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 …

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 …

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 …

Top predator feeding ecology and microplastic (MP) contamination on the far eastern South American coast: Evidence of MP trophic biotransfer

RR Melo, M Barletta, FFJA Cysneiros… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study describes the feeding ecology, spatial distribution of each ontogenetic phase and
the corresponding plastic debris contamination, in the Caribbean sharpnose shark …

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 …

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 …

Seasonal movements and habitat use of juvenile smooth hammerhead sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean and significance for management

RK Logan, JJ Vaudo, LL Sousa, M Sampson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Upper trophic level predators dramatically impacted by fisheries include the large-bodied
hammerhead sharks, which have become species of conservation concern worldwide …

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 …