L8 - Sharks and Turtles

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Front (Question)

Sharks are what type of invertebrate?

Back (Answer)

Elasmobranch

Front (Question)

What type of predators are sharks?

Back (Answer)

Apex

Front (Question)

Give 6 facts about shark ecology

Back (Answer)

• Rare but opportunistic feeders • Long Gestation • Slow Growth • Delayed Maturity • Small Litter Size • Slow Reproduction and Recovery Rates

Front (Question)

How many species are there of sharks globally?

Back (Answer)

370-400 spp.

Front (Question)

What type of conservation approach do sharks need and why?

Back (Answer)

Holistic, Wider Seas because they are transient and migratory

Front (Question)

What 3 species of shark are found in the Arctic?

Back (Answer)

• Porbeagle 2 Greenland Shark • Thresher Shark

Front (Question)

What species of shark is found in the Antarctic?

Back (Answer)

Threhser Shark

Front (Question)

What threatens shark species in the Southern Ocean?

Back (Answer)

Recolonisation of other species due to warming ocean temperatures

Front (Question)

Where are the majority of shark species?

Back (Answer)

The Tropics

#10

Front (Question)

What 4 species of shark are found in the European Atlantic?

Back (Answer)

• Blue Shark • Basking Shark • Porbeagle • Great White

#11

Front (Question)

How many species of shark are there in the Mediterranean?

Back (Answer)

#12

Front (Question)

How many species of freshwater sharks are there? and how many are named? and they are all listed by critically endangered by who?

Back (Answer)

6 3 Named IUCN

#13

Front (Question)

In the IUCN survey (excluding river sharks), how many sharks are critically endangered, least concern and have insufficient data?

Back (Answer)

Critically Endangered - 9 Least Concern - 96 Insufficient Data - 141

#14

Front (Question)

Why do many species of shark have insufficient data?

Back (Answer)

Not caught unless they are commercially targeted

#15

Front (Question)

What are the 8 main threats to sharks?

Back (Answer)

• Public Perception • Recreational Fishing • Subsistence Fishing • Commercial Fishing • Habitat Loss • Long-Line Fishing • Shark Fining • By-Catch

#16

Front (Question)

How much did a replica jaw of a great white sell for?

Back (Answer)

$3195 (US)

#17

Front (Question)

What is it legal to land?

Back (Answer)

The whole fish

#18

Front (Question)

How much is a basking shark fin worth?

Back (Answer)

$16,000

#19

Front (Question)

Do sharks get cancer?

Back (Answer)

Yes!

#20

Front (Question)

How much is tuna fishing worth in the Mediterranean?

Back (Answer)

$400 million

#21

Front (Question)

When was the Marine Mammal Act established?

Back (Answer)

1972

#22

Front (Question)

What is an FAD?

Back (Answer)

Fish Attraction Device

#23

Front (Question)

What is the problem with FADs for Sharks?

Back (Answer)

Sharks feed on the tuna underneath so 5 dolphins are saved but 15,000 sharks are caught

#24

Front (Question)

How many species of shark are protected under CITES?

Back (Answer)