Volitional Swimming Kinematics of Blacktip Sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, in the Wild
Recent work showed that two species of hammerhead sharks operated as a double oscillating system, where frequency and amplitude differed in the anterior and posterior parts of the body. We hypothesized that a double oscillating system would be present in
Marianne E. Porter +2 more
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The Neocolonial Tightening of CITES: How Northern Narratives Marginalize Southern Conservation
ABSTRACT CITES has demonstrated a persistent trend of regulatory tightening over five decades, raising critical questions about both equity and effectiveness in global conservation governance. This study examines how structural power imbalances and dominant Northern narratives within the Convention have systematically marginalized pluralistic ...
Youmin Lian, Md. Ziaul Islam
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Stock assessment of whaler and hammerhead sharks (Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae) in Queensland [PDF]
This stock assessment provides detailed results for the most common sharks encountered by Queensland commercial fishers. These sharks come from the whaler (Carcharhinidae) and hammerhead (Sphyrnidae) families and comprise sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon
Leigh, George M.
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Assessment of shark catches landed at PPI Ujung Serangga, Southwest Aceh
This study aimed to assess shark catches at PPI Ujung Serangga, Southwest Aceh, focusing on species composition, size and conservation status. Data were collected through field surveys and direct measurements of sharks landed by fishers.
Nur Zulurrahmi +5 more
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Cartilaginous fish diversity in the Western Visayas, Philippines, including two putative unidentified species and the first record of Carcharhinus plumbeus (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) [PDF]
This annotated checklist documents the diversity of cartilaginous fishes, including sharks, batoids (rays and skates), and chimaeras, from Panay and Guimaras islands, Western Visayas, Philippines, through surveys at fish markets and ports.
Roxanne Cabebe-Barnuevo +5 more
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Abstract Hybodontiformes was a diverse, successful, and important group of shark‐like chondrichthyans known from a variety of ecosystems. Some representatives of the order had a wide palaeogeographic distribution, as is the case with Priohybodus arambourgi. With a multicuspidate crown, P. arambourgi was the first hybodontiform to develop fully serrated
Estevan Eltink +5 more
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The Daggernose shark Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Müller & Henle, 1839), sole species in its genus, is endemic to northern South America, from Southern Maranhão State in Brazil to Trinidad and Tobago.
Silva, Arthur de Lima Oliveira e
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Seasonal variations of catch composition of drift nets in Hormozgan waters (Persian Gulf) [PDF]
The study was conducted to obtain some information about temporal and spatial variations of multifilament drift gillnet catch communities in coastal waters of Hormozgan Province (Persian Gulf) from October to March 2014.
Mohammadreza Alimirzaei +3 more
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Defining ecological roles of sharks on coral reefs
ABSTRACT Sharks have often been perceived to play a critical role in the dynamics of coral reef ecosystems globally. Yet, there is relatively little evidence to support this idea across all but a limited set of species and contexts. Research on the roles and importance of reef sharks has been complicated by logistical challenges in collecting data on ...
Natalie V. Klinard +3 more
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On the Systematics and identity of four pelagic Sharks of the family Carcharhinidae from Indian region [PDF]
Four species of pelagic sharks of the family Carcharhinidae belonging to the genera ScoUodon, Loxodon and Rhizoprionodon viz., ScoUodon laticauJus MuUer and Henle, Loxodon macrorhinus MuUer and Henle, Rhizoprionodon (Rhizoprionodon) acutus RuppeJl and
Nair, R V +2 more
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