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Stock Status Estimating of 5 Shark Species in the Waters Around Taiwan Using a Length-Based Bayesian Biomass Estimation (LBB) Method

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Five shark stocks in the waters around Taiwan were assessed using the LBB method, addressing the present gap. Among them, only one filter-feeding shark, megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios, qualified as having a healthy status.
Peilong Ju, Peilong Ju, Mingru Chen, Mingru Chen, Mingru Chen, Yongjun Tian, Yongjun Tian, Yongjun Tian, Yu Zhao, Shengyun Yang, Jiamei Xiao   +10 more
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I\u27m Not Rockefeller: Implications for Major Foundations Seeking to Engage Ultra- High-Net-Worth Donors [PDF]

, 2011
· This article describes how a group of 33 ultrahigh- net-worth philanthropists (UHNWPs) approach their giving. · A few key areas dominated their giving priorities: education; health; poverty and social welfare; and children/youth initiatives each were a
Noonan, Kathleen, Rosqueta, Katherina M., Shark, Miriam   +2 more
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Diving behaviour of whale sharks in relation to a predictable food pulse [PDF]

, 2005
We present diving data for four whale sharks in relation to a predictable food pulse (reef fish spawn) and an analysis of the longest continuous fine-resolution diving record for a planktivorous shark.
Callum M Roberts, Finstad W.O, Gudger E.W, James C.R Smart, Rachel T Graham   +4 more
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Development of an environmental DNA assay for detecting multiple shark species involved in human–shark conflicts in Australia

Environmental DNA, 2021
The number of human–shark interactions has increased worldwide during the past decade resulting in injuries and fatalities. In Australia, the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), and bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) are ...
Anthony vanRooyen, Adam D. Miller, Zach Clark, Craig D. H. Sherman, Paul A. Butcher, Justin R. Rizzari, Andrew R. Weeks   +6 more
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Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times

Biology, 2022
The social and political dynamics around human–shark interactions are a growing area of interest in marine social science. The question motivating this article asks to what extent media reporting by The New York Times has engaged beyond the lexicon of ...
Christopher L. Pepin-Neff
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The influence of environmental variables on the presence of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias at two popular Cape Town bathing beaches: a generalized additive mixed model. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Shark attacks on humans are high profile events which can significantly influence policies related to the coastal zone. A shark warning system in South Africa, Shark Spotters, recorded 378 white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings at two popular ...
Kay Weltz, Alison A Kock, Henning Winker, Colin Attwood, Monwabisi Sikweyiya   +4 more
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Whale sharks of the western Caribbean: an overview of current research and cnservation efforts and future needs for effective management of the species [PDF]

, 2007
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are seasonal visitors to four sites in the Western Caribbean, 3 of which are encompassed by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Graham, Rachel T.
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Relationship Between Skin Scales and the Main Flow Field Around the Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
The aim of this study was to reveal potential relationship between the main flow field around a shortfin mako shark and the surface morphology of shark skin.
Chengchun Zhang, Chengchun Zhang, Chengchun Zhang, Meihong Gao, Guangyuan Liu, Yihua Zheng, Chen Xue, Chun Shen, Chun Shen   +8 more
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Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia

Oryx
The pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is an Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species primarily threatened by overfishing. Indonesia is the world's largest shark fishing nation, and in Alor Island, thresher sharks have been a primary
Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth   +8 more
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Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark, Dalatias licha: First Insights and Comparative Aspects

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Bioluminescence has often been seen as a spectacular yet uncommon event at sea but considering the vastness of the deep sea and the occurrence of luminous organisms in this zone, it is now more and more obvious that producing light at depth must play an ...
Jérôme Mallefet, Darren W. Stevens, Laurent Duchatelet   +2 more
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