Sharks and rays caught by a small‐scale fisheries in the western equatorial Atlantic

Sharks and rays caught by a small‐scale fisheries in the western equatorial Atlantic Jones Santander‐Neto, Vicente Vieira Faria ABSTRACT: N/A Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Early View, DOI: 10.1111/jai.14103 SOURCE

Owner of Japanese Fishing Vessel Charged with Unlawful Trafficking of Shark Fins

Press Release U.S. Department of Justice 31. August 2020 — — — — — — — — — Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd., the owner of a Japanese-flagged fishing vessel, was charged in federal court with aiding and abetting the attempted export of shark fins out of Hawaii in violation of the Lacey Act, the Department

When prey becomes killer: does a double lethal attack on a blue shark reveal a precise defensive strategy in young swordfish?

When prey becomes killer: does a double lethal attack on a blue shark reveal a precise defensive strategy in young swordfish? Teresa Romeo, Pietro Battaglia, Domenico Macaluso, Giuseppe Tagliavia, Teresa Manuela Vicchio, Manuela Falautano, Fabrizio Serena, Franco Andaloro ABSTRACT: In this paper a rare case of a double swordfish mortal attack against an adult blue

Multiyear social stability and social information use in reef sharks with diel fission–fusion dynamics

Multiyear social stability and social information use in reef sharks with diel fission–fusion dynamics Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Thomas W. Bodey, Jennifer E. Caselle, Darcy Bradley, Robin Freeman, Alan M. Friedlander, David M. P. Jacoby ABSTRACT: Animals across vertebrate taxa form social communities and often exist as fission–fusion groups. Central place foragers (CPF) may form groups

Auckland Museum: Rehutai, the smallest of the great white sharks

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates (Rajidae) Liam J. Rasch, Rory L. Cooper, Charlie Underwood, Wesley A. Dillard, Alexandre P. Thiery, Gareth J. Fraser ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays (elasmobranchs) have the remarkable capacity to continuously regenerate their teeth. The polyphyodont system is considered the ancestral condition of the gnathostome dentition. Despite this

The effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark

Human‐induced shifts in habitat use and behaviour of a marine predator: the effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark J. Mourier, J. Claudet, S. Planes ABSTRACT: While the negative effects of consumptive pressures on marine predators are well established, the effects of increasing non‐consumptive activities such as wildlife tourism are still understudied. As

Artisanal fisheries impact on the smalltail shark from Northern Brazil

From plentiful to critically endangered: Demographic evidence of the artisanal fisheries impact on the smalltail shark (Carcharhinus porosus) from Northern Brazil Francisco Marcante Santana, Leonardo Manir Feitosa, Rosângela Paula Lessa ABSTRACT: The smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus, was the most abundant elasmobranch species in fisheries off Brazil’s northern coast (BNC) in the 1980s, but its population

Whale sharks get cleaned by the blue‐streak cleaner wrasse and the moon wrasse in the Philippines

Whale sharks Rhincodon typus get cleaned by the blue‐streak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus and the moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare in the Philippines Gonzalo Araujo, Joni A. Miranda, Harriet L. Allen, Jessica Labaja, Sally Snow, Alessandro Ponzo, Christine G. Legaspi ABSTRACT: Cleaning interactions are essential for healthy marine ecosystem communities. This study reports the first documentation

Shark longline survey in the eastern Bahamas, 1979 – 2013

Results of a fishery-independent longline survey targeting coastal sharks in the eastern Bahamas between 1979 and 2013 Brendan S. Talwar, Jeffrey A. Stein, Stephen M.H. Connett, Stephanie A. Liss, Edward J. Brooks ABSTRACT: Long-term trends in shark abundance offer important insights for fisheries management. Few fisheries-independent, extended time-series data exist for coastal shark species in

Traffic Report: Congo’s shark trade

Momballa, M. C. (2020). Rapid Assessment of the Artisanal Shark Trade in the Republic of the Congo. Yaounde, Cameroon and Cambridge, UK August 2020 PDF-DOWNLOAD

Woman bitten in suspected shark attack – Port Macquarie

News Release NSW Police Force 15. August 2020 —- — — — — — — — A woman will undergo surgery after being bitten on the leg on the state’s Mid North Coast this morning. About 10am (Saturday 15 August 2020), emergency services were called to Shelly Beach on Pacific Drive, Port Macquarie, following reports

Wales Angelshark Action Plan

Barker, J., Davies, J., Wray, B., Sharp, R., Gollock, M., Evans, J., O’Connor, J., Evans, S., Gordon, C., Moore, A., Nelson, M., Dulvy, N.K., Hiddink, J., Fish, J., Jiménez Alvarado, D., Brittain, R., Meyers, E., Goralczyk, M., Bull, J., Jones, N., Sims, W. & Clark, M. Wales Angelshark Action Plan Zoological Society of London, UK.

The secret to success for sand tiger shark reproduction in aquaria

Natural environmental conditions and collaborative efforts provide the secret to success for sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus reproduction in aquaria Jennifer Wyffels, Chris Coco, Chris Schreiber, Daniel Palmer, Tonya Clauss, Frank Bulman, Robert George, Craig Pelton, Kevin Feldheim, Tim Handsel ABSTRACT: Sand tiger sharks are an iconic large shark species held in aquaria worldwide. They

A review of potential taxonomic barriers to the effective management of Gulf elasmobranch fisheries

A review of potential taxonomic barriers to the effective management of Gulf elasmobranch fisheries Aaron C. Henderson ABSTRACT: Species-specific biological data are commonly combined with fishery operational data to model exploited stocks and determine appropriate levels of exploitation. However, this approach to fishery management is predicated using the ability of fishery data collectors to correctly