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Who's ready for a two-week edition of #ElasmoScienceSunday? We sure are. Read on for a thread of highlights from the last two weeks in shark, ray, and chimaera science!
This past couple weeks have brought representation of the shark research community in the media to the forefront. @dr_catmac has set up a great resource for finding, following, and promoting the work of women in our field. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/dr_catmac/status/1287410779801755648?s=20
One of the stars of the latest installment of the not-objectively-great-but-beloved-by-many-shark-fans Deep Blue Sea movie series cited @mcmsharksxx as an influence on her role. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/ComicBookNOW/status/1288225544421511168
The first global-scale paper from @globalfinprint (which includes more AES members than we could possibly fit in one tweet) shows that local density of reef shark species is strongly related to human activity, but protections work! #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/globalfinprint/status/1285952754775728133?s=20
Breanna DeGroot and the rest of the @FishEcoHBOI team actively followed Spotted Eagle Rays in Florida's Indian River Lagoon and documented a definite affinity for inlets and potential feeding sites. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/ESR_IR/status/1285942349080731648?s=20
Swellsharks are members of the cat shark family and lay eggs, but Nakaya and colleagues found that the Sarawak Swellshark hangs on to its eggs for while until they develop a bit before laying them. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-68923-1
Sharks are capable of everting part of their intestine to clean it out. However, when they do this sometimes nearby fish will rush in and bite it, to which our only reaction is 
. Paper on this by @OrnellaWeideli & @Dr_Yannis. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/OrnellaWeideli/status/1286597193143595009?s=20
. Paper on this by @OrnellaWeideli & @Dr_Yannis. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/OrnellaWeideli/status/1286597193143595009?s=20
We recommend doing the "stingray shuffle" in the strongest possible terms if you're swimming in this spot. Video by @Formorphology. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/Formorphology/status/1287109111297916929?s=20
Work by a lot of AES members is featured in this @NatGeo article on the decade's most fascinating shark discoveries, so give it a read! #ElasmoScienceSunday https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/07/most-fascinating-shark-discoveries-decade/
Being highly mobile, sharks may not be adequately protected by a single protected area. However, models of shark movement behavior by MartĂn and colleagues shows that networks of multiple protected areas could be effective. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13706
Broadnose Sevengill and Bluntnose Sixgill Sharks have been spotted for the first time in the deep waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://twitter.com/DarwinFound/status/1288998606125633536?s=20
A crucial part of managing any fishery is knowing what's actually being caught. Which is why this effort by @DiegoCardenosa and colleagues to genetically identify species being sold in China's largest shark fin market is a big deal. #ElasmoScienceSunday https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-69555-1
And that'll do it for this epic two-week installment of #ElasmoScienceSunday. Have any recommendations for shark, ray, and chimaera research content we should highlight next week? Tag us, comment on this thread, or send us a message!
