Sentences with phrase «shark populations on»

It provides breeding and feeding grounds for at least twenty - five endangered or threatened species; thirty - six marine mammal species, including blue, gray, and humpback whales, harbor seals, elephant seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, and one of the southernmost U.S. populations of threatened Steller sea lions; over a quarter - million breeding seabirds; and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.

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.

Not exact matches

Dr Sara Andreotti, a marine biologist in the Department of Botany and Zoology at SU, have collected over 5000 photographic images of the dorsal fins of white sharks along the South African coastline as part of her research on the population structure of South Africa's great white sharks.

Once they had a sense of how many sharks were in the densest communities and combined that with previous data on the sharks» movements, they modeled an estimate for the population as a whole.

Hammerhead sharks, which have recently received new protections from the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, are experiencing drastic population declines in excess of 90 % in several parts of world.

«Anyone who has spent time on the ocean over the last 20 or 30 years will tell you that they used to see lots of sharks and that they don't anymore,» says Boris Worm, a marine conservation biologist and leading expert in shark populations at Dalhousie University in Canada.

One possibility is that their numbers are on the rebound after years of shark hunting, thanks to the work of conservationists, but at this point, there aren't enough data to confirm whether populations are indeed rising.

The study highlights the need for more research on whale sharks as well as a multinational, cooperative effort to conserve populations in both the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

In the largest study on the genetics of whale sharks conducted to date, researchers found that the world's biggest fish likely exist in 2 distinct populations with minimal connectivity between the Indo - Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

«Insights on whale shark populations and evidence for their historic rise, recent decline.»

This engaging narrative describes the annual white shark migration to San Francisco's Farallon Islands, where these skilled predators come to gorge on the abundant seal and sea lion population.

On this show, Peter welcomed Sonja Fordham, President of Shark Advocates International to discuss threats to shark and ray populatShark Advocates International to discuss threats to shark and ray populatshark and ray populations.

Assist the Research Team of the Gili Shark & Marine Conservation Project, who work on a variety of marine citizen science research projects with the aim of improving shark populations and awareness in the Gili Islands and IndonShark & Marine Conservation Project, who work on a variety of marine citizen science research projects with the aim of improving shark populations and awareness in the Gili Islands and Indonshark populations and awareness in the Gili Islands and Indonesia.

The future focus for field research will be to explore connections to populations of whale sharks found in more remote places on Earth.

From the beach, on a clear day there are unparalleled views of the Farallon Islands, home to one of the largest great white shark populations in North America.

Just over an hour's drive from PE it is home to one of the densest African elephant populations on earth, but also lays claim to Africa's Big 7, including the southern right whale and great white shark.

February 8 Maritime History of the Channel Islands Told Through Shipwreck Bert Ho and Carol Linteau March 8 White Shark Nurseries in the Southern California Bight Chris Lowe April 12 Island Scrub Jay Connection to Native Oak Populations Mario Pesendorfer September 13 Impacts of Microplastic Debris on Coastal Ecosystems Clare Steele October 11 Island of the Blue Dolphins: The Lone Woman at the Crossroads Susan Morris November 8 Sea Cow Discovery on Santa Rosa Island John Hoffman

February 8 Maritime History of the Channel Islands Told Through Shipwreck Bert Ho and Carol Linteau March 8 White Shark Nurseries in the Southern California Bight Chris Lowe April 12 Island of the Blue Dolphins: The Lone Woman at the Crossroads Susan Morris September 13 Impacts of Microplastic Debris on Coastal Ecosystems Clare Steele October 11 Island Scrub Jay Connection to Native Oak Populations Mario Pesendorfer November 8 Sea Cow Discovery on Santa Rosa Island John Hoffman

Follow up on data collection for sharks, turtles and ray population locally around Gilis as well as linking with organizations studying marine megafauna.

Our theory is that our large population of orca whales keeps great white sharks at bay, hence the title of this blog article «Orca Whales Prevent Shark Attacks on Kayaks in the San Juan Islands».

FIU scientists have become increasingly concerned about the vulnerable populations of sharks and rays around the world and especially in Belize, where Global FinPrint lead scientist and FIU professor Demian Chapman has worked for nearly two decades on shark conservation.

Aqua - Trek now operates the Ultimate Shark Encounter on nearby Lake Reef offering the best visibility, longer bottom time, a larger shark population and more regular tiger shark sightShark Encounter on nearby Lake Reef offering the best visibility, longer bottom time, a larger shark population and more regular tiger shark sightshark population and more regular tiger shark sightshark sightings!

This years research on Whale Shark Populations along the coast of the Yucatan shows that the Largest aggregation of Whale Sharks in the World is off the coast of Isla Mujeres and about 18 miles north of Cancun.

Guadalupe's shark population is said to be one of the most prolific on earth.

Each creature's fleshy analogue has found itself and its comrades on some watch list for nigh extinction: the seas have run dangerously low of our gilled friends; nearly all the world's rhinos have been shot for trophies by some member of the Trump family or their kind; and orca and shark populations have declined precipitously.

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.»

A seafood advertisement in the Singapore Straits Times in January, 2016, shows the market for dried shark fin persists despite wide concern about impacts on shark populations.

Plaintiff Oceana, Inc. («Oceana») on behalf of its adversely affected members hereby challenges the unlawful decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service («Fisheries Service» or «Defendants») to adopt and promulgate Amendment 5b to the Highly Migratory Species («HMS») Fishery Management Plan because it failed to establish measures necessary to end overfishing and rebuild the dusky shark population to a healthy level as mandated by the Magnuson - Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act («Magnuson - Stevens Act»).

I can only speculate but I wouldn't imagine global warming wouldhave had much of an impact on global shark populations to date.Water takes a lot of energy to heat up and changes to globaloceanic temperatures are less noticable than atmospherictemperatures.

Populations of sharks have dropped by over 90 % in many places, and many species are on the brink of extinction.