Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation Part B ( Volume 78 )

Publication series ：Volume 78

Author： Larson   Shawn E.;Lowry   Dayv  

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2017

E-ISBN: 9780128123959

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780128123942

Subject： Q959.41 Elasmobranchii

Keyword： 动物学,海洋生物,海洋生物学,环境科学、安全科学,生态学（生物生态学）,普通生物学,水产、渔业

Language： ENG

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Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part B, Volume 78, the latest release in the Advances in Marine Biology series contains updated chapters that focus on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, an Introduction to Northeast Pacific shark biology, ecology, and conservation, Shark Interactions with Directed and Incidental Fisheries in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: historic and current encounters and challenges for shark conservation, An Introduction to modeling abundance and demographic parameters in shark populations, and Sharks in Captivity: The Role of Husbandry, Breeding, Education and Citizen Science in Shark Conservation.

Specialty areas in this longstanding series include marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all areas of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management and molecular biology, and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas, to tropical coral reefs are included making this an ideal reference and resource for postgraduates and researchers in a variety of fields.

  • Reviews articles on the latest advances in marine biology
  • Authored by leading figures in their respective fields of study
  • Presents materials that are widely used by managers, students, and academic professionals in the marine sciences
  • Provides value to anyone studying bottlenose dolphins, deep-sea macrofauna, marine invertebrates, pinna nobilis and ecology,

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Front Cover

Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research, and Conservation, Part B

Copyright

Contributors to Volume 78

Contents

Reviewers List

Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years*

Chapter One: Introduction to Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research, and Conservation, Part B

1. Introduction

2. Volume 78 Content

3. Conclusion

References

Chapter Two: Shark Interactions With Directed and Incidental Fisheries in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Historic and Curre ...

1. Introduction

2. Historical and Commercial Fisheries

2.1. North Pacific Spiny Dogfish

2.2. Basking Shark

2.3. Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

2.4. Tope Shark

2.5. Thresher Sharks

2.6. Shortfin Mako

2.7. Blue Shark

2.8. Pacific Angel Shark

3. Current Commercial Encounters

3.1. Directed

3.2. Incidental Catch

4. Recreational Removals

5. Conclusions and Conservation Challenges

References

Chapter Three: An Introduction to Modelling Abundance and Life History Parameters in Shark Populations

1. Introduction

2. Abundance Estimation Models

3. Life History

3.1. Life History and How It Informs Abundance Modelling

3.2. Estimating Stock Recruitment

3.3. Estimating Age and Growth Relationships

3.4. More Complex Life History Parameters and Meta-Analysis

3.5. Survival and Survivability

4. Abundance, Population Dynamics Modelling, and Demographic Parameter Estimation

4.1. Mark-Recapture

4.2. Depletion Method

4.3. Bycatch Estimation

4.4. Euler-Lotka Equation

4.5. Unstructured Models

4.6. Structured Demographic Models

4.7. Maximum Intrinsic Rate of Population Increase

4.8. Rebound Potential

4.9. Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis

5. NEP Elasmobranch Assessments

5.1. Stock Assessment Basics

5.2. White Shark

5.3. Big Skate and Longnose Skate in British Columbia

5.4. Shortfin Mako

5.5. Blue Shark

5.6. Common Thresher Shark

5.7. North Pacific Spiny Dogfish

6. Discussion and Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter Four: Sharks in Captivity: The Role of Husbandry, Breeding, Education, and Citizen Science in Shark Conservation

1. Introduction

2. Education, Outreach, and Advocacy in Aquariums

3. Aquarium-Based Research Initiatives

4. General Husbandry

5. NEP Shark Species of Interest

5.1. Broadnose Sevengill

5.2. Bluntnose Sixgill

5.3. North Pacific Spiny Dogfish

5.4. Pacific Angel Shark

5.5. White Shark

6. Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter Five: The Economy of Shark Conservation in the Northeast Pacific: The Role of Ecotourism and Citizen Science

1. Introduction

2. Development of Shark-Based Ecotourism in the NEP

2.1. Recreational Fisheries for Sharks

2.2. Shark Encounters

2.2.1. Salmon Sharks

2.2.2. Basking Sharks

2.2.3. Sixgill Sharks

2.3. Citizen Science

2.4. Case Studies

2.4.1. Broadnose Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus)

2.4.2. Sixgill Shark

3. Conclusion

References

Chapter Six: Conclusions: The Future of Shark Management and Conservation in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

1. A Brief History of Shark:Human Interactions in the NEP

2. The Future of Shark:Human Interactions in the NEP

3. Conclusions

References

Subject Index

Taxonomic Index

Back Cover

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