Sharkbites Saturday

“Bienvenidos” to Baja California, Baby White Sharks!

Tamborin, E., Hoyos-Padilla, M., Sánchez-González, A., Hernández-Herrera, A., Elorriaga-Verplancken, F., Galván Magaña, F. (2019). “New Nursery Area for White Sharks…

Conservation Ecology Sharkbites Saturday

Welcome to the world, little ones!!

Article First record of recurring reproduction of captive tawny nurse sharks Nebrius ferrugineus. 2019. The fisheries Society of the British…

genomics Sharkbites Saturday

Baby, you light up my world: Using genetics to understand how velvet belly lanternsharks produce light

Eat or be eaten is the way of the ocean, and many marine species have adapted ways to accomplish one…

Genetics Sharkbites Saturday

Are you feeding your pet endangered sharks?

Did you know there could be shark in your dog or cat’s food? Did you know they could also be…

Conservation Fisheries Human impacts Sharkbites Saturday

Sharks vs. Fishing Vessels: The fatal overlap

Article Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, et al. Nature…

Ecology Sharkbites Saturday

There’s No Such Thing as Free Lunch: Observing the Foraging Behavior of Sharks Feeding on a Sperm Whale Carcass

All species in the animal kingdom must find food to survive. For some species, finding food can be difficult and…

Sharkbites Saturday

Birds of a feather are eaten together: Young tiger sharks take a bite out of migrating songbirds

Drymon, J. M., K. Feldheim, A. M. V. Fournier, E. A. Seubert, A. E. Jefferson, A. M. Kroetz, and S.…

Sharkbites Saturday

Tracking the Bay’s Rays: Cownose ray migration along the Atlantic coast

If you’ve ever tickled the back of a stingray in an aquarium’s touch tank, you’ve likely introduced yourself to a…

Sharkbites Saturday

In the hot seat: Hot spots for pelagic shark movement reflect hot spots for commercial longline fisheries in the North Atlantic.

Check out the latest from Matt Larsen about shark habitat around the globe, and how these areas overlap with fishing…

Sharkbites Saturday

Shark Intelligence: Who needs a degree when you’re schoolin’ life?

People often associate intelligence with mammals because humans are mammals and we like to think of ourselves as being pretty…

Ecology Sharkbites Saturday

Saving Sawfish: Adventures in the Everglades

A few months ago, I wrote about sawfish research in Papua New Guinea, but if you live in the U.S.…

Sharkbites Saturday

The shark and the side salad

Everyone knows all sharks are carnivores. Or are they?

Sharkbites Saturday

Jumbo Shrimp: The First Definitive Evidence of a Megalodon Nursery

Where did baby Megalodon sharks hang out? In nurseries of course! Read on to learn more about how scientists identified…

Sharkbites Saturday

A Species Hiding in Plain Sight

People have been catching this shark for years and have been mistaking it for its identical relative. But, scientists have…

Sharkbites Saturday

Intent to Bite: changing attitudes towards sharks

Fear of sharks has been a long standing yet irrational notion facing beachgoers for decades. Herein we discuss how we…

Sharkbites Saturday

Ecotourism may impact white shark activity levels

Herein we discuss new research using accelerators to investigate if wildlife tourism (for example cage diving) impacts activity in white…

Sharkbites Saturday

A new take on disco fever: using “the disco effect” to save sharks

Happy Shark Week! In this article we discuss the potential use of disco-like stimuli to deter various species sharks from…

Book Review Sharkbites Saturday

Stuck in the middle with you: The trophic ecology of Caribbean reef sharks and large teleost coral reef predators

We often think of sharks as the top of the ocean food web, chowing down on seals and big fish…

Sharkbites Saturday

Hungry Shark: Examining the diet of tiger sharks in South Africa during different life stages.

Tiger sharks aren't shy when it comes to their diets! Check out this article to read more about how these…

Sharkbites Saturday

A Tree of Life Project With Some Serious Bite

If you have any intererst in shark anatomy, ecology or evolution, find out about a must-see website designed by the…