When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he's describing Jedis of the ocean. "They are terrific predators, fast swimmers and they have amazing senses—they can detect any disturbance in the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2021
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New research reveals it's possible to detect sharks moving into an area without actually seeing any of them. All that's needed is a couple liters of water.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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Governments must provide larger spatial protections in the Greater Caribbean for threatened, highly migratory species such as sharks, is the call from a diverse group of marine scientists including Stony Brook University ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2020
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Even the remotest parts of the ocean appear to offer highly migratory sharks little refuge from industrialized fishing fleets, according to a major new international study published in the journal Nature.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2019
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Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world's oceans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2019
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When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of tooth from a shark that bit him while he was surfing off Flagler Beach in 1994.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, researchers have revealed.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2019
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Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan, in collaboration with other Japanese institutes and aquariums, have decoded the whole genomes of two shark species for the first time and improved ...
Evolution
Oct 8, 2018
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The sight of a basking shark's brooding silhouette gliding through the waters off western France is more than just a rare treat for sailors—it is a boon for scientists trying to trace its secretive migrations across the ...
Ecology
Aug 19, 2018
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It's always good to know where great white sharks are likely to be swimming. That's true if you're a nervous beachgoer, a fishing boat trying to avoid illegal bycatch, or a marine biologist hoping to conserve this vulnerable ...
Ecology
Jun 18, 2018
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