For those who thought that maybe surf clothing was for pansies who couldn’t cope with the elements, you may want to re-think that attitude after reading this article. It’s all very well surfing in the warm seas off of Florida or the Australian coast where the water is warm but just how extreme do you [...]
Thresher sharks reportedly feed on small- to medium-sized schooling fi shes and pelagic invertebrates such as squid. They have been observed to use their long caudal fin to bunch up, disorient, and stun prey at or near the surface, and are often caught on longlines tailhooked. The common thresher, which feeds on a variety of [...]
Directed fisheries have been reported for all of the species discussed in this section, except the pelagic stingray. All species including the pelagic stingray are caught as bycatch in fisheries for tuna and other pelagic finfish. Furthermore, fi ns are taken from all of the oceanic shark species to supply the global fin trade. The [...]