Understanding how elasmobranchs respond to stressors is imperative so that effective
measures to reduce mortality be employed, whether in commercially captured animals or …

Coastal ecosystems are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other
stressors, including urbanization and overfishing. Consequently, distributions of coastal fish …

The COVID-19 pandemic may create new demand for wildlife-generated products for human
health, including a shark-derived ingredient used in some vaccines. Adjuvants are a vaccine …

ABSTRACT sites and organisms has been logistically hindered until recent decades. Recent
technological advancements have allowed Deepwater chondrichthyans are among the most …

This study focused on the presence and accumulation of microplastic fibers in the digestive
tract and livers of young-of-year Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizopriondon terraenovae) …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is an emerging, non-invasive community monitoring
tool. This study aimed to determine if eDNA methods can be reliably used in a large …

As bycatch continues to impact global shark populations, there is a continuing need for
effective bycatch reduction devices. Prior research has shown promise in exploiting sharks' …

Global chondrichthyan (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras) populations are experiencing
alarming declines, driven by intense targeted and incidental extraction. Marine Protected …

Sharks have gotten quite the reputation for being fearsome ocean predators, capturing prey
with speed, force, and accuracy. The way a shark's body looks (morphology) and how it …

Abstract South of Cape Hatteras, NC, little is known about the coastal distribution and
movement of the Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Between January 2018 and March 2020 …