Abstract The Gulf of California system presents major challenges to the still developing
frameworks for ecosystem-based management (EBM). It is very much an open system and is …

Are pelagic species such as sharks and tuna distributed homogenously or heterogeneously
in the oceans? Large assemblages of these species have been observed at seamounts and …

This is a first attempt to assess the levels of trace elements, PAHs, and TPHs in six
elasmobranch species (Carcharhinus dussumieri, C. sorrah, Chiloscyllium arabicum …

We provided the first multi-species study investigating the presence and organotropism of
trace elements in three tissues of 12 elasmobranch species. Shark species showed …

Abstract Within Djibouti (Gulf of Aden), the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
and milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus) are important components of the artisanal fishery …

Selenium and mercury were evaluated in muscle, liver, kidney, brain, and the stomach
contents of juvenile scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini. Se: Hg molar ratios were …

Sharks are fished for human consumption in Colombia, and fins are exported illegally to
international markets. The goal was to identify differences in total mercury (THg) …

Ecologists examine diet composition in order to assess the spatial and temporal variations in
interactions between species, the impact of different species traits on the ecological network …

Large pelagic fish species are apex predators in the ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean, and
they represent important economic resources for fisheries. In Ecuador there is a fishery for …

The aim of this study was to determine whether juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks
(Sphyrna lewini) use the south-eastern Gulf of California as a nursery and feeding area. This …