Since 1997 the Foundation supports Scientific Research Projects with the emphasis on shark preservation. The results of some of the research projects have been published in well known scinetific journals, as posters or in other forms.

Index

D. Pinhal, M. S. Shivji, M. Vallinoto, D. D. Chapman, O. B. F. Gadig and C. Martins 2012
Cryptic hammerhead shark lineage occurrence in the western South Atlantic revealed by DNA analysis
Marine Biology159:829-836 (2012)
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D. D. Chapman, D. Pinhal, M. S. Shivji. 2009
Tracking the fin trade: genetic stock identification in western Atlantic scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini
Endangered Species Research Vol. 9: 221 - 228

D. D. Chapman, B. Fichau and M. S. Shivji. 2008
Parthenogenesis in a large-bodied requiem shark, the blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus
Journal of Fish Biology 73, 1473-1477

H. Sebastian, P. A. Haye and M. S. Shivji. 2008
Characterization of the pelagic shark-fin trade in north-central Chile by genetic identification and trader surveys
Journal of Fish Biology 73, 2293-2304

J. E. Magnussen, E. K. Pikitch, S. C. Clarke, C. Nicholson, A. R. Hoelzel & M. S. Shivji. 2007
Genetic tracking of basking shark products in international trade
Animal Conservation 10 199-207.

Shelley C. Clarke, Murdoch K. McAllister, E. J. Milner-Gulland, G. P. Kirkwood, Catherine G. J. Michielsens, David J. Agnew, Ellen K. Pikitch, Hideki Nakano and Mahmood S. Shivji. 2006
Global estimates of shark catches using trade records from commercial markets
Ecology Letters 9: 1115–1126

Shelley C. Clarke, Jennifer E. Magnussen, Debra L. Abercombie, Murdoch K. McAlister and Mahmood S. Shivji. 2005
Identification of Shark Species Composition and Proportion in the Hong Kong Shark Fin Market Based on Molecular Genetics and Trade Records
Conservation Biology Volume 20, No. 1, 201-211

Debra L. Abercombie, Shelley C. Clarke Mahmood S. Shivji. 2005
Global-scale genetic identification of hammerhead sharks: Application to assessment of the international fin trade and law enforcement
Conservation Genetics 6:775-788

Mahmood S. Shivji, Demian D. Chapman, Ellen K. Pikitch & Paul W. Raymond. 2005
Genetic profiling reveals illegal international trade in fins of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Conservation Genetics 6:1035-1039

Chapman, D.D., P.A. Prodohl, J. Gelsleichter, C.A. Manire and M.S. Shivji. 2004
Predominance of genetic monogamy by females in a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: Implications for shark conservation.
Molecular Ecology 13: 1965-1974.

C. J. Douady, M. Dosay, M. S. Shivji, and M. J. Stanhope. 2003
Molecular phylogenetic evidence refuting the hypothesis of Batoidea (rays and skates) as derived sharks.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26: 215-221.

Pank, M., L. Natanson, N. Kohler, M. Stanhope and M. Shivji. 2003
Rapid species identification of pelagic shark tissues using genetic approaches.
In: Sharks of the Open Ocean. E. Pikitch & M. Camhi (Eds.). Blackwell Science Inc. (In Press).

Demian D. Chapman, Debra L. Abercombie, Christophe J. Douady, Ellen K. Pikich, Michael J. Stanhope and Mahmood S. Shivji. 2003
A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: Application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the greatwhite shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Conservation Genetics 4: 415-425

M. Shivji, S. Clarke, M. Pank, L. Natanson, N. Kohler and M. Stanhope. 2002
Genetic Identification of Pelagic Shark Body Parts for Conservation and Trade-Monitoring.
Conservation Biology, 16(4):1036-1047.

M. Pank, M. Stanhope, L. Natanson, N. Kohler and M. Shivji. 2001
Rapid and simultaneous identification of body parts from the morphologically similar sharks Carcharhinus obscurus and Carcharhinus plumbeus (Carcharhinidae) using multiplex PCR.
Marine Biotechnology 3:231-240.

