Course: Introduction to Sharks

Please take some time to read this article, The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a livebearer: 300 embryos found in one ‘megamamma’ supreme. A significant rise in the global trade …

Please take some time to read this article, Ocean-wide tracking of pelagic sharks reveals extent of overlap with longline fishing hotspots. This paper used satellite tracking data from six oceanic …

Please take some time to read this article, Fisheries, management and conservation of the whale shark Rhincodon typus in Taiwan. As Taiwan was a big whale shark catch country before …

Please take some time to read this article, Socio-economic Significance of Chondrichthyan Fish (Chapter 4). This chapter from the book ‘Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes’ …

Please take some time to read this article, Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) cheni sp. nov., A New Species of Sleeper Shark (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from Eastern Taiwan, with Aspects of Embryo Biology. This …

Please take some time to read this article, Shark Fisheries and Trade in Taiwan . Taiwan as one of the main countries of chondrichthyan catch in the world, the history …

Please take some time to read this article, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan. This chapter from the book ‘Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan …

Please take some time to read this article, The reproductive biology of the porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) in the western North Atlantic Ocean This study collected porbeagle shark specimens caught …

Please take some time to read this article, The fish tail as a derivation from axial musculoskeletal anatomy: an integrative analysis of functional morphology This review paper gives the overview …

Please take some time to read this article, Chapter 3 – The Reproductive Biology of Pelagic Elasmobranc. This is a chapter of the book regarding biology, fisheries and conservation of …

Please take some time to read this article, Structure, biomimetics, and fluid dynamics of fish skin surfaces The skin surface in most fish species is covered with bony scales (in …