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Reproductive biology of the smooth butterfly ray
Published online on 15. August 2012 Reproductive biology of the smooth butterfly ray Gymnura micrura Yokota, L., Goitein, R., Gianeti, M. D. and Lessa, R. T. P. ABSTRACT: This study provides the first detailed information on the reproductive biology of the smooth butterfly ray Gymnura micrura. A total of 905 individuals were sampled, 377 of
Petition to list the Northeastern Pacific Population of White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) as threatened or endangered
OCEANA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY SHARK STEWARDS August 10, 2012 PDF – DOWNLOAD
Dismantling media produced fear toward predators
Running head: PREDATOR RELATIONS IN THE MEDIA Dismantling media produced fear toward predators By Nicole Pavla Schafer University of Otago 2011 PDF – DOWNLOAD
Growth Rates of the Port Jackson shark in Southern Australia
Published online on 01. August 2012 Comparative rates of growth of the Port Jackson shark throughout its southern Australian range Christopher Izzo and Kate R. Rodda ABSTRACT: Port Jackson sharks are distributed throughout southern Australia, with evidence suggesting that potential subpopulations exist. If subpopulations are evident, then phenotypic variation among groups should result in differences
Heavy Infection of the Round Ribbontail Ray with Marine Leech
Published in July 2012 Heavy Infection of the Round Ribbontail Ray Taeniura meyeni with Stibarobdella macrothela (Annelida: Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) Takeo Yamauchi and Yuzo Ota ABSTRACT: Thirty-three juveniles of the piscicolid leech Stibarobdella macrothela were found infecting a round ribbontail ray, Taeniura meyeni, from Micronesia. Taeniura meyeni is a new host for S. macrothela. The findings
Comparison of the diets of sympatric pelagic sharks off southern Australia
Published online on 24. July 2012 A quantitative comparison of the diets of sympatric pelagic sharks in gulf and shelf ecosystems off southern Australia Rogers, P.J., Huveneers, C., Page, B., Hamer, D. J., Goldsworthy, S. D., Mitchell, J. G., and Seuront, L. ABSTRACT: Predator–prey dynamics represent an important determinant in the functioning of marine ecosystems.
The role of sharks in coral reef ecosystems
The role of sharks in coral reef ecosystems: movements and trophic ecology of top predators along the Great Barrier Reef Mario Espinoza, Michelle R. Heupel, Colin A. Simpfendorfer PDF – DOWNLOAD
Shark bites and public attitudes
Published online on 20. July 2012 Short Communication Shark bites and public attitudes: Policy implications from the first before and after shark bite survey Christopher L. Neff, Jean Y.H. Yang ABSTRACT: Public feelings toward sharks are expected to grow negatively following shark bites on humans. Media and government responses are often predicated on this presumptive
Basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic
Published online on 12. July 2012 Basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic: spatio-temporal trends from sightings in UK waters Witt MJ, Hardy T, Johnson L, McClellan CM et al. ABSTRACT: Basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus have undergone widespread historic exploitation in the northeast Atlantic and are of conservation concern. A greater knowledge of their spatial and
Marine park with whale shark and adjacent to sardine fishery
Published online in July 2012 Marine park with whale shark and adjacent to sardine fishery Victor S. Soliman, Raul B. Burce ABSTRACT: The aim of balance between conservation and capture fishery is understood yet elusive. In a coastal town in the Philippines, Donsol, considered the “whale shark capital of the world”, its coast also supports
Maldives Sharkwatch Report for 2009 – 2010
Published online in July 2012 Maldives Sharkwatch Report for 2009 – 2010 Mohamed Ushan, Elizabeth Wood, Mariyam Saleem, Shahaama A. Sattar ABSTRACT: Sharks are top predators playing an important ecological role on coral reefs. Due to their slow growth, late maturity and low fecundity, many sharks are very vulnerable to over-exploitation. Historically fished in the
Survey on reef shark abundance in the Western Indian Ocean
Published online in July 2012 Comparative abundance of reef sharks in the Western Indian Ocean Chris Clarke, James Lea and Rupert Ormond ABSTRACT: Surveys were conducted over a four year period to assess the abundance of sharks at various remote coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Jeddah region of the Red Sea;
First documented record of the silky shark in Italian waters
Published in June 2012 Record of Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron in Müller & Henle, 1839), in Italian waters (Ligurian Sea, Northwestern Mediterranean) Garibaldi F. & Orsi Relini L. ABSTRACT: A specimen of the silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron in Müller & Henle, 1839), male, 209 cm TL, was caught off Sanremo, in the Ligurian Sea (Northwestern
An aberrant extra fin in the yellownose skate
Published in June 2012 An aberrant extra fin in Zearaja chilensis (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) Deli Antoni M.Y., Delpiani G.E., Delpiani S.M., Mabragaña E. & Díaz de Astarloa J.M. ABSTRACT: The first case of an aberrant extra fin in a specimen of Zearaja chilensis (Guichenot, 1848), caught off Patagonian waters, Argentine Sea, is reported here. Cybium 2012,
Four new deep water skates from the southwest Pacific
Published in June 2012 New deep water skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajoidei, Arhynchobatidae) from the southwest Pacific Bernard Séret and Peter R. Last ABSTRACT: Four new skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 are described from the rarely accessed, deep waters off New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji islands, and the Norfolk Ridge.