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February 25, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Hammerhead sharks hold their breath to rapidly adapt to temperature changes

The Scalloped hammerheads in Hawaii are modulating their behavior to keeptheir muscles warm enough for active hunting at depth.

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: hammerhead shark, scalloped hammerhead

February 18, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Mediterranean white shark population dates back over three million years

Thanks to the most recent genomic technologies, researchers were able to sequence the mitochondrial DNA of a number of Mediterranean white sharks

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: white shark

February 11, 2020 by J. Scott Butherus

NOAA shark tagging program provides troves of data for last 50 years

Data collected through this program of citizen scientists would not have been possible for any individual, single institution or agency to accomplish.

Filed Under: Featured, Fishing, News, Science Tagged With: Shark tagging

February 7, 2020 by Nathan Perisic

Satellite tags an essential tool with risks for shark science

The preservation of sharks, which has been of utmost importance in regards to the marine ecosystem as a whole due to their recently declining populations, has recently been aided by the development of new satellite tracking technologies. Acquiring policy-accommodating material puts pressure on marine researchers to better understand the habits and migratory patterns of threatened […]

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: satellite tagging

February 4, 2020 by J. Scott Butherus

Basking sharks maintain familial bonds over time

The study found basking shark groups consist of individuals more related to each other than the rest of the population

Filed Under: Biology, News

February 3, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Hammerhead sharks can give virgin birth

By Susan Lawler, La Trobe University I was listening to Triple J on Tuesday afternoon when comedian David O’Doherty shared what he called a show stopping fact: female hammerhead sharks can produce baby hammerhead sharks without the benefit of a male. A lively discussion ensued, at the end of which the interviewer, known mysteriously as […]

Filed Under: Biology, Odd, Science Tagged With: hammerhead shark

January 27, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Four new species of walking sharks discovered in Queensland

A 12-year study off northern Australia and New Guinea found four new species of walking shark, nearly doubling the known number of species in the area.

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: walking shark

January 24, 2020 by J. Scott Butherus

OCEARCH kicks off new expedition to North Atlantic

For its 37th Expedition, OCEARCH is headed back to the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area to look for great whte sharks.

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: ocearch

January 20, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Fins Attached looking for citizen scientists for 2020 expedition

Fins Attached is looking for citizen scientists interested in helping conduct shark research during its expeditions to the Eastern Tropical Pacific in 2020.

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Sharkwater

January 15, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

New study finds sharks are essentially colorblind

A new study found that cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays are missing vital opsin genes, which can limit their range of visual sensitivity.

Filed Under: Biology, News

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