Sentences with word «cownose»

The collapse of the bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) fishery in North Carolina is linked to the rise in numbers of scallop eating cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus), due to overfishing of the predatory sharks which once kept ray numbers in check.

Large sharks continue to dwindle while other species, such as clam - eating cownose rays, have exploded in the absence of predators.

Other rays such as cownose rays, swim together, but typically in schools of their own species.

Over the past few months, I testified on behalf of numerous animal protection bills in the Maryland legislature, including one to ban cownose ray killing contests.

The critically endangered small tooth sawfish and endangered Ticon cownose ray are also believed to be in Belize waters.

You'll get closer to animals than ever before at the bonnethead shark and cownose ray touchpool, the horseshoe crab touch lab, and tidepool touch lab.

If Shedd Aquarium has marathoners, it's the cownose rays.

On any given dive you can expect white - tipped reef sharks, marbled stingrays, green turtles, Galapagos fur seals, sea lions, eagle rays, cownose rays and mobula rays swimming in formation.

You might get a glimpse of mackerels, jacks, snapper, eagle rays, mobula rays, cownose rays and, with any luck, scalloped hammerhead sharks or silky sharks.

Additionally, the Bat Islands and Catalina Islands, 15 - 20 miles offshore, are a great place to view giant manta rays, cownose rays, reef sharks, seahorses, or brilliantly colored coral reef fish while on a snorkeling or scuba diving trip.