News articles tagged with 'shark'
Tags reveal white sharks have neighbourhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers
— 4 Nov 2009 13:33 | EnvironmentThe white shark may be the ultimate loner of the ocean, cruising thousands of miles in a solitary trek, but a team of researchers has discovered that the sharks have maintained such... — full story
Scientists conduct shark survey off US East Coast
— 14 Aug 2009 13:26 | EnvironmentSandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun... — full story
Third of open ocean sharks threatened with extinction
— 25 Jun 2009 12:41 | EnvironmentThe first study to determine the global conservation status of 64 species of open ocean (pelagic) sharks and rays reveals that 32 percent are threatened with extinction, primarily due... — full story
Fossil bone bed helps reconstruct life along California's ancient coastline
— 10 Jun 2009 09:32 | Geology and palaeontologyIn the famed Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed near Bakersfield, Calif., shark teeth as big as a hand and weighing a pound each, intermixed with copious bones from extinct seals and whales,... — full story
Rare megamouth shark caught in Philippines
— 8 Apr 2009 12:50 | BiologyAn extremely rare megamouth shark was caught by Filipino fishermen, marking only the 41st time the species has been seen in the 33 years since its discovery and giving new insight into... — full story
UIC biologists use DNA to study migration of threatened whale sharks
— 8 Apr 2009 12:03 | BiologyWhale sharks - giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat - are imperilled by over-fishing of the species in parts of... — full story
Indian Ocean tuna commission a failure - again
— 3 Apr 2009 13:27 | EnvironmentThe Indian Ocean Tuna Commission - in the spotlight as some coastal fishers whose stocks it has failed to protect turn to piracy instead - is continuing in its unbroken record of failure... — full story
Preserved shark fossil adds evidence to great white's origins
— 13 Mar 2009 16:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark palaeontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve?... — full story
Tiny whale shark gives clues to sea giant's behaviour
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentThe shock discovery in the Philippines of a tiny whale shark - possibly the smallest of its kind ever recorded - has given scientists new insight into the breeding behaviour of these... — full story
Taking a bite out of ocean research
— 8 Mar 2009 16:10 | EnvironmentThe Dalhousie-Headquartered Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) has reached a major milestone with the deployment of its first international tracking line. Draped off the coast of Perth, Australia,... — full story