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Population Growth Rates of Reef Sharks
Published on 23. September 2011 Population Growth Rates of Reef Sharks with and without Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef: Robust Estimation with Multiple Models Mizue Hisano, Sean R. Connolly, William D. Robbins ABSTRACT: Overfishing of sharks is a global concern, with increasing numbers of species threatened by overfishing. For many sharks, both catch rates
Inspired by Sharks: A Biomimetic Skeleton
Publication date: 2011-07-01 Inspired by Sharks: A Biomimetic Skeleton for the Flapping, Propulsive Tail of an Aquatic Robot John H. Long, Jr., Tom Koob, Justin Schaefer, Adam Summers, Kurt Bantilan, Sindre Grotmol, Marianne Porter. ABSTRACT: The vertebral column is the primary stiffening element of the body of fish. This serially jointed axial
Dogfish Squalamine as a broad-spectrum systemic antiviral agent
Published online before print on September 19, 2011 Squalamine as a broad-spectrum systemic antiviral agent with therapeutic potential Michael Zasloff et al. ABSTRACT: Antiviral compounds that increase the resistance of host tissues represent an attractive class of therapeutic. Here, we show that squalamine, a compound previously isolated from the tissues of the dogfish shark (Squalus
Using stable isotope analysis to study white shark migration
Using stable isotope analysis to study the migration and trophic ecology of eastern North Pacific white sharks (Carcharadon carcharias) By Aaron Carlisle, Sora Kim, Daniel Madigan, Salvador Jorgensen, Barbara Block. PDF – Download
Branchial osmoregulation in the euryhaline bull shark
Published on 01 September 2011 Branchial osmoregulation in the euryhaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas: a molecular analysis of ion transporters Beau D. Reilly, Rebecca L. Cramp, Jonathan M. Wilson, Hamish A. Campbell and Craig E. Franklin. ABSTRACT: Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, are one of only a few species of elasmobranchs that live in both marine
Cryptic vicariance of California angel shark populations
Dakar, Sénégal July 2011 Ramíez-Amaro, S.R.; R. Vázquez-Juárez and F. Galván-Magaña. Cryptic vicariance of Northeastern Pacific and Gulf of California angel shark (Squatina californica) populations. Evidence from Mitochondrial sequences. PDF – Download
Shark Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Swordfish Fisheries
PowerPoint Presentation by Suzanne Kohin Shark Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Swordfish Fisheries Highly Migratory Species Program NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla, CA PDF – Download
New species of spurdog shark Squalus formosus
Article first published online: 26 AUG 2011 Squalus formosus, a new species of spurdog shark (Squaliformes: Squalidae), from the western North Pacific Ocean W. T. White, S. P. Iglésias ABSTRACT : A new species of spurdog, Squalus formosus n. sp., from the lower continental shelf and upper continental slope off the coast of Taiwan and
Porbeagle Shark Lawsuit by the Humane Society
Please see also our previous post ‘ The HSUS Files Lawsuits to Protect Porbeagle Sharks‘ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Case: 1:11-cv-01414 Assigned To: Roberts, Richard W. Assign. Date: 8/4/2011 Description: Admn. Agency Review Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Plaintiff: The Humane Society of the United States Defendants: – Rebecca
Petition to list Skates under US Endangered Species Act
Published on 28 Aug, 2011 at 11:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Documents / PDF, Publications | Viewed times | No Comments
August 22, 2011 PETITION TO LIST FOUR SKATE SPECIES UNDER THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (1) THORNY SKATE (AMBLYRAJA RADIATA) (2) BARNDOOR SKATE (DIPTURUS LAEVIS) (3) WINTER SKATE (LEUCORAJA OCELLATA) (4) SMOOTH SKATE (MALACORAJA SENTA) Petitioners: ‘WildEarth Guardians’ and ‘Friends of Animals’ PDF Download
New Species of Gollum Shark from the Philippines
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 4:08 in Front Page, Publications, Scientific Papers | Viewed times | No Comments
Published on 24. August 2011 Gollum suluensis sp. nov. (Carcharhiniformes: Pseudotriakidae), a new gollumshark from the southern Philippines Peter R. Last and Joe P. Gaudiano ABSTRACT: A second nominal species of the pseudotriakid genus Gollum, otherwise known as false catsharks or gollumsharks, is described on the basis of seven specimens collected from the Sulu Sea.
Diving behavior of the giant devil ray in the Mediterranean Sea
Published online on 11. August 2011 Simonepietro Canese, Andrea Cardinali, Teresa Romeo, Michela Giusti, Eva Salvati, Michela Angiolillo, Silvestro Greco ABSTRACT: The giant devil ray Mobula mobular is the only mobulid species regularly present in the Mediterranean Sea. The spatial ecology and biology of this species are poorly known, and given its high bycatch mortality,
Analyses of Catch Data for Oceanic Whitetip and Silky Sharks in Hawaii
Analyses of Catch Data for Oceanic Whitetip and Silky Sharks reported by Fishery Observers in the Hawaii-based Longline Fishery in 1995–2010 William A. Walsh and Shelley C. Clarke. ABSTRACT: This report presents descriptive statistical summaries and generalized linear model (GLM) analyses of catch data for oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus and silky shark C. falciformis
An Indicator-based Analysis of Key Shark Species based on Data Held by SPC-OFP
Shelley Clarke, Shelton Harley, Simon Hoyle and Joel Rice. ABSTRACT: Longline and purse seine logsheet and observer datasets held by SPC-OFP were examined to assess the stock status of eight WCPFC key shark species. Both longline and purse seine logsheet datasets suffer from missing shark catch records and a lack of species-specific recording, therefore the
Field Guide to Elasmobranchs of Arabia
A field guide to the elasmobranchs of south-east Arabia Part one: Sharks PDF Download A field guide to the elasmobranchs of south-east Arabia Part two: Guitarfishes and sawfishes PDF Download