Blue shark (Prionace glauca) habitat associations and population dynamics off the coast of Nova Scotia

Blue shark (Prionace glauca) habitat associations and population dynamics off the coast of Nova Scotia PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Malina Garner HonoursStudent Dalhousie University Email: malina_garner@live.ca Phone: 902-412-0331 SUPERVISORS Boris Worm (Dalhousie University) TYPE/STATUS OF PROJECT Scientific research (In progress) Contact Information Principal Investigator Boris Worm Professor Dalhousie UniversityPhone: +1 902-494-2478 Email: bworm@dal.ca Details
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Blue shark (Prionace glauca) habitat associations with bathymetric variation

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Blue shark (Prionace glauca) habitat associations with bathymetric variation The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is the most frequently caught pelagic shark in the Atlantic Ocean. In the NW Atlantic, blue sharks are caught mainly as bycatch in longline fisheries, with estimated catches exceeding 84,000 tonnes a year. Tuna and swordfish are primary fisheries which catch… Details

The effects of temperature on spatial patterns of trophic control in large marine ecosystems

The effects of temperature on spatial patterns of trophic control in large marine ecosystems Marine ecosystems may be structured according to resource availability (“bottom-up” control), or by predation (“top-down” control).  Recent studies have found that temperature is a particularly strong correlate of trophic control, following a non-linear relationship with resource control dominant in areas of… Details