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Shark DNA Forensics and Fin Trade Research
Hong Kong. This survey is aimed at establishing relationships between trade categories for fins and the shark species from which the fins were derived. These data, together with trade information available for some fin categories is also being applied to estimate the contribution of key pelagic shark species to the trade. For further details on this research, please see our publications and news ...
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Shark Movement Research
Shark Movement Research Photo: L. Geselbracht Shark Movement Patterns Research Many of the larger commercially fished shark species are highly mobile, with some species known to make transoceanic migrations. Understanding the movement patterns of sharks is essential for effective management, and for designing the spatial extent of marine reserves to optimize conservation of these ecologically ...
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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - The Sharks of the Monterey Bay - Benthic Sharks
Notorynchus cepedianus Photo by PSRF DESCRIPTION 7-gill sharks are distinguished by being the only shark species to have 7 gill slits. They also can be ID'd by having just one ... -gill sharks attacking harbor seals. PSRF Director Sean Van Sommeran prepares to release a tagged seven-gill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus during an excursion upon the San Francisco bay. Seven-gill sharks are a principal ...
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Whale Rescue | Basking shark freed in Provincetown Harbor - 7/11/04
Lobster Pot Diagram | Previous Disentanglements PLEASE REPORT WHALE ENTAGLEMENTS TO 1-800-900-3622 Basking shark freed in Provincetown Harbor - 7/11/04 Schematic of entanglement A lobster fisherman working in ... that would likely be shed at the next feeding bout. While not a whale, this shark species is poorly understood and the disentanglement was a good opportunity to gather more information. ...
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Shark Predation on Sable Island seals
The observers were not able to identify the shark species involved. However, based on observations and specimens collected since 1993 - wound patterns, score marks on ... seals. Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter 5 (2): 4-5. Lucas, Z. & W.T. Stobo. 2000. Shark-inflicted mortality on a population of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) at Sable Island, Nova Scotia. ...
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Shark predation 1
Cetorhinus maximus washed ashore on the north shore of Sable Island, early April 1995. Shark remains are rarely found on the beach. In the last twenty years no more than ten specimens - ... small individuals identified as mako and blue Prionace glauca sharks - have been found. About fifteen shark species have been recorded in Scotian Shelf waters. Some, such as spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias, ...
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IWMC.org - anti-Shark Fin Soup campaign led by WildAid
It strains the imagination to believe that destitute shark fishermen in these nations would seek only "cheap" meat and not sell valuable fins of ... nation. Isolated incidents are acknowledged. But, lacking supporting evidence, to call it a pressure driving shark species to the brink of extinction appears the grossest sort of hyperbole. Examples of WildAid ...
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Sharks in Australian waters - Marine Species Conservation
(Glyphis sp A and C respectively) found in the Northern Territory of Australia. About 350 species of sharks occur worldwide. Sharks are primarily oceanic and are widespread in tropical to temperate zones. ... Shark attacks occur rarely. Only a few of the 450 or so shark species have been known to attack people. Unfortunately, some attacks are fatal. There are some easy and commonsense precautions to ...
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WWF - Publications, factsheets and reports on species
Read more 22 Jan 2008 Update after 5 years of Marine Turtle ... widely held responsible for the declining populations and threatened conservation status of several species. » Read more 13 Apr 2007 Confronting Shark Conservation Head On! This paper identifies the main players in the catch ...
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EWT Species
Bottlenose Dolphin. The main identification feature of this species is the hump on its back and small dorsal fin. Humpback Dolphins are more robust ... South Africa. In KwaZulu-Natal, shark nets and the building and expansion of harbours and marinas in estuarine ecosystems, pose the biggest threats to the species. Additional threats include habitat destruction ...
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