The PROJECT THRESHER

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Objectives:

Given the lack of knowledge on the biology, migrations, habitat use, population genetics and survivorship of the bigeye thresher shark in the Atlantic Ocean, there is an urgent need for a study in an ocean-wide perspective. This project was developed as a means of filling critical voids in this information needed for enlightened national and international fishery management and conservation initiatives. Based on this, the proposed project has four main objectives/tasks:

1) Determination of life history parameters including age, growth, reproduction and mortality;

2) Application of satellite telemetry tags (PAT) to study long term movements, habitat preferences and survivorship of these sharks in the Atlantic Ocean;

3) Population genetics comparing different stocks along the Atlantic Ocean.

Additional Information:

Additional information can be obtained at the Official Project Webpage. click here

Funding:

Project THRESHER is being coordinated by Rui Coelho at CCMAR / Univ. Algarve in Portugal, and is being funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Project Ref: PTDC/MAR/109915/2009)