SharkScience

Technical mitigation measures to reduce the bycatch of sharks: there is no silver bullet - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries Incidental catch (bycatch) of sharks in commercial fisheries is driving global population declines. In this review we assess the efficacy of a comprehensive list of technical bycatch mitigation measur...

Technical mitigation measures to reduce the bycatch of sharks: there is no silver bullet 🦑🌿🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New record of white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Elasmobranchii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae), from the Mediterranean Spanish coast 🦑🌿🐟🦈 public.pensoft.net/items/?p=7TV...

Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tunas, billfishes, and sharks in New Zealand waters 🦑🧪🐟🦈 connectsci.au/mf/article/d...

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Form, Function and Feeding: Changes in Tooth Size and Shape Associated With Ontogenetic Changes in Prey Consumption by Australian White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) White sharks exhibit distinct ontogenetic shifts in tooth morphology that underpin changes in diet and ecological function. Using Elliptic Fourier Analysis and traditional morphometrics, we reveal si...

Form, Function and Feeding: Changes in Tooth Size and Shape Associated With Ontogenetic Changes in Prey Consumption by Australian White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) 🦑🧪🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

It may be another species (from basic morphology alone) - was labeled by the authors.

Collecting blood from an eagle ray

Standardized protocols for blood collection and analysis in elasmobranchs: a practical guide for clinicians and researchers 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.frontiersin.org/journals/vet...

Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Global shark and ray populations have declined sharply, driven by expanding fisheries and inequitable gaps in catch, trade and distribution data. This Review assesses global status, highlights drivers...

Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss 🦑🧪🌿🐟🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The morphological evolution and phylogenetic diversity of skates and rays along the marine coastline of Mexico are linked to species diversity and extinction threats - Hydrobiologia The understanding of the interaction between morphological diversity, phylogenetic history, and biodiversity at various temporal and spatial scales is crucial for conservation of communities and speci...

The morphological evolution and phylogenetic diversity of skates and rays along the marine coastline of Mexico are linked to species diversity and extinction threats 🦑🌿🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

See bull paper above.

Scalloped hammerheads also use the nearshore ocean habitat directly off the IRL as a nursery habitat - especially waters near Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral.

Seasonal Distribution and Habitat Associations of Bull Sharks in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: A 30‐Year Synthesis Abstract. Many coastal shark species use shallow estuarine regions as nursery habitat, but there are considerable gaps in our understanding of the seasonal

The IRL system is a critical nursery for bull sharks: academic.oup.com/tafs/article...

Indian River Lagoon, FL back cove

Indian River Lagoon, Florida. 🦑🌎🌿

Oil Residues Can Travel Over 5,000 Miles on Ocean Debris Discover how scientists traced oil-coated plastics that washed up on a Florida beach back to a 2019 Brazilian oil spill that occurred over 5,200 miles away.

Oil-coated plastics washed up in Florida have been linked back to a 2019 Brazilian oil spill that occurred over 5,200 miles away. 🦑🌿🌎🐟 www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...

Learn more about the US Northeast Skate Complex - how these skate species are managed, and skate fisheries science. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/nort... 🦑🌿🦈🐟

Pelagic sharks in parks: Marine protected areas in the Eastern Tropical Pacific provide limited protection to silky sharks tracked from the Galapagos Marine Reserve Marine protected areas (MPAs) are being increasingly delineated to protect at risk species, however, their effectiveness in protecting wide-ranging sp…

Pelagic sharks in parks: Marine protected areas in the Eastern Tropical Pacific provide limited protection to silky sharks tracked from the Galapagos Marine Reserve 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Illustration of a tiger shark

Insights into the stomach of tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822): Histochemical, ultrastructural, and phylogenetic analysis 🦑🧪🐟🌎 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effects of human modification to freshwater flow on juvenile bull shark movement and residency in a subtropical nursery 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...

Chondrichthyans at the crossroads More than 70 species of cartilaginous fish (chondrichthyans) obtained stronger protection from commercial exploitation under the CITES agreement in December 2025. With more than a third of species in ...

Chondrichthyans at the crossroads: Current Biology 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.cell.com/current-biol...

Hopping Hotspots Shaped the Global Biogeography and
Diversification of Orectolobiform sharks 🦑🧪🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Seasonal Residency and Movement Patterns of Bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) in Two Subtropical Estuaries and Coastal Waters of the South Atlantic Bight - Estuaries and Coasts Estuaries and Coasts - Tracking animal movements underpins our understanding of habitat linkages, stock definitions, and life-history vital rates. The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is abundant...

Seasonal Residency and Movement Patterns of Bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) in Two Subtropical Estuaries and Coastal Waters of the South Atlantic Bight 🦑🌿🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

$400K lobster shipment allegedly stolen after departing Massachusetts heading to Midwest A lobster heist is not something you hear about every day. However, less than two weeks before Christmas, $400,000 of lobsters were stolen from Lineage Logistics in Taunton, according to CEO of Rexi...

$400K lobster shipment allegedly stolen after departing Massachusetts heading to Midwest 🦑🐟🌿 www.boston25news.com/news/local/4...

A multi-method assessment of elasmobranch diversity and abundance in the southern Red Sea Elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) are vital to marine ecosystems as predators exerting top-down control on lower trophic levels. Unfortunately, they are…

A multi-method assessment of elasmobranch diversity and abundance in the southern Red Sea 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Telemetry reveals potential mating aggregation behavior of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaiʻi - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Telemetry reveals potential mating aggregation behavior of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaiʻi

Telemetry reveals potential mating aggregation behavior of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaiʻi 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Beneath the surface: a deep dive into the behaviour and interactions of elasmobranchs in a tropical South Atlantic archipelago - Environmental Biology of Fishes Sharks and rays face significant population declines due to overfishing, habitat degradation, and climate change. Their behavioural patterns, such as feeding, territoriality, and interactions with oth...

Beneath the surface: a deep dive into the behaviour and interactions of elasmobranchs in a tropical South Atlantic archipelago 🦑🌿🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Defensive responses of titan triggerfish to tiger sharks at a provisioned reef 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Kitefin shark- photo by George Burgess

Deep-sea and deeply vulnerable: assessing the conservation status of the kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...

Relative role of operational patterns and environmental conditions on cookie cutter shark damage in the Hawai‘i longline fishery @meps-ir.bsky.social 🦑🌿🐟🦈 www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...

From hormones to habitat: A new framework for assessing maturity in the Central-Eastern Mediterranean blue shark (Prionace glauca) population 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...

Age and growth of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna, in the western North Atlantic Ocean - Environmental Biology of Fishes The age and growth of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna, was investigated throughout its range in coastal waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean off the United States. A total of 769 vert...

Age and growth of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna, in the western North Atlantic Ocean 🦑🧪🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...