Sentences with phrase «increasing shark population»

But while the numbers of shark attacks have been climbing, the uptick has less to do with an increasing shark population, but rather attributable to human encroachment of their territory.

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This study also increased the number of genetic markers scientist can use to study the population biology of great white and related sharks, Stanhope said, by a thousandfold, from which they hope to further expand knowledge of these fascinating animals, many of which are in urgent need of conservation.

In fact, the increase in the number of juvenile sharks is a positive sign of a recovering shark population.

In the future, genetic analyses can greatly increase researchers» still very limited understanding of whale shark ecology and the status of what appears for now to be at least 2 populations.

Citizen science may be a useful and cost - effective means to increase knowledge of shark populations on coral reefs, but scientists do not yet know enough about how data collected by untrained observers compares to results from traditional research methods.

Increased age at maturity would make white sharks more sensitive to fishing pressure than previously thought, given the longer time needed to rebuild white shark populations.

The third aim is to increase marine tourism and transform shark populations into a sustainable living resource by developing educational ocean experiences for all South Africans.

If you look at the shark attack statistics in California, where a few decades ago they went through a similar phenomenon with the seal populations responding to protection and white shark attacks on seals increasing, there was no similar trend in attacks on humans.»