Another sighting last week saw a
Thresher Shark leap from the water at Berry Head.
conclude that
thresher shark retention bans are ineffective.
Catch composition during PIER DSBG research sets consisted of nine species, which included the same seven species captured in the EFP trials, as well as the common
thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus (n=2) and yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (n=1).
The functional role of the caudal fin in the feeding ecology of the common
thresher shark Alopias uulpinus.
David Thomas, third from left, from Bryncethin, Bridgend, caught the biggest
thresher shark ever landed in Welsh waters
Dr Simon Oliver, founder of the
Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project and a researcher based at University of Liverpool, filmed pelagic
thresher sharks as they hunted off Pescador Island in the Philippines.
Llwynog y mr ydi enw Cymraeg y morgi "
thresher shark" (Alopeccas vulpes).
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Thresher sharks Another shark species you might be fortunate enough to see surfing off Gower is the
thresher shark - now listed as vulnerable due to over fishing for its highly-prized meat.
With a continuous food supply,
thresher shark embryos feed during the entire developmental period and do not acquire the distended yolk stomachs of sand tiger shark and mako embryos.
The
thresher shark was found on Hayle beach by surfers who thought it was a dolphin.
Had it been a
thresher shark, they could have kept it.