A look at the science behind researcher Paul J Clerkin's discovery and study of elasmobranchs, including rare deep-sea sharks.

Moss Landing Marine Labs
Joined January 2014
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SpaceX's first #FalconHeavy rocket poised to launch 4th electric car to leave Earth: collectspace.com/news/news-0…
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Can’t think of a better way to spend #FlatSharkFriday evening than with @HavenworthCC talking sawfish at the @conserveturtles conference in #StAugustine
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Giant Manta Rays (soon to be #ESA listed) could benefit from proposed expansion of Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary, a system of protected coral reefs off TX, home to large population of juveniles. Public meeting Feb 5, Galveston #FlatSharkFriday chron.com/news/science-envir…
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A new paper from project leader @UrbanEdgeSharks highlights highlighted trends in sightings and population structures of white sharks in False Bay after a 9-year study. saveourseas.com/nine-year-st…
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#NowReading: Norwegian research vessel to help #SouthAfrica🇿🇦 manage oceans: buff.ly/2nlgnsC via @IOL #EAFNansen #marineresearch @faofish
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@PaulJClerkin tells us about the hard to study life history of deep sea sharks. #SharkScience #IPFC10
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@PaulJClerkin discusses life histories of deep sea chondrichthyans encountered in fishing trawls of the southern Indian Ocean #IPFC10
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Many scientists believe that life on Earth may have begun around a hydrocarbon-producing deep sea vent like this one, The Lost City vent, over 4 billion years ago. #BluePlanet2
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A year of snot-oozing, carcass-scavenging, slime eels: Hagfish Science in 2017. southernfriedscience.com/a-y…
Rare glowing viper sharks caught in Taiwan | Taiwan News taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/33…
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Celebrating the diversity of #deepsea oddities our planet has to offer on #earthday2017, including these deepsea #sharks – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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This week's featured shark species is the Caribbean Roughshark! They can reach 49 cm and are found in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
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Juv Stegs #sharks born and bred @thedeephull Now 1 year, 3kg, 50cm TL @BIAZA #aquariumsmatter #sharkresearch @SharkAdvocates
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New must-read #SharkScience : The Origins and Rise of Shark Biology in the 20th Century by Dr. Jose Castro: spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/marine-fis…
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#Deepsea dogfish give birth to live young and nourish their embryos from a yolk sac. Baby longnose velvet dogfish. #shark #lecithotrophy
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Ocular Diversity: Pupil shape. The varying pupil shapes & possible reasons for them via @SharkUniversity sharkuniversity.org/2017/02/…
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