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SUMMARY:Conservation of reef sharks in Arabia: between science and fisherm
 an gossip - Dareen Almojil
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DESCRIPTION:The Black-tip shark _Carcharhinus limbatus_ and the Spot-tail 
 shark _Cracharhinus sorrah_ are reef sharks that have been heavily fished 
 along the Arabian seas since the 1980’s. The increase in shark-fin deman
 d raised concerned on the status of these species local stocks. Knowledge 
 of population structure and reproductive behaviour is important in plannin
 g effective protection plans for species under threat. Therefore\, in this
  study I aim to investigate the population structure of _C.limbatus_ and _
 C.sorrah_ along the Arabian seas\, explore the mating recognition preferen
 ce in _C.sorrah_ by testