The biology and conservation status of the large hammerhead shark complex: the great, scalloped, and smooth hammerheads

AJ Gallagher, AP Klimley - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2018 - Springer
Hammerhead sharks are among the most intriguing yet imperiled groups of large sharks
globally. Until recently, our understanding of their biology, movements, diet, and life histories …

The label “Cação” is a shark or a ray and can be a threatened species! Elasmobranch trade in Southern Brazil unveiled by DNA barcoding

C Bernardo, AMC de Lima Adachi, VP da Cruz… - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Sharks exhibit peculiar characteristics, which may lead to overfishing to cause irreversible
damage to stocks and failing to restore original population sizes. Although global fin trade …

Elucidating shark diets with DNA metabarcoding from cloacal swabs

MPM van Zinnicq Bergmann… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Animal dietary information provides the foundation for understanding trophic relationships,
which is essential for ecosystem management. Yet, in marine systems, high‐resolution diet …

Mercury and arsenic in processed fins from nine of the most traded shark species in the Hong Kong and China dried seafood markets: The potential health risks of …

LG Barcia, J Argiro, EA Babcock, Y Cai, SKH Shea… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Shark fin is one of Asia's most valued dried seafood products, with over 80 shark species
traded in Hong Kong [HK]. We analyzed processed shark fins from mainland China and HK …

Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico

JD Plumlee, RJD Wells - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2016 - int-res.com
The feeding ecology of 3 coastal shark species—Atlantic sharpnose Rhizoprionodon
terraenovae, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus shark—was …

Are we sure we eat what we buy? Fish mislabelling in Buenos Aires province, the largest sea food market in Argentina

G Delpiani, SM Delpiani, MYD Antoni, MC Ale… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Elsevier
The detection of substituted or mislabeled seafood may have different consequences on
consumers and the environment, including economic losses due to potential commercial …

Bioaccumulation and potential impacts of persistent organic pollutants and contaminants of emerging concern in guitarfishes and angelsharks from Southeastern …

MF Martins, PG Costa, A Bianchini - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to determine persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and
contaminants of emerging concern in endangered angelshark and guitarfish species from …

Ontogenetic feeding ecology of the scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini in the Colombian Eastern Tropical Pacific

C Estupiñán-Montaño, F Galván-Magaña… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Changes in feeding habits during ontogeny show that organisms can present shifts in
foraging behavior during their life cycle, which can alter local trophic dynamics. Therefore …

Feeding habits and trophic level of the smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae), off Ecuador

C Estupiñán-Montaño, L Cedeño-Figueroa… - Journal of the Marine …, 2019 - cambridge.org
As apex predators, sharks are known to play an important role in marine food webs. Detailed
information on their diet and trophic level is however needed to make clear inferences about …

Archaeological sharks: changes in the trophic ecology between late Holocene and modern shark communities in South Brazil

G Burg Mayer, RHA de Freitas - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Sharks are essential components of marine communities, and their removal might simplify
ecosystems and lead to unpredictable and detrimental effects on the food web. Comparing …