Trophic organization and predator prey interactions among commercially exploited demersal finfishes in the coastal waters of the Southeastern Arabian Sea [PDF]
Trophic interactions in commercially exploited demersal finfishes in the Southeastern Arabian Sea of India were studied to understand trophic organization with emphasis on ontogenic diet shifts within the marine food ...
Abdurahiman, K P +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study indicates a seasonal aggregation behaviour in Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) and Spinner (C. brevipinna) sharks over 6 years of data in Ilha Grande Bay, a warm temperate bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Observations from visual surveys, drone footage and Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) deployments revealed mixed‐species ...
Fernanda Andreoli Rolim +6 more
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The spatial pattern of the fauna associated with floating objects in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) was analyzed. Different presence indexes for the groups of species caught incidentally in log sets were estimated, using information from the Inter ...
R Solana-Sansores
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Retention Bans Are Beneficial but Insufficient to Stop Shark Overfishing
ABSTRACT Sharks are among the most threatened groups of exploited fishes, comprising common bycatch across many fisheries. Management efforts intended to safeguard threatened species have increasingly focused on retention bans to reduce bycatch mortality. However, the population effects of such measures remain unevaluated across species.
Leonardo Manir Feitosa +7 more
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Hydrodynamic aspects of shark scales [PDF]
Ridge morphometrices on placoid scales from 12 galeoid shark species were examined in order to evaluate their potential value for frictional drag reduction.
Musick, J. A., Raschi, W. G.
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Pelagic Sharks in the Indian Seas their Exploitation, Trade, Management and Conservation [PDF]
Sharks are generally large, cold blooded, cartilaginous fishes, which are fast swimming, known for their numerous sharp teeth, distinctive dorsal fin and skill in locating underwater prey.
Parakkal, Biju, Pillai, P P
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Age determination and growth of the night shark (Carcharhinus signatus) off the northeastern Brazilian coast [PDF]
Age and growth of the night shark (Carcharhinus signatus) from areas off northeastern Brazil were determined from 317 unstained vertebral sections of 182 males (113–215 cm total length [TL]), 132 females (111.5–234.9 cm) and three individuals of unknown ...
Lessa , Rosangela, Santana, Francisco M.
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Position Statement on the conservation and management of sharks and rays in the Queensland East Coast Inshore Finfish Fishery [PDF]
The purpose of this document is to state the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s (GBRMPA) position on conservation of sharks and rays in relation to the Queensland East Coast Inshore Finfish Fishery (ECIFF).
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The reproductive biology of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus(Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae), from the Gulf of Gabès (southern Tunisia, central Mediterranean) [PDF]
The sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, is commonly captured in the Gulf of Gabès (southern Tunisia). Of 932 specimens collected from January 2001 to May 2004, the smallest mature male was 1545 mm total length and the largest male was 1935 mm.
Abderrahman Bouaïumln +4 more
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Shark fisheries in Central America a review and update.
La demanda por derivados del tiburón, especialmente aletas y cartílago, ha llevado a una expansión de las pesquerías y del comercio a través de la región. El incremento en el esfuerzo pesquero, las escasas referencias biológicas y la falta de manejo, son
José Rodrigo Rojas M. +5 more
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