Observations of newborn blue sharks Prionace glauca in shallow inshore waters of the north‐east Atlantic Ocean

The anomalous presence of numerous blue shark Prionace glauca neonates and juveniles in shallow inshore waters of Galicia, north‐west Spain, during the summers of 2014 and 2015 is reported. Changes in oceanographic conditions, high recruitment events or changes in the pupping area are discussed as p...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Bañón, R., Maño, T., Mucientes, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
North East Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13082
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.13082
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.13082
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Summary:The anomalous presence of numerous blue shark Prionace glauca neonates and juveniles in shallow inshore waters of Galicia, north‐west Spain, during the summers of 2014 and 2015 is reported. Changes in oceanographic conditions, high recruitment events or changes in the pupping area are discussed as possible causes of this unusual behaviour.

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