See the attached information sheet for the mini-symposium Reef Sharks and Coral Reefs at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia, 9-13 JULY 2012
See the attached information sheet for the mini-symposium Reef Sharks and Coral Reefs at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia, 9-13 JULY 2012
Brazil recently completed a full regional Red list review of their sharks and rays. To read a summary of the findings, click here
Brazil recently completed a full regional Red list review of their sharks and rays. To read a summary of the findings, click here
Check out the calender of events or click here to download a pdf of upcoming meetings, symposiums, and conferences.
Check out the calender of events or click here to download a pdf of upcoming meetings, symposiums, and conferences.
Mote Marine Laboratory, an independent not-for-profit institution, is looking for two new Postdoctoral Fellows in late 2011. New Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to begin between September 1 and December 31, 2011. Each
full-time position includes an annual salary of $40,000 plus benefits.
Recent PhD graduates and others with prior postdoctoral experience are invited to apply. Applications from any field of marine research including engineering, social science, and policy will be considered.
For a complete description of Mote's research programs, the postdoctoral program and application requirements see www.mote.org/2011postdocs
Mote Marine Laboratory, an independent not-for-profit institution, is looking for two new Postdoctoral Fellows in late 2011. New Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to begin between September 1 and December 31, 2011. Each
full-time position includes an annual salary of $40,000 plus benefits.
Recent PhD graduates and others with prior postdoctoral experience are invited to apply. Applications from any field of marine research including engineering, social science, and policy will be considered.
For a complete description of Mote's research programs, the postdoctoral program and application requirements see www.mote.org/2011postdocs
Read the new ACTIONS that have been suggested would improve the management and conservation of sharks, rays and chimaeras, click here. Also, you can still submit your three ACTIONS by filling out the short form here!
Read the new ACTIONS that have been suggested would improve the management and conservation of sharks, rays and chimaeras, click here. Also, you can still submit your three ACTIONS by filling out the short form here!
Click here to read the article from the Sunday Times that features Deputy Chair Sonja Fordham
Click here to read the article from the Sunday Times that features Deputy Chair Sonja Fordham
New publication authored by a few of our members. Click here to access the abstract.
New publication authored by a few of our members. Click here to access the abstract.
The Florida Program for Shark Research (FPSR) is now accepting applications for two summer database technician internships: National Sawfish Encounter Database and International Shark Attack File interns. Click here to find out more.
The Florida Program for Shark Research (FPSR) is now accepting applications for two summer database technician internships: National Sawfish Encounter Database and International Shark Attack File interns. Click here to find out more.
Click here to access the abstract of a new publication, Live-aboard dive boats in the Great Barrier Reef: regional economic impact and the relative values of their target marine species.
Click here to access the abstract of a new publication, Live-aboard dive boats in the Great Barrier Reef: regional economic impact and the relative values of their target marine species.
Click here to check out the March edition of the Species Survival Commissions e-bulletin
Click here to check out the March edition of the Species Survival Commissions e-bulletin
Check out the IUCN Species e-Bulletin for January 2011 here.
Check out the IUCN Species e-Bulletin for January 2011 here.
It is with great pleasure to introduce Edward Farrell and Heike Zidowitz as the new Co-Chairs of the Northeast Atlantic Group! For more information on SSG regional groups click here
It is with great pleasure to introduce Edward Farrell and Heike Zidowitz as the new Co-Chairs of the Northeast Atlantic Group! For more information on SSG regional groups click here
Check out the new 2010 Bibliography of Sharks and Rays here
Check out the new 2010 Bibliography of Sharks and Rays here
Our new 2010/11 edition of the RL form is available here - please update your files.
Our new 2010/11 edition of the RL form is available here - please update your files.
Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) was the species of the day this month! Click here link to read the full profile.
Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) was the species of the day this month! Click here link to read the full profile.
See our Calendar of Events for the latest in events, conferences and more
See our Calendar of Events for the latest in events, conferences and more
The European Elasmobranch Assocation (EEA) and Shark Specialist Group (SSG) have released an expert report detailing the catching, processing and trading practices of shark finning in the EU. Also, the global implications of these practices.
To read the full report click here
The European Elasmobranch Assocation (EEA) and Shark Specialist Group (SSG) have released an expert report detailing the catching, processing and trading practices of shark finning in the EU. Also, the global implications of these practices.
To read the full report click here
The Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) has been featured as the IUCN Species of the Day. See the profile here.
The Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) has been featured as the IUCN Species of the Day. See the profile here.
In response to a request from the Guardian to suggest an important action to conserve biodiversity, the IUCN SSG requests that Indonesia and India ban shark finning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/04/biodiversity-100-actions-asia
In response to a request from the Guardian to suggest an important action to conserve biodiversity, the IUCN SSG requests that Indonesia and India ban shark finning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/04/biodiversity-100-actions-asia
Well this is great news - all papers in the attached issue of Marine Biology Research are free and focus on "European Research Focus on Sharks and Rays"!
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g922472127
Well this is great news - all papers in the attached issue of Marine Biology Research are free and focus on "European Research Focus on Sharks and Rays"!
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g922472127
An interesting study that uses historical literature and anecdotal accounts, including fisher interviews, to show that all known shark fisheries in areas of China and Hong Kong collapsed between the 1970s and the 1990s.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00383.x/abstract
An interesting study that uses historical literature and anecdotal accounts, including fisher interviews, to show that all known shark fisheries in areas of China and Hong Kong collapsed between the 1970s and the 1990s.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00383.x/abstract
A new study that shows a range extension for the Australian blacktip shark Carcharhinus tilstoni, which was believed to be restricted to Australia's tropical waters, of >1000 km into temperate waters, revealing its vulnerability to a wider commercial fishery. The authors also highlight the fact that we should use a mul...tifaceted approach to species identification (genetics as well as visual ID).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02770.x/abstract
A new study that shows a range extension for the Australian blacktip shark Carcharhinus tilstoni, which was believed to be restricted to Australia's tropical waters, of >1000 km into temperate waters, revealing its vulnerability to a wider commercial fishery. The authors also highlight the fact that we should use a mul...tifaceted approach to species identification (genetics as well as visual ID).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02770.x/abstract
The mystery of the longlived British Columbian dogfish has been solved. Shark scientists had always marvelled at the enormous diversity in the life histories of the spiny or piked dogfish, especially the population which lives to the age of 80. Other populations around the world live half as long. Population biologists simply dismissed this as just another one of many unexplained shark oddities. It is quite typical for life spans and other life history traits, such as growth and reproductive output to can vary with temperature and latitude in the same species.
The BC dogfish has just been found to be a new species. This species has been fished unsustainably for decades - even worse, scientists have been calling it by the wrong name. A new paper led by Dave Ebert of Moss Landing Marine Laboratory in California has found morphological and molecular differences between the North East Pacific spotted spiny dogfish and spiny dogfish elsewhere. The new name for the BC species is spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) and is distinct from the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) found elsewhere around the world. This new species is found throughout the North Pacific ranging from Korea through Alaska down to Baja California, but is most common off BC and Washington.
A new shark is discovered every two weeks and a large number of fished species are turning out to be complexes of two or more new or yet to be named species. The mixed bag of unidentified sharks in fisheries catches means that the less productive species risk declining without being noticed.
The mystery of the longlived British Columbian dogfish has been solved. Shark scientists had always marvelled at the enormous diversity in the life histories of the spiny or piked dogfish, especially the population which lives to the age of 80. Other populations around the world live half as long. Population biologists simply dismissed this as just another one of many unexplained shark oddities. It is quite typical for life spans and other life history traits, such as growth and reproductive output to can vary with temperature and latitude in the same species.
The BC dogfish has just been found to be a new species. This species has been fished unsustainably for decades - even worse, scientists have been calling it by the wrong name. A new paper led by Dave Ebert of Moss Landing Marine Laboratory in California has found morphological and molecular differences between the North East Pacific spotted spiny dogfish and spiny dogfish elsewhere. The new name for the BC species is spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) and is distinct from the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) found elsewhere around the world. This new species is found throughout the North Pacific ranging from Korea through Alaska down to Baja California, but is most common off BC and Washington.
A new shark is discovered every two weeks and a large number of fished species are turning out to be complexes of two or more new or yet to be named species. The mixed bag of unidentified sharks in fisheries catches means that the less productive species risk declining without being noticed.
Click here for the profile of the Species of the Day - Porbeagle (Lamna nasus).
Click here for the profile of the Species of the Day - Porbeagle (Lamna nasus).