Evolutionary ApplicationsLarge‐bodied pelagic sharks are key regulators of oceanic ecosystem stability, but highly impacted by severe overfishing. One such species, the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), a globally widespread, highly migratory predator, has undergone ...
Andrea M. Bernard +4 more
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Global systematic review of the factors influencing shark bites
Global Ecology and ConservationShark bites can cause substantial socio-economic and ecological challenges, including debates about bite-mitigation policies, economic impacts for tourism-dependent communities, and increased fear among beachgoers.
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Underwater Visual Records of Marine Megafauna Around Offshore Anthropogenic Structures
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 In oceans and seas worldwide, an increasing number of end-of-life anthropogenic offshore structures (e.g., platforms, pipelines, manifolds, windfarms, etc.) are facing full or partial removal.
Victoria L. G. Todd +10 more
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Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
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Important Shark and Ray Areas: a new tool to optimize spatial planning for sharks
Oryx, 2023 Peter M. Kyne +8 more
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Breeding evidence and seasonality of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) on the northern Catalan coast
Scientia MarinaMany shark species face serious threats that have generally led to a collapse in their numbers at a global scale. The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is one of the most by-caught large shark species in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been classified as
Jordi Ruiz-Olmo +5 more
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Level of mercury in tuna (Thunnini) and shark (Selachimorpha) in Costa Rica
Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2017 Tuna and shark are the main fish in which analysis of mercury content are made in Costa Rica. The main destinations are domestic consumption, import and export, in that order.
Javier E Rodriguez
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Northerly Distribution of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Eastern Pacific and Relation to ENSO Events [PDF]
, 2004 Twenty-nine verified records of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, from British Columbia and Alaska waters (1961–2004) are presented. Record locations ranged from lat. 48°48ʹN to lat.
Martin, R. Aidan
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Synthetic Biology and Food: Applications and Prospects
Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.Synthetic biology would provide revolutionary technological solutions to produce new food and feed components, such as artificial starch, animo acids, microbial protein, lipids, sweeteners, vitamins.
Yi‐Heng P. Job Zhang
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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Finfish Bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic Bottom Longline Shark Fishery [PDF]
, 2010 Bycatch in U.S. fisheries has become an increasingly important issue to both fisheries managers and the public, owing to the wide range of marine resources that can be involved. From 2002 to 2006, the Commercial Shark Fishery Observer Program (CSFOP) and
Allen, Mike S. +6 more
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