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Summary data on Spiny dogfish at Black Sea level
Research on the status of the Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) population in the Romanian marine area Summary data on Spiny dogfish at Black Sea level Gheorghe Radu, Valodea Maximov, Eugen Anton ABSTRACT: The paper presents data on biology and ethology; distribution area, conditions and migration routes; distribution and migration routes at Romanian littoral; distribution and
Retinal histogenesis in an elasmobranch species
Published on 14. February 2012 Retinal histogenesis and cell differentiation in an elasmobranch species, the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. Bejarano-Escobar R, Blasco M, Durán AC, Rodríguez C, Martín-Partido G, Francisco-Morcillo J. ABSTRACT : Here we present a detailed study of the major events in the retinal histogenesis in a slow-developing elasmobranch species, the small-spotted catshark,
Relative Abundance of Smalltooth Sawfish
Relative Abundance of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Based on the Everglades National Park Creel Survey By John K. Carlson and Jason Osborne February 2012 U.S. Department of Commerce PDF – Download
Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions
Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) at San Miguel Island, California: A new phenomenon Jeffrey D. Harris, Sharon R. Melin, and Robert L. DeLong ABSTRACT: Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) were observed in unprecedented numbers on San Miguel Island (SMI), California,from February to September 2011. Prior to this time period
Shark Fin Soup Helps the Poor
Is the Fin Industry all that Bad? A seminar hold by Dr Choo-hoo Giam, Member, CITES Animals committee, UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Shark’s fin soup Also helps the Poor ‘’Each year, 73 million sharks are killed primarily for their fins to feed our increasing hunger for sharks fin soup.’’ WWF Singapore
Fisheries in the WECAFC region
WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION (WECAFC) FOURTEENTH SESSION Panama City, Panama, 6-9 February 2012 ‘ Review of the State of Fisheries in the WECAFC region ‘ by Tarûb Bahri PDF – DOWNLOAD
BC Spiny Dogfish – Fisheries in Transition
50 Interviews with the Fishing Sector Report commissioned by The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit February 2012 Please see PDF – page 36 : British Columbian Spiny Dogfish Fishery Interview with Michael Renwick, Executive Director of the British Columbia Dogfish Hook and Line Industry Association PDF-Download
Clasper of the Southern Thorny Skate Amblyraja doellojuradoi
Published on 3. February 2012. Description of the clasper of the Southern Thorny Skate Amblyraja doellojuradoi (Pozzi, 1935) (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) Gabriela Delpiani, Daniel E. Figueroa and Ezequiel Mabragaña ABSTRACT: This work constitutes the first description of the clasper of Amblyraja doellojuradoi. The characterization was based on both external morphology and the composition of the internal
A review of elasmobranch research in the Red Sea
Published online on 30. January 2012 J. L. Y. Spaet, S. R. Thorrold, M. L. Berumen. ABSTRACT: Given the global concern about the status of elasmobranch fishes, the paucity of information on elasmobranchs in the Red Sea is worrisome. Management of elasmobranchs in areas other than the Red Sea has been helped by research on
A new species of softnose skate from New Caledonia
Published online on 26. January 2012. Bathyraja leucomelanos, a new species of softnose skate (Chondrichthyes: Arhynchobatidae) from New Caledonia Samuel Paco Iglésias and Lauriana Lévy-Hartmann ABSTRACT: A new species of softnose skate (Arhynchobatidae) is described, based on a single adult male measuring 895 mm TL that was collected at a depth of 953–1,022 m on the Coriolis
Conservation of whale sharks in Eastern Indonesia
Published online on 24. January 2012 Prospects for whale shark conservation in Eastern Indonesia through bajo traditional ecological knowledge and community-based monitoring Natasha E Stacey, Johanna Karam, Mark G Meekan, Samuel Pickering, Jotham Ninef ABSTRACT: The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a long-lived migratory species inhabiting tropical and warm-temperate waters worldwide. Seasonal aggregations of whale
2012 Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting
January 26-29, 2012 in Biloxi, Mississippi Meeting with Elasmobranch Symposium. FINAL PROGRAM ( including Abstracts ): Fisheries in Recovery ? PDF – Download
Influence of intra-specific predator-prey interactions on juvenile lemon sharks
Published online on 20. January 2012. Deep danger: intra-specific predation risk influences habitat use and aggregation formation of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris Tristan L. Guttridge, Samuel H. Gruber, Bryan R. Franks, Steven T. Kessel, Katie S. Gledhill, Jen Uphill, Jens Krause, David W. Sims ABSTRACT: Non-consumptive or risk effects imposed by predators can influence
Effects of an extreme temperature event on bull sharks
Not published yet Effects of an extreme temperature event on the behavior and age structure of an estuarine top predator, Carcharhinus leucas Philip Matich, Michael R. Heithaus ABSTRACT: The frequency of extreme environmental events is predicted to increase in the future. Understanding the short- and long-term impacts of these extreme events on large-bodied predators will
Mercury in deepwater chondrichthyans off southeastern Australia
Not published yet. Trophic structure and biomagnification of mercury in an assemblage of deepwater chondrichthyans collected off southeastern Australia H. Pethybridge, E. C. V. Butler, D. Cossa, R. Daley, A. Boudou ABSTRACT: Stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) were used to evaluate trophic structure and mercury biomagnification in an assemblage of 16