Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in
...A -- Why the peculiar head shape of the hammerhead shark developed as it did has been the subject of much s...llion years and its presence in several hammerhead shark species of diverse head morphologies tell of its evolutionary success. Several hypotheses are prop...Shark fin soup: Scientists now can tell which kind of shark
NEW YORK (Aug. 23) The growing demand for shark fins the main ingredient in shark fin soup is driving many shark species toward extinction, in part because international regulators ...First practical test for monitoring shark trade
... is increasing worldwide to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup. But tracking this trade is hard because ...ay to achieve accurate and rapid identification of shark body parts, including dried fins," says Mahmood Shivji of Nova Southeastern University's Guy Harvey ...Shark Attack News & Science Briefing
...erence to introduce three experts on the issues of shark attacks, risk reduction techniques, and shark fishery biology and management. WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 9 a.m. WHERE: 1st Amend...Dartmouth biologists say algae might be missing mercury link in aquatic food chain
...biomagnification into fish such as yellowfin tuna, shark and swordfish. Celia Chen, another co-author and a Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth, is delighted to find evidence that indicates algae is the missing mercury link in the food chain. Her previous work found that in an...'Summer of the Shark in 2001 more hype than fact, new numbers show
...vailing perception that 2001 was a banner year for shark attacks, actual numbers were slightly down, a new ...ty of Florida. The file is a record of all known shark attacks. Burgess, a biological scientist and operations coordinator at the Florida Museum of Natural...Alaskan waters growing hospitable to sharks while seals and sea lions decline
Salmon shark fins cut the surface of the water. A spotter in an...es and aquatic sciences. Gallucci, who has studied shark population dynamics for more than a decade, the last two years in Alaska, organized and is a speaker...White sharks migrate thousands of miles across the sea, new study finds
...dy is shattering old beliefs about the great white shark - one ofthe largest, most awe-inspiring predators...ized in the book and motion picture Jaws, thewhite shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the world's largest predatory fish,reaching 21 feet (7 meters) in length...New great white shark study has conservation implications
...i of both sexes, showed little differences between shark populations from the Australia-New Zealand region ...ation estimates are difficult to make, great white shark catches in California declined from more than 60,000 pounds in 1984 to less than 1,200 pounds in 199...Gulp! URI professor studies how sharks eat
...postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, the shark lifts its head, depresses its lower jaw, its upper... and slows down the action to see exactly what the shark is doing and how it is doing it. Wilga takes measurements of the angle of the sharks fins, how wide ...UF study shows all-time high number of shark attacks last year
Gainesville, FL --- The number of shark attacks in the world hit an all-time high in 2000,...to last year's world record was an upswing in U.S. shark attacks from 37 in 1999 to 51 in 2000, as well as those in Florida from 25 to 34 in the same period....Shark cancers cast more doubt on cartilage pills
Businesses that sell shark cartilage as a cancer cure or preventative have cl...eople are out there slaughtering sharks and taking shark cartilage pills based on very faulty data and no preventative studies to show that it works," Gary ...New paleontology research from Natural History Museum of L.A. at international conference
...he extinct nine-million-year-oldIsurus hastalis, a shark that had no teeth serrations? Assistant Curator o...rch technique using theMuseum's vast collection of shark teeth. The collection came from 18 localitiesin the Capistrano Formation in Orange County, Calif., ...Sharks Get Porthole Of Opportunity
...l, per day -- in addition to one Atlanticsharpnose shark per person, per day.NMFS also established commerci...f of their originalabundance. "The shark measures are tough and will cause pain for some time to come,but they are necessary if there is to b...New Findings On Primitive Shark Contradicts Current View Of Jaw Evolution
...led description of a400-million-year-old primitive shark relative from Bolivia named Pucapampella. This ne...istics, and pointsto an advanced specialization in shark evolution. It also provides a missinglink in the understanding of how jawed vertebrates evolved fro...Harbor Branch Web Developers Team With ABC News To Bring Ocean Adventure To A Computer Near You
...ime, Iwas writing a web article about a well-known shark researcher, Samuel Gruber. He was sending me all o...esearch Vessel SEWARD JOHNSON, will chroniclelemon shark research with Dr. Gruber off the coast of Brazil. Mark Carroll, anexpert scuba diver with degrees i...Harbor Branch Web Developers Bring Adventures @Sea To Every Desktop
...me, I was writing a web article about a well-known shark researcher, SamuelGruber. He was sending me all o...esearch Vessel SEWARDJOHNSON, will chronicle lemon shark research with Dr. Gruber off the coast ofBrazil. Mark Carroll, an expert scuba diver with degrees i...Genetic Uniqueness Threatens Florida Manatee's Future
...e big, slow and tasty. We think they arejust a big shark egg roll, and that's one of the reasons they don't movemuch between their different habitats in the West Atlantic." With probably 2,000 to 3,000 manatees left in Florida, Bowen said thepopulation still is healthy, but their population trend must be w...Teaching Great White Sharks To Link People With Food Is A Recipe For Disaster
...here might be food around," says George Burgess, a shark expertat the Florida Museum of Natural History in ... There has been an increase in the number of shark attacks off the coastof South Africa this year. Most are by species other than great whites-indeed,t......s or embryonic development." Named for the shark genus Squalus, squalamine was discovered in 1992 byscientists who founded Magainin Pharmaceuticals, which processes the chemicaland funded the Hopkins studies. Squalamine is the first of a new class ofnaturally occurring molecules, aminosterols, und...