C. Testerman, J. Brunnschweiler, M. Heithaus, S. Gulak, J. Werry, R. Jabado, C. Jones and M. Shivji 2012
Global Population Genetic Structure and Parentage Analysis of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
AES Conference 2012 Poster
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Brunnschweiler J. M., Harld Baensch 2010
Seasonal and Long-Term Changes in Relative Abundance of Bull Sharks from a Tourist Shark Feeding Site in Fiji
PLoS ONE 6(1): e16597. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016597

Brunnschweiler J. M., N. Queiroz and W. Sims. 2010
Oceans apart? Short-term movements and behaviour of adult bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans determined from pop-off satellite archival tagging
Journal of Fish Biology doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02757.x

Brunnschweiler J. M. 2009
Tracking free-ranging sharks with hand-fed intra-gastric acoustic transmitters
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (2009) Vol. 42, No. 3, May 2009, 201-209
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Brunnschweiler J. M. 2008
Species record and mistaken identifications: the case of bull sharks at Chumphon Pinnacle, Thailand.
JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records: published online

Brunnschweiler J. M., Compagno L.J.V. 2007
First record of Carcharhinus leucas from Tonga, South Pacific.
JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records: published online

Juerg M. Brunnschweiler & John L. Earle. 2006
A contribution to marine life conservation efforts in the South Pacific: The Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Fiji
Cybium 30(4) suppl.: 133-139.

Brunnschweiler J. M. 2009
The Shark Reef Marine Reserve: a marine tourism project in Fiji involving local communities
Journal of Sustainable Tourism 99999:1
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Brunnschweiler J.M. 2008
An integrated approach to study bull shark behaviour and ecology in the South Pacific: The Bull Shark Tagging Programme.
12th annual meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association, Lisbon.

Brunnschweiler J.M., Earle, J.L. 2006
A contribution to marine life conservation efforts in the South Pacific: The Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Fiji.
Cybium 30 (Supplement): 133-139

Brunnschweiler J.M., Sazima I. 2006
A new and unexpected host for the sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) with a brief review of the echeneid-host interactions.
JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records: published online

Michael W. Hyatt, Paul A. Anderson, Patrick M. O'Donnell, Ilze K. Berzins 2012
Assessment of acid-base derangements among bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), bull (Carcharhinus leucas), and lemon (Negaprion brevirostris) sharks from gillnet and longline capture and handling methods
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A
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A. J. Gallagher, P. M. Kyne and N. Hammerschlag 2012
Ecological risk assessment and its application to elasmobranch conservation and management
Journal of Fish Biology 1095-8649.2012
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Neil Hammerschlag and James Sulikowski 2011
Killing for conservation: the need for alternatives to lethal sampling of apex predatory sharks
Endangered Species Research Vol. 14: 135-140, 2011
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Presentation of the first results of the Rookery Bay / Tenthousand Islands shark nursery project by Pat O'Donnel:
 Rookery Bay Poster (PDF, 304 kb)

Matthew J. Witt, Tom Hardy, Louise Johnson, Catherine M. McClellan, Stephen K. Pikesley, Sue Ranger, Peter B. Richardson, Jean-Luc Solandt, Colin Speedie, Ruth Williams and Brendan J. Godley 2012
Basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic: spatio-temporal trends from sightings in UK waters
Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 459: 121-134, 2012; doi: 10.3354/meps09737
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E.J. Southall, D.W. Sims, J.D. Metcalfe, J.I. Doyle, S. Fanshawe, C. Lacey, J. Shrimpton, J.-L. Solandt and C.D. Speedie. 2005
Spatial distribution patterns of basking sharks on the European shelf: preliminary comparison of satellite-tag geolocation, survey and public sightings data.
J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85, 1083-1088

Juerg M. Brunnschweiler and David W. Sims 2011
Diel Oscillations in Whale Shark Vertical Movements Associated with Meso- and Bathypelagic Diving
American Fisheries Society Symposium 76, 2011
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N. E. Humphries, N. Queiroz, J. R. M. Dyer, N. G. Pade, M. K. Musyl, K. M. Schaefer, D. W. Fuller, J. M. Brunnschweiler, T. K. Doyle, J. D. R. Houghton, G. C. Hays, C. S. Jones, L. R. Noble, V. J. Wearmouth, E. J. Southall & D. W. Sims 2010
Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators
Nature doi:10.1038/nature09116

Brunnschweiler J.M., Baensch H., Pierce S.J., Sims D.W. 2009
Deep-diving behaviour of a whale shark Rhincodon typus during long-distance movement in the western Indian Ocean.
Journal of Fish Biology 74: 706-714

Poster presentation of Gran Canarian Angel Shark "Stomach Contents Analysis" at the 15th Spanish symposium of marine biological research, 19th Sep. 2008.
Poster (JPG, 265k) Spanish

Poster presentation at "Davy Jones Diving" on the results of the Angel Shark survey from May 2006 to August 2008 in Gran Canaria.
Poster (JPG, 343k) Spanish/English

Ritter, Erich K. and Godknecht, Alexander J.; 2000
Agonistic displays in the Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus).
Copeia February 1, 2000. 282-284.

Influences of biogeographic changes in the Gulf of Mexico on molecular population structures of the shovelnose hammerhead-shark Sphyrna tiburo.
Markus Ruch, Masters thesis at the Zoological Museum, University of Zürich, January 2001.