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Unprovoked Shark Bites: Are They Becoming More Prevalent?
Published online on 05. September 2014 Unprovoked Shark Bites: Are They Becoming More Prevalent? Daryl McPhee ABSTRACT: An unprovoked shark bite is an extremely infrequent, but highly disturbing hazard for water sport participants in many parts of the world. Information was analysed on the total number of unprovoked shark bites between 1982 and 2011. In
A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae
Published on 04. September 2014 A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, with definitions for the valid genera William T. White ABSTRACT: The generic arrangement of the eagle rays (Family Myliobatidae) is revised and the genus Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913 is placed into the synonymy of Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908. Definitions are provided for
The Difficulties in Endangered Species Protections for the Great White Shark
Published online on 29. August 2014 Circling the Blood in the Water: The Difficulties in Endangered Species Protections for the Great White Shark Derek Julio ABSTRACT: The purpose of legislation like the Endangered Species Act is to provide a means to conserve the ecosystems of endangered and threatened species, but not all species that may
Lamniform Shark Teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Southernmost South America
Published on 20. August 2014 Lamniform Shark Teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Southernmost South America (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina) Elena R. Schroeter, Victoria M. Egerton, Lucio M. Ibiricu, Kenneth J. Lacovara ABSTRACT: Here we report multiple lamniform shark teeth recovered from fluvial sediments in the (Campanian-Maastrichtian) Cerro Fortaleza Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. This
Post-release survivorship studies on thresher sharks captured in the southern California recreational fishery
Published online on 02. August 2014 Post-release survivorship studies on common thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus) captured in the southern California recreational fishery C.A. Sepulveda, C. Heberer, S.A. Aalbers, N. Spear, M. Kinney, D. Bernal, S. Kohin ABSTRACT: The common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) is the focus of a popular southern California recreational fishery that targets
Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacteria Isolated within the Oral Flora of Florida Blacktip Sharks
Published on 11. August 2014 Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacteria Isolated within the Oral Flora of Florida Blacktip Sharks: Guidance for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy Nathan R. Unger, Erich Ritter, Robert Borrego, Jay Goodman, Olayemi O. Osiyemi ABSTRACT: Sharks possess a variety of pathogenic bacteria in their oral cavity that may potentially be transferred into humans during
Movements of Blue Sharks across Their Life History
Published on 13. August 2014 Movements of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) across Their Life History Frederic Vandeperre, Alexandre Aires-da-Silva, Jorge Fontes, Marco Santos, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Pedro Afonso ABSTRACT: Spatial structuring and segregation by sex and size is considered to be an intrinsic attribute of shark populations. These spatial patterns remain poorly understood, particularly for
Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishing
Published online on 05. August 2014 Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishing Michael R. Heithaus, Teresa Alcoverro, Rohan Arthur, Derek A. Burkholder, Kathryn A. Coates, Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Nachiket Kelkar, Sarah A. Manuel, Aaron J. Wirsing, W. Judson Kenworthy, James W. Fourqurean ABSTRACT: Efforts to conserve globally declining herbivorous
Evidence for multiple paternity in the school shark found in New Zealand waters
Published online on 12. August 2014 Evidence for multiple paternity in the school shark Galeorhinus galeus found in New Zealand waters S. Hernández, C. Duffy, M. P. Francis, P. A. Ritchie ABSTRACT: This study assessed the levels of relatedness of Galeorhinus galeus of progeny arrays using six microsatellite DNA markers. A parentage analysis from five
Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Published on 12. August 2014 Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives Edgar Fernando Cagua, Neal Collins, James Hancock, Richard Rees ABSTRACT: Whale sharks attract large numbers of tourists, divers and snorkelers each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use
The Use of Satellite Tags to Redefine Movement Patterns of Spiny Dogfish along the U.S. East Coast
Published on 28. July 2014 The Use of Satellite Tags to Redefine Movement Patterns of Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) along the U.S. East Coast: Implications for Fisheries Management Amy E. Carlson, Eric R. Hoffmayer, Cindy A. Tribuzio, James A. Sulikowski ABSTRACT: Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) are assumed to be a highly migratory species, making habitual
Rajella paucispinosa n. sp., a new deep-water skate from the western Indian Ocean off South Mozambique
Published on 08. August 2014 Rajella paucispinosa n. sp., a new deep-water skate (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) from the western Indian Ocean off South Mozambique, and a revised generic diagnosis Simon Weigmann, Matthias F.W. Stehmann, Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT: A new species of the widely in temperate and tropical latitudes distributed skate genus Rajella is described based on
Validated age estimates for large white sharks of the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Published on 08. August 2014 Validated age estimates for large white sharks of the northeastern Pacific Ocean: altered perceptions of vertebral growth shed light on complicated bomb Δ14C results Allen H. Andrews, Lisa A. Kerr ABSTRACT: Age validation studies of large shark species using bomb radiocarbon (14C) dating have revealed that the growth of vertebrae
A new metric for measuring condition in large predatory sharks
Published online on 06. August 2014 A new metric for measuring condition in large predatory sharks D. J. Irschick, N. Hammerschlag ABSTRACT: A simple metric (span condition analysis; SCA) is presented for quantifying the condition of sharks based on four measurements of body girth relative to body length. Data on 104 live sharks from four
Visual Features of Mesopelagic Bioluminescent Sharks
Published on 06. August 2014 Photon Hunting in the Twilight Zone: Visual Features of Mesopelagic Bioluminescent Sharks Julien M. Claes, Julian C. Partridge, Nathan S. Hart, Eduardo Garza-Gisholt, Hsuan-Ching Ho, Jérôme Mallefet, Shaun P. Collin ABSTRACT: The mesopelagic zone is a visual scene continuum in which organisms have developed various strategies to optimize photon capture.