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Catch Records of White Sharks in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
Published on 16. April 2014 The Last Frontier: Catch Records of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean Heather M. Christiansen, Victor Lin, Sho Tanaka, Anatoly Velikanov, Henry F. Mollet, Sabine P. Wintner, Sonja V. Fordham, Aaron T. Fisk, Nigel E. Hussey ABSTRACT: White sharks are highly migratory apex predators, globally distributed in
Modeling the population dynamics of lemon sharks
Published on 15. April 2014 Modeling the population dynamics of lemon sharks Easton R White, John D Nagy, Samuel H Gruber ABSTRACT: Long-lived marine megavertebrates (e.g. sharks, turtles, mammals, and seabirds) are inherently vulnerable to anthropogenic mortality. Although some mathematical models have been applied successfully to manage these animals, more detailed treatments are often needed
Intraspecific variation in vertical habitat use by tiger sharks in the western North Atlantic
Published online on 12. April 2014 Intraspecific variation in vertical habitat use by tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the western North Atlantic Jeremy J. Vaudo, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Guy Harvey, Richard S. Nemeth, Choy Aming, Neil Burnie, Lucy A. Howey-Jordan, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are a wide ranging, potentially keystone predator
Generalized additive models to examine ontogenetic and seasonal distributions of spiny dogfish in Northeast US
Published online on 10. April 2014 Application of generalized additive models to examine ontogenetic and seasonal distributions of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in the Northeast (US) shelf large marine ecosystem Skyler R. Sagarese, Michael G. Frisk, Robert M. Cerrato, Kathy A. Sosebee, John A. Musick, Paul J. Rago ABSTRACT : Increased commercial importance of spiny
Visitation and economic impact of whale shark tourism in a Maldivian marine protected area
Published on 10. April 2014 Visitation and economic impact of whale shark tourism in a Maldivian marine protected area Edgar Fernando Cagua, Neal M Collins, James Hancock, Richard Rees ABSTRACT: Whale sharks are a major attraction for tourist divers and snorkelers in South Ari Atoll, Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use and economic extent
Age and growth parameters of shark-like batoids
Published online on 07. April 2014 Age and growth parameters of shark-like batoids J. White, C. A. Simpfendorfer, A. J. Tobin and M. R. Heupel ABSTRACT: Estimates of life-history parameters were made for shark-like batoids of conservation concern Rhynchobatus spp. (Rhynchobatus australiae, Rhynchobatus laevis and Rhynchobatus palpebratus) and Glaucostegus typus using vertebral ageing. The sigmoid
Runx Family Genes in a Cartilaginous Fish, the Elephant Shark
Published on 03. April 2014 Runx Family Genes in a Cartilaginous Fish, the Elephant Shark (Callorhinchus milii) Giselle Sek Suan Nah, Zhi Wei Lim, Boon-Hui Tay, Motomi Osato, Byrappa Venkatesh ABSTRACT: The Runx family genes encode transcription factors that play key roles in hematopoiesis, skeletogenesis and neurogenesis and are often implicated in diseases. We describe
Mortality rate of silky sharks caught in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Indian Ocean
Published online on 27. March 2014 Mortality rate of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Indian Ocean François Poisson, John-David Filmalter, Anne-Lise Vernet, Dagorn Laurent ABSTRACT: Scientists on-board French purse seine vessels recorded the number and condition of silky sharks caught during three fishing cruises in the
Distribution and morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray in the Gulf of Gabes
Published online on 30. March 2014 Distribution and morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray, Raja miraletus (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean) Hasna Kadri, Sondes Marouani, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Abderrahmen Bouaïn, Eric Morize ABSTRACT: To determine some morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758 in the
Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks
Published on 02. April 2014 Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks from Different Ecological Niches Jayne M. Gardiner, Jelle Atema, Robert E. Hueter, Philip J. Motta ABSTRACT: The underwater sensory world and the sensory systems of aquatic animals have become better understood in recent decades, but typically have been studied one sense at a
Biogeographic patterns in the cartilaginous fauna in the southeast Pacific Ocean
Published on 21. March 2014 Biogeographic patterns in the cartilaginous fauna (Pisces: Elasmobranchii and Holocephali) in the southeast Pacific Ocean Carlos Bustamante, Carolina Vargas-Caro, Michael B Bennett ABSTRACT: The abundance and species richness of the cartilaginous fish community of the continental shelf and slope off central Chile is described, based on fishery-independent trawl tows made
Thermal stability and refolding capability of shark derived single domain antibodies
Published online on 22. March 2014 Thermal stability and refolding capability of shark derived single domain antibodies Jinny L. Liu, Dan Zabetakis, Jazmine C. Brown, George P. Anderson, Ellen R. Goldman ABSTRACT: Single-domain antibodies (sdAb) from camelids and sharks represent the smallest immunoglobulin-based functional binding domains, and are known for their thermal stability and ability
Comparative squamation of the lateral line canal pores in sharks
Published online on 21. March 2014 Comparative squamation of the lateral line canal pores in sharks R. W. Mckenzie, P. J. Motta and J. R. Rohr ABSTRACT: The current study collected the first quantitative data on lateral line pore squamation patterns in sharks and assessed whether divergent squamation patterns are similar to experimental models that
An alternative approach applied to the blue shark stock in the south Atlantic Ocean
Published online on 14. March 2014 Incorporating specific change points in catchability in fisheries stock assessment models: An alternative approach applied to the blue shark (Prionace glauca) stock in the south Atlantic Ocean Felipe Carvalho, Robert Ahrens, Debra Murie, José M. Ponciano, Alexandre Aires-da-Silva, Mark N. Maunder, Fábio Hazin ABSTRACT: Fishermen frequently switch their target
Population density and abundance of basking sharks in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada
Published online on 10. March 2014 Population density and abundance of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada Andrew J. Westgate, Heather N. Koopman, Zach A. Siders, Sarah N. P. Wong, Robert A. Ronconi ABSTRACT: The conservation status of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus in eastern Canadian waters is not clearly understood,