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Occurrence of the Megatoothed sharks in Alabama, USA
Published on 29. September 2014 Occurrence of the Megatoothed sharks (Lamniformes:Otodontidae) in Alabama, USA Dana J Ehret, Jun A. Ebersole ABSTRACT: The Otodontidae include some of the largest sharks to ever live in the world’s oceans (i.e. Carcharocles megalodon). Here we report on Paleocene and Eocene occurrences of Otodus obliquus and Carcharocles auriculatus from Alabama,
Shark personalities? Repeatability of social network traits in a widely distributed predatory fish
Published on 02. October 2014 Shark personalities? Repeatability of social network traits in a widely distributed predatory fish David M. P. Jacoby, Lauren N. Fear, David W. Sims, Darren P. Croft ABSTRACT: Interest in animal personalities has generated a burgeoning literature on repeatability in individual traits such as boldness or exploration through time or across
Fish market surveys indicate unsustainable elasmobranch fisheries in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Published online on 30. September 2014 Fish market surveys indicate unsustainable elasmobranch fisheries in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea Julia L.Y. Spaet, Michael L. Berumen ABSTRACT: Elasmobranch populations worldwide are severely threatened due to overexploited and unregulated fisheries. Despite the fact that sharks and rays are captured in fisheries operating along the Red Sea coast
Comparison of total lipids and fatty acids from liver, heart and abdominal muscle of scalloped and smooth hammerhead sharks
Published on 12. September 2014 Comparison of total lipids and fatty acids from liver, heart and abdominal muscle of scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and smooth (Sphyrna zygaena) hammerhead sharks Bruce Clement Davidson, Wynand Nel, Afsha Rais, Vahid Namdarizandi, Scott Vizarra, Geremy Cliff ABSTRACT: Liver, heart and abdominal muscle samples from scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and smooth (Sphyrna
No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks
Published online on 24. September 2014 No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks from behavioural discrimination experiments V. Schluessel, I. P. Rick, K. Plischke ABSTRACT: Despite convincing data collected by microspectrophotometry and molecular biology, rendering sharks colourblind cone monochromats, the question of whether sharks can perceive colour
The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark in Taiwan
Published online on 08. September 2014 The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark Rhincodon typus in Taiwan H. H. Hsu, C. Y. Lin, S. J. Joung ABSTRACT: On 27 October 2013, a Rhincodon typus was apparently chased by a group of Caranx ignobilis into nearshore waters near Green Island (Ludao), east
Blacktip reef sharks have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range
Accepted manuscript online: 22. September 2014 Blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range Thomas M. Vignaud, Johann Mourier, Jeffrey A. Maynard, Raphael Leblois, Julia Spaet, Eric Clua, Valentina Neglia, Serge Planes ABSTRACT: For free-swimming marine species like sharks, only population genetics and demographic history analyses
Tiger shark movement patterns and habitat use in eastern Australian waters
Published online on 19. September 2014 Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) movement patterns and habitat use determined by satellite tagging in eastern Australian waters Bonnie J. Holmes, Julian G. Pepperell, Shane P. Griffiths, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Ian R. Tibbetts, Mike B. Bennett ABSTRACT: Partial migration is considered ubiquitous among vertebrates, but little is known about
Chimaera orientalis – A new species of Chimera from the eastern Pacific Ocean
Published on 18. September 2014 Records of chimaeroid fishes (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with the description of a new species of Chimera (Chimaeridae) from the eastern Pacific Ocea Arturo Angulo, Myrna I. López, William A. Bussing, Atsunobu Murase ABSTRACT: A new species of Chimaera Linnaeus 1758 is described from three
Status of angelshark, Squatina squatina, in the Sea of Marmara
Status of angelshark, Squatina squatina (Elasmobranchii: Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) in the Sea of Marmara Hakan Kabasakal, Özgür Kabasakal ABSTRACT: On 4 January 2014, a female specimen of Squatina squatina was entangled in trammel-net, at a depth of about 50 m. The specimen was 174 cm long (total length) and weighed approximately 35 kg. The recent single
Population structure and residency patterns of whale sharks at a provisioning site in Cebu
Published on 16. September 2014 Population structure and residency patterns of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, at a provisioning site in Cebu, Philippines Gonzalo Araujo, Anna Lucey, Jessica Labaja, Catherine Lee So, Sally Snow, Alessandro Ponzo ABSTRACT: This study represents the first description of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, occurring at a provisioning site in Oslob, Cebu,
Quantifying Shark Distribution Patterns and Species-Habitat Associations
Published on 10. September 2014 Quantifying Shark Distribution Patterns and Species-Habitat Associations: Implications of Marine Park Zoning Mario Espinoza, Mike Cappo, Michelle R. Heupel, Andrew J. Tobin, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Quantifying shark distribution patterns and species-specific habitat associations in response to geographic and environmental drivers is critical to assessing risk of exposure to fishing,
Risk assessment of cartilaginous fish populations
Published online on 08. September 2014 Risk assessment of cartilaginous fish populations Enric Cortés, Elizabeth N. Brooks, Kyle W. Shertze ABSTRACT: We review three broad categories of risk assessment methodology used for cartilaginous fish: productivity-susceptibility analysis (PSA), demographic methods, and quantitative stock assessments. PSA is generally a semi-quantitative approach useful as an exploratory or triage
Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia
Published online on 09. September 2014 Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry F. R. A. Jaine, C. A. Rohner, S. J. Weeks, L. I. E. Couturier, M. B. Bennett, K. A. Townsend, A. J. Richardson ABSTRACT: Manta rays (Manta
Odor tracking in sharks is reduced under future ocean acidification conditions
Published online on 11. August 2014 Odor tracking in sharks is reduced under future ocean acidification conditions Danielle L. Dixson, Ashley R. Jennings, Jelle Atema, Philip L. Munday ABSTRACT: Recent studies show that ocean acidification impairs sensory functions and alters the behavior of teleost fishes. If sharks and other elasmobranchs are similarly affected, this could