February 27th, 2023

Hong Kong Customs seizes over 1.2 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins

Hong Kong Customs seizes over 1.2 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins

Press Release Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department 18 February 2023 — — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 17) seized over 1.2 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of endangered species with an estimated market value of about $40 million at Hong Kong International Airport. Through risk assessment,

One marine protected area is not enough: The trophic ecology of the broadnose sevengill shark in the Southwest Atlantic

One marine protected area is not enough: The trophic ecology of the broadnose sevengill shark in the Southwest Atlantic

One marine protected area is not enough: The trophic ecology of the broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) in the Southwest Atlantic Manuela Funes, Agustín M. De Wysiecki, Nelson D. Bovcon, Andrés J. Jaureguizar, Alejo J. Irigoyen ABSTRACT: bioRxiv, DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.25.524777 SOURCE

Detecting Mediterranean White Sharks with Environmental DNA

Detecting Mediterranean White Sharks with Environmental DNA

Detecting Mediterranean White Sharks with Environmental DNA Jeremy F. Jenrette , Jennifer L. Jenrette, N. Kobun Truelove, Stefano Moro, Nick I. Dunn, Taylor K. Chapple, Austin J. Gallagher, Chiara Gambardella, Robert Schallert, Brendan D. Shea, David J. Curnick, Barbara A. Block, Francesco Ferretti ABSTRACT: N/A Oceanography 36 (Supplement 1), DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2023.s1.28 SOURCE (OPEN ACCESS)

First record of the cirripede Anelasma squalicola in the Mediterranean Sea

First record of the cirripede Anelasma squalicola in the Mediterranean Sea

First record of the cirripede Anelasma squalicola Darwin, 1852 (Pollicipedidae) in the Mediterranean Sea ALBA MARTÍN-LÁZARO, WOLF ISBERT, AIGÜES REPULLÉS-ALBEDA, CRISTINA GARCÍA-RUIZ, FRANCISCO E. MONTERO ABSTRACT: Anelasma squalicola Darwin 1852, is a barnacle that occurs on elasmobranchs from the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Indian Ocean. It infects sharks of the families Etmopteridae and Pentanchidae. The