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- A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction | IUCN
Reported catches of sharks, rays and chimaeras peaked in 2003 and have been dominated by rays for the last 40 years Actual catches are likely to be grossly under-reported Unintentionally caught sharks and rays account for much of the catch, yet developing markets and depleting fishery targets have made this “bycatch” increasingly welcome
- Sharks and how to save them: Current Biology - Cell Press
Sharks have the ability to fascinate people, while at the same time scaring them out of the ocean This has made them a popular focus in the media and on our television screens Sharks even get their own week on some cable networks, but the information presented is not always fair or balanced 3 (a topic that Shiffman talks about with some
- Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and . . .
Yet, as humanity increasingly encroaches on their ocean domain, we have largely maligned them as vicious killers Because of us, at least twenty-five percent of all the four-hundred ninety-four sharks and rays inhabiting our coastlines are threatened with extinction
- The social oceanography of top oceanic predators and the . . .
The lack of social science in oceanography has driven some physical scientists to attempt to courageously fill the void, but this comes with similar dangers as a social scientist attempting to write authoritatively about the complex causes of tuna larvae distribution; though, admittedly environmental researchers inescapably find themselves moving outside their specific area of expertise
- ‘Nature is unravelling’: Global wildlife populations have . . .
It accounts for more than 5,000 species and found that population sizes had declined by 69 per cent on average since 1970 Related Energy crisis: Fuel shortages could be a ‘blessing’ for the
- CSIRO PUBLISHING | Marine and Freshwater Research
Human values, perceptions, attitudes and interactions with the natural environment have been found to change over time, with social and economic information used to inform management decisions and actions Content analysis is applied here to a 53-year long collection of the popular dive magazine, SportDiving, to identify recreational divers’ experiences with regard to sharks and rays, the
- Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Targeted mobulid fisheries have existed for decades in the Philippines, primarily in the Bohol Sea region, emanating from Bohol, Camiguin, and Mindanao Islands (Alava et al , 2002; Acebes, 2009) Mobulids are taken with gaffs, harpoons, hook and line, and gill nets, and sold locally fresh or as dry meat, gill plates, and skin (Alava et al
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