Action Sharks 2022 (NPOA-Sharks 2022) sets out directions for the
NZ National Plan of Action for Sharks 2022
National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2022Draft for Consultation PDF-DOWNLOAD
Aquatic Walking and Swimming Kinematics of Neonate and Juvenile Epaulette Sharks
Aquatic Walking and Swimming Kinematics of Neonate and Juvenile Epaulette Sharks Marianne E Porter, Andrea V Hernandez, Connor R Gervais, Jodie L Rummer ABSTRACT: The epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, is a small, reef-dwelling, benthic shark that—using its paired fins—can walk, both in and out of water. Within the reef flats, this species experiences short periods
Determination of fluorine distribution in shark teeth by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Determination of fluorine distribution in shark teeth by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy Benjamin T Manard, Christopher J Hintz, C Derrick Quarles, William Burns, N Alex Zirakparvar, Daniel R Dunlap, Toya Beiswenger, Alicia M Cruz-Uribe, Joseph A Petrus, Cole R Hexel ABSTRACT: Quantifying the chemical composition of fast-growing hard tissues in the environment can shed valuable information
Review of catch records of the bigeye thresher shark in the Mediterranean Sea
Review of catch records of the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841 (Lamniformes: Alopiidae) in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and recent data with biological notes Vasiliki Kousteni, Vasilis Resaikos, Magdalene Papatheodoulou, Marios Papageorgiou ABSTRACT: In November 2021, a female bigeye thresher shark was incidentally caught by a pelagic drifting longline off southern Cyprus, corresponding