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Scientists using holiday snaps to identify whale sharks
Published on 9 Feb, 2013 at 20:31 in Research | Viewed 1,815 views times | No Comments
News Release Imperial College London 31. January 2013 Holidaymakers’ photos could help scientists track the movements of giant endangered sharks living in the waters of the Indian Ocean. A new study, led by a researcher from Imperial College London, is the first to show that these publically sourced photographs are suitable for use in conservation
Funding for Aberdeen research using shark immune systems to develop drugs
Published on 6 Feb, 2013 at 20:26 in Research | Viewed 1,769 views times | No Comments
News Release University of Aberdeen 06 February 2013 ————————— Pioneering drug discovery gets major funding to move to next stage A pioneering drug development team at the University of Aberdeen has received a £1.5M funding boost to accelerate the progress of multiple novel drug leads to tackle cancer and diseases such as debilitating inflammatory conditions
Taking a Bite at the Shark Bite
Published on 2 Feb, 2013 at 20:25 in Research | Viewed 1,414 views times | No Comments
News Release Nova Southeastern University Friday, February 1st, 2013 ———————————— NSU researchers study the bacteria of a shark’s mouth to improve medical treatment for shark bite victims FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. — Researchers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) are conducting a unique scientific study of bacteria found in the mouths of sharks to develop better medical
Curtin University turn their Sonar Heads to shark detection
Published on 31 Jan, 2013 at 19:57 in Research | Viewed 1,297 views times | No Comments
Curtin University, Western Australia Dr Miles Parsons Research Fellow / Centre for Marine Science and Technology Perth, Western Australia, January 2013 Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST) has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s decision to award $273k from the Applied Research Program to develop sonar imaging techniques to detect sharks. The Hon.
Shark Bite Researchers Work With Local Shark Tournament
Published on 27 Jan, 2013 at 14:46 in Research | Viewed 1,336 views times | No Comments
Press Release The Blacktip Challenge January 21, 2013 Researchers Work With The Blacktip Challenge To Improve The Medical Treatment of Shark Attack Victims The Blacktip Challenge is an exciting combination of competitive sport fishing, adventure, entertainment, scientific research and education. As the anglers battle Florida’s winter weather, researchers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and St.
New study shows small cookiecutter shark feeds on flesh of great white
Researchers have discovered the great white shark, one of the most feared ocean predators, can occasionally become prey for the mysterious cookiecutter shark, a lone predator one-tenth its size.
Tagged Irish Blue Sharks Recaptured
Published on 14 Jan, 2013 at 20:27 in Research | Viewed 1,888 views times | No Comments
Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre Tagged Sharks Recaptured January 07, 2013 Its great to get news of the Tagging programme and dispatches from Shane O Reilly of the Inland Fisheries Ireland stated that 2 of the Blues that we tagged in 2009, one was recaptured on the 7th March 2012 in posn 1100 km West of
Baby sharks stay still to avoid being detected by predators
Public Release PLOS (Public Library of Science) 09. January 2013 Embryonic sharks in egg cases can sense predators’ electric fields, respond by reducing movement Baby sharks still developing in their egg cases can sense when predators are near, and keep very still to avoid being detected, according to research published January 9 in the open
URI student’s shark research aims to reduce shark deaths from fishing
Published on 7 Jan, 2013 at 12:04 in Research | Viewed 1,835 views times | 3 Comments
Press Release University of Rhode Island 2013-01-04 Media Contact: Todd McLeish, 401-874-7892 Dover, Del., resident’s project takes top honors at URI event KINGSTON, R.I. – January 4, 2013 – University of Rhode Island sophomore Chelsea Stephens spent the last six months testing a new method of catching sharks that reduces the chance the animal will
$900,000 awarded to shark mitigation
Published on 7 Dec, 2012 at 19:18 in Research | Viewed 3,171 views times | No Comments
Government of Western Australia Ministerial Media Statement Friday 7 December 2012 —————————- The following statement was issued by Science and Innovation Minister John Day. Research funding part of State Govt’s Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategies Strobe lights and bubble curtains to be explored as shark stoppers Oceans Institute granted more than $442,000 for two projects Four