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Observations of newborn blue sharks Prionace glauca in shallow inshore waters of the north‐east Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Bañón R.,
Maño T.,
Mucientes G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13082
Subject(s) - biology , fishery , oceanography , geology
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.