Using body mass index (BMI) to estimate mercury contamination of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) and the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Blue shark (Prionace glauca) and shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) specimens were caught in the North-eastern A tlantic O cean by S panish and Portuguese longliners. They are considered as top-predators, particularly susceptible to bioaccumulate mercury (Hg). The H g mean levels in blue shark and sh...

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Main Authors: Biton Porsmoguer, Sebastian, Dekeyser, Ivan, Banaru, Daniela, Bouchoucha, Marc, Marco-miralles, Francoise
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Soc Francaise D Ichtyologie 2016
Subjects:
Carcharinidae
Prionace glauca
Lamnidae
Isurus oxyrinchus
Northeast Atlantic
Mercury
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Bleue
Online Access:https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00373/48439/48700.pdf
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00373/48439/

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