First stable isotope and mercury assessment of bonnethead and Caribbean sharpnose sharks from a potential nursery ground in the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panamanian Caribbean

First stable isotope and mercury assessment of bonnethead and Caribbean sharpnose sharks from a potential nursery ground in the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panamanian Caribbean

Bonnethead and Caribbean sharpnose sharks frequent coastal waters, rendering them vulnerable to overexploitation, with the bonnethead shark listed as endangered by the IUCN. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been suggested as a management strategy to regulate shark-exploitation. Moreover, it’s esse...

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Main Authors: Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera, Carlos J. Polo-Silva, Cindy González, Miguel Rodríguez, Laura Baldrich, Christian Bermúdez-Rivas, Ángela Margarita Moncaleano-Niño, Paco Bustamante, Susana Caballero, Andrea Luna-Acosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Sphyrna aff. tiburo
Rhizoprionodon porosus
trophic ecology
Hg
nursery area
Panama
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1235876/full

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