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$900,000 awarded to shark mitigation
Published on 7 Dec, 2012 at 19:18 in Research | Viewed 3,180 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
Tourism has no effect on Ningaloo whale sharks: study
Published on 5 Dec, 2012 at 11:33 in Research | Viewed 2,197 views times | No Comments
News Release Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) 05. December 2012 Love doesn’t hurt – ecotourism has no long-term effect on whale sharks Whale shark ecotourism is a rapidly growing industry throughout the world. Although conservationists argue that this type of business is “win-win” – providing an alternative to the harvest of these animals by
Hard to fish areas of the seabed may act as refuges for endangered skate
Published on 20 Nov, 2012 at 13:03 in Research | Viewed 2,794 views times | No Comments
News Release Bangor University 16. November 2012 Marine scientists working in the Celtic Sea have discovered a natural refuge for the critically endangered flapper skate. Many elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are highly vulnerable to over-fishing, but a new paper in the open access journal PLOS ONE shows that small areas of the seabed that
New ancient shark species gives insight into origin of great white
Published on 14 Nov, 2012 at 17:41 in Research | Viewed 2,255 views times | No Comments
News Release University of Florida November 14, 2012 Credits: Danielle Torrent (Writer), Dana Ehret (Source) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The great white shark is one of the largest living predatory animals and a magnet for media sensationalism, yet its evolutionary history is as misunderstood as its role as a menace. Originally classified as a direct relative
New Tagging Research Documents Remarkable Mako Shark Journey
Published on 30 Oct, 2012 at 13:50 in Research | Viewed 3,600 views times | No Comments
Press Release Guy Harvey Research Institute 29. October 2012 New Tagging Research Reveals Remarkable Mako Shark Round-Trip Journey in High Resolution DAVIE, FL — A satellite reporting tagging device know as a SPOT tag, attached to a shortfin mako shark dubbed “Carol” in New Zealand five months ago, is providing scientists with remarkable and previously
Shark brain link with humans may help hunt for repellent
Published on 29 Oct, 2012 at 5:23 in Research | Viewed 2,321 views times | No Comments
Media Release The University of Western Australia Monday, 29 October 2012 Shark’s brains share several common features with those of humans, scientists at The University of Western Australia have found, prompting a suggestion it may help researchers working to design a shark repellent. The parallels are outlined in several papers published in a special
Deep trouble for deep-water species
Published on 4 Oct, 2012 at 3:31 in Research | Viewed 3,095 views times | No Comments
Press Release The BLOOM Association Paris, 2 October 2012 A new study reveals severe mismanagement of European deep-water stocks, according to this week’s online version of the journal Ocean & Coastal Management. Sebastian Villasante and coauthors have analyzed scientific recommendations and total allowable catches concerning deep-sea fish stocks from 2002 to 2011. This is the
White shark diets vary with age and among individuals
Published on 29 Sep, 2012 at 19:00 in Front Page, Research | Viewed 10,565 views times | No Comments
White sharks, the largest predatory sharks in the ocean, are thought of as apex predators that feed primarily on seals and sea lions. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows surprising variability in the dietary preferences of individual sharks.
Researchers confirm shark solution is black and white
Published on 20 Sep, 2012 at 3:25 in Research | Viewed 2,415 views times | No Comments
University News The University of Western Australia Wednesday, 19 September 2012 New research which could help to deter and conserve sharks has confirmed that many of the ocean predators are probably completely colour blind. The joint study between researchers at The University of Western Australia and The University of Queensland looked at the visual adaptations
AdAlta and Baker IDI sign agreement to identify humanised shark antibody binders
Press Release AdAlta Pty Ltd AdAlta and Baker IDI sign agreement to identify i-bodies to anti-thrombotic target Melbourne, Australia, 6th September 2012– AdAlta Pty Ltd (AdAlta), a Melbourne based biotechnology company specialising in the discovery and development of protein based therapeutics, has executed a collaborative research agreement today with Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research