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A priority nursery area for the conservation of the scalloped hammerhead shark in Mexico

A priority nursery area for the conservation of the scalloped hammerhead shark in Mexico

A priority nursery area for the conservation of the scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini in Mexico Juan P. Rodriguez-Arana Favela, Sebastián Hernández, Rogelio González-Armas, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Arturo Tripp-Valdez, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, James T. Ketchum ABSTRACT: This study describes the genetic diversity and level of genetic differentiation of the scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini from eight putative

The Relative Abundance and Occurrence of Sharks off Ocean Beaches of New South Wales, Australia

The Relative Abundance and Occurrence of Sharks off Ocean Beaches of New South Wales, Australia

The Relative Abundance and Occurrence of Sharks off Ocean Beaches of New South Wales, Australia Kim I. P. Monteforte, Paul A. Butcher, Stephen G. Morris, Brendan P. Kelaher ABSTRACT: There is still limited information about the diversity, distribution, and abundance of sharks in and around the surf zones of ocean beaches. We used long-term and

Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna

Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna

Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna Cevallos-Garcias, A. ., Hernández, S. ., Raredon, S. J. ., Ebert, D. A. ., & Kyne, P. M. ABSTRACT: The Sharpfin Houndshark, Triakis acutipinna, was described in 1968 from a specimen captured from Isla de la Plata, Ecuador. Since then, there have been

Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021

Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021

Finucci, B.; Dunn, M.R.; Pinkerton, M.H.; Sutton, P. (2022).Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021.New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 289. 74 p. PDF-DOWNLOAD

Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore

Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore

Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore Lynn Drescher, Noel Jin Kiat Heng, Min Yi Chin, Neel R. O. Karve, Edward Jun Wei Cheung, Anastasia Kurniadi, Mariana Quesada Urera, Felipe Gabriel Waldeck, U. Dharshini, Nirel Tze En Hoe, Joshua Song Yang Choo, Russell Fock Jun Lok, Caroline Kibat, Benjamin J.

Direct observation of killer whales predating on white sharks and evidence of a flight response

Direct observation of killer whales predating on white sharks and evidence of a flight response

Direct observation of killer whales predating on white sharks and evidence of a flight response Alison V. Towner, Alison A. Kock, Christiaan Stopforth, David Hurwitz, Simon H. Elwen ABSTRACT: N/A Ecology, DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3875 SOURCE (OPEN ACCESS)

Habitat Use of Subadult and Adult White Sharks in Eastern Australian Waters

Habitat Use of Subadult and Adult White Sharks in Eastern Australian Waters

Preliminary Data about Habitat Use of Subadult and Adult White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Eastern Australian Waters Jessica L. Coxon, Paul A. Butcher, Julia L. Y. Spaet, Justin R. Rizzari ABSTRACT: In eastern Australia, white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are targeted in shark control programs, yet the movement of subadults and adults of the eastern Australasian

A multi-method characterization of Elasmobranch & Cheloniidae communities of the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba

A multi-method characterization of Elasmobranch & Cheloniidae communities of the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba

A multi-method characterization of Elasmobranch & Cheloniidae communities of the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba Francesco Garzon, Collin T. Williams, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Lyndsey K. Tanabe, Ameer Abdulla, Michael L. Berumen, Thamer Habis, Paul A. Marshall, Mattie Rodrigue, Lucy A. Hawkes ABSTRACT: The Red Sea is particularly biodiverse, hosting high levels of

Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece

Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece

Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece Dimitrios Karampetsis, Chrysoula Gubili, Konstantinos Touloumis, Angeliki Adamidou, Stelios Triantafillidis, Athanasios Evangelopoulos, Ioannis E. Batjakas, Nikolaos Kamidis and Emmanouil Koutrakis ABSTRACT: Context: Sharks are frequently caught as bycatch in trawl fisheries in the North Aegean Sea. However, very little information exists

Bathyraja chapmani n. sp., a new deep-sea skate from the Southeast Pacific Ocean

Bathyraja chapmani n. sp., a new deep-sea skate from the Southeast Pacific Ocean

Bathyraja chapmani n. sp., a new deep-sea skate (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the Southeast Pacific Ocean Ebert, David A.; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Velez-Zuazo, Ximena; Pajuelo, Mariela; Mangel, Jeffrey C. ABSTRACT: A new species of softnose skate, Bathyraja chapmani n. sp., is described from two female specimens collected in deepwater off Lima, Peru (-11.933°, -78.15°), in the southeastern

An Annotated Checklist and the Conservation Status of Chondrichthyans in the Adriatic

An Annotated Checklist and the Conservation Status of Chondrichthyans in the Adriatic

An Annotated Checklist and the Conservation Status of Chondrichthyans in the Adriatic Alen Soldo, Lovrenc Lipej ABSTRACT: Although there is a high number of publications listing fish species in the Adriatic, only a few have focused on chondrichthyans, while their conservation status has been investigated even less. Thus, this paper aims to provide an updated

Ireland: Basking shark gets status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act

Ireland: Basking shark gets status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act

Press Release Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Ireland) 02 October 2022 — — — —- — — Ministers Noonan and McConalogue announce that the Basking Shark has been given the status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, and Minister for Agriculture,

Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times

Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times

Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times Christopher L. Pepin-Neff ABSTRACT: The social and political dynamics around human–shark interactions are a growing area of interest in marine social science. The question motivating this article asks to what extent media reporting by The New York Times has engaged beyond the lexicon of “shark attack” discourse

Utilization and trade of sharks and rays in the Andaman Islands, India

Utilization and trade of sharks and rays in the Andaman Islands, India

Utilization and trade of sharks and rays in the Andaman Islands, India Zoya Tyabji, Rima W. Jabado, Dipani Sutaria ABSTRACT: Overfishing is recognized as the most pervasive threat to sharks and rays globally. While there is increasing emphasis on ecological aspects of shark and ray fisheries, socio-economic considerations are often poorly incorporated into management policies.

Capture heats up sharks

Capture heats up sharks

Capture heats up sharks Lucy Harding, Austin Gallagher, Andrew Jackson, Jenny Bortoluzzi, Haley R Dolton, Brendan Shea, Luke Harman, David Edwards, Nicholas Payne ABSTRACT: Catch-and-release fishing is an important component of ecotourism industries and scientific research worldwide, but its total impact on animal physiology, health and survival is understudied for many species of fishes, particularly