Blacktip reef sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus were the most abundant predator in the lagoons at Palmyra Atoll. They were evenly distributed throughout the lagoons, although there was some evidence of sexual segregation. Males reach sexual maturity between 940-1,020 mm L(T). Bird remains were found in some C. melanopterus stomachs. C. melanopterus at Palmyra appear to be smaller than those at o...

Two species of carcharhinid sharks aggregate every winter at the warm water effluent a coastal power plant on Israeli Mediterranean coast. The two (Carcharhinus obscurus and Carcharhinus plumbeus) cooccur in highly confined area for several months year are associated with around hot effluent. Niche partitioning has recently been suggested as mechanism that enables coexistence similar shark by r...

changes in the fatty acid composition and biochemical indices of mackerel (which has a substantial lipid content) and shark (which has negligible lipid content) fillets stored at - 18°c for up to six months were measured. lipid content was measured (6.35% and 1.38%) in mackerel and shark, respectively; however it decreased during frozen storage in both fish species. in analysis of fatty acids t...

This experimental study focused on the possible deterrent effect of permanent magnets on adult sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus. Results showed that the presence of a magnetic field significantly reduced the number of approaches of conditioned C. plumbeus towards a target indicating that adult C. plumbeus can be deterred by strong magnetic fields. These data, therefore, confirm that the use...

THIS REPORT concerns a study of the feeding behavior in three species of sharks: Carcharhinus menisorrah Miiller and Henle, the grey shark (Fig. 1), Carcharhinus melanopterus Quoyand Gaimard, the blacktip shark (Fig. 2), both of the family Carcharhinidae; and Triaenodon obesus Riippell, the whitetip shark (Fig. 3), of the family Triakidae. The study was conducted in the lagoon at Eniwetok Atoll...

The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, employing archaic but effective means of regulating the physical-chemical composition of its body fluids, thrives in tropical fresh-water rivers and lakes. The ionic strength of the serum and the concentrations of total solutes, calcium, urea, and other ions are below the levels found in marine elasmobranchs but higher than the levels in teleosts. The patter...