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Tail shape and the swimming speed of sharks
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Trait-based ecology is a rapidly growing approach for developing insights and predictions for data-poor species. Caudal tail fin shape has the potential to reveal much about the energetics, activity and ecology of fishes and can be rapidly measured from ...
Anthony S. Iliou +5 more
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Variability of environmental, contextual and individual factors in human-shark interactions in New Caledonia, 1980–2022, with some comparisons to Reunion Island [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis paper analyses data related to 62 human–shark interactions in New Caledonia and 60 in Reunion Island from 1980 to 2022. A database on human–shark interactions in New Caledonia and Reunion Island was developed using the same variables and similar ...
François Taglioni +4 more
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Species associated with whale sharks Rhincodon typus (Orectolobiformes, Rhincodontidae) in the Galapagos Archipelago [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Whale sharks Rhincodon typus frequently appear to interact or associate with other species, which vary depending on the community structure and the demographic of the whale sharks at each location globally. Here, we present the species sighted frequently
Sofia Green, Alex Hearn, Jonathan Green
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is an endangered species with a declining global population. The South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area (SAMPA), Maldives, is one of few locations globally where year-long residency of individuals occurs.
Jessica Harvey-Carroll +7 more
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Sharks senses and shark repellents [PDF]
Integrative Zoology, 2015 AbstractDespite over 70 years of research on shark repellents, few practical and reliable solutions to prevent shark attacks on humans or reduce shark bycatch and depredation in commercial fisheries have been developed. In large part, this deficiency stems from a lack of fundamental knowledge of the sensory cues that drive predatory behavior in sharks.
Nathan S, Hart, Shaun P, Collin
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Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Whale sharks attract large numbers of tourists, divers and snorkelers each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use and economic extent of the attraction, it is difficult to prioritize conservation or
Edgar Fernando Cagua +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Bait-based remote underwater video (BRUV) systems are effective devices for remotely observing fish and other marine organisms in challenging environments.
Alejandro Prat-Varela +5 more
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How sharks and shark - human interactions are reported in major Australian newspapers [PDF]
, 2020 Few phrases evoke more negative emotion, or generate more media coverage, than ‘shark attack’ despite the few deaths that have been attributed to shark bite. Typically, tabloids are considered to provide more sensational coverage than broadsheets.
Burgin, Shelley +2 more
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Effectiveness of five personal shark-bite deterrents for surfers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The number of shark-human interactions and shark bites per capita has been increasing since the 1980s, leading to a rise in measures developed to mitigate the risk of shark bites.
Charlie Huveneers +5 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 We present complete mitogenome sequences of three shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) sampled from the western Pacific, and eastern and western Atlantic oceans.
Marissa R. Mehlrose +5 more
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