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Growth and Maximum Size of Tiger Sharks in Hawaii
Published on 08. January 2014 Growth and Maximum Size of Tiger Sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaii Carl G. Meyer, Joseph M. O’Malley, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Jonathan J. Dale, Melanie R. Hutchinson, James M. Anderson, Mark A. Royer, Kim N. Holland ABSTRACT: Tiger sharks (Galecerdo cuvier) are apex predators characterized by their broad diet, large size
Vertebral Bomb Radiocarbon Suggests Extreme Longevity in White Sharks
Published on 08. January 2014 Vertebral Bomb Radiocarbon Suggests Extreme Longevity in White Sharks Li Ling Hamady, Lisa J. Natanson, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold ABSTRACT: Conservation and management efforts for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) remain hampered by a lack of basic demographic information including age and growth rates. Sharks are typically aged by
Seasonal changes in movements and habitat preferences of the scalloped hammerhead shark
Published in January 2014 Seasonal changes in movements and habitat preferences of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) while refuging near an oceanic island James T. Ketchum, Alex Hearn, A. Peter Klimley, Eduardo Espinoza, César Peñaherrera, John L. Largier ABSTRACT: Movements and habitat preferences of sharks relative to a central location are widely documented for
First case of albinism recorded in striped panray from the coast of Senegal
Published in December 2013 First case of albinism recorded in striped panray Zanobatus schoenleinii (Chondrichthyes: Platyrhinidae) from the coast of Senegal (eastern tropical Atlantic) Y. Diatta, C. Reynaud, C. Capapé ABSTRACT: This paper gives the description of a striped panray Zanobatus schoenleinii (Müller and Henle, 1841) presenting the first case of albinism recorded in this
Quality Determination of Shark Meat Sausage Production
Published online on 31. December 2013 Quality Determination of Experimental Sausage Production from Shark Meat Dilek KAHRAMAN YILMAZ, Nermin BERIK ABSTRACT : In this study, sausage from spiny dog fish (Squalus acanthias) was produced. The purpose of study was to determine sausage made from shark meat was consumable or not. In order to find out
Frequency of multiple paternity varies between two populations of brown smoothhound shark
Published online on 03. January 2014 Frequency of multiple paternity varies between two populations of brown smoothhound shark, Mustelus henlei Chris L. Chabot, Brent M. Haggin ABSTRACT: Multiple paternity was recently observed in a population of the brown smoothhound shark, Mustelus henlei, from Las Barrancas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with litters demonstrating the greatest percentage
A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific
Published on 31. December 2013 A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific: An Example of the Critical Role Taxonomy Plays in Fisheries and Ecological Sciences William T. White, Keisuke Furumitsu, Atsuko Yamaguchi ABSTRACT: Recent taxonomic and molecular work on the eagle rays (Family Myliobatidae) revealed a cryptic species in the
The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium
Published online on 29. December 2013 The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium: the legal framework Annamaria Passantino ABSTRACT: The strong international market for shark fins, but the often relatively low value of shark meat and the practical constraints for preserving it on board, has led to the practice whereby
The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark
Published on 20. December 2013 The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Chondrichthyes, Cetorhinidae) Jennifer Hester, Kimberly Atwater, Andrea Bernard, Malcolm Francis, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the world’s second largest fish and the subject of strong conservation concern. Minimal genetic assessment exists for this globally distributed
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan
Published on 24. December 2013 An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan DAVID A. EBERT, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, PETER R. LAST, KAZUHIRO NAKAYA, BERNARD SÉRET, NICOLAS STRAUBE, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR, MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO ABSTRACT: An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in Taiwanese waters is presented. The
A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans
Published on 24. December 2013 A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans NICOLAS STRAUBE, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, ELISABETH ROCHEL, SHANNON CORRIGAN, CHENHONG LI, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR ABSTRACT: In an effort to establish a DNA sequence based checklist of the highly diverse chondrichthyan fauna of Taiwan, we sequenced the mitochondrial NADH2 gene of
Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan
Published on 24. December 2013 Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan HUA HSUN HSU, SHOOU JENG JOUNG, DAVID A. EBERT & CHIA YEN LIN ABSTRACT: Five new records of elasmobranchs collected from eastern Taiwan fish markets, Da-xi and Cheng-gong, are presented. Samples were caught by deepsea longliners and bottom trawlers which operate in
Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute
Published on 24. December 2013 Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China WILLIAM T. WHITE, PETER R. LAST ABSTRACT: Most of the shark and ray type material at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China was examined during a museum
A new longsnout skate from the Philippines
Published on 24. December 2013 Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines PETER R. LAST, MOONYEEN ALAVA ABSTRACT: A new long-snouted skate, Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., is formally described based on material caught in the Sulu Sea and later acquired from fish markets of the central and southern Philippines.
Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum, an endangered eagle ray from the Indo–West Pacific
Published on 24. December 2013 Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific WILLIAM T. WHITE, Alec B.M. Moore ABSTRACT: The eagle ray Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) is redescribed based on new material from the Persian Gulf (Kuwait), Indonesia and Malaysia. A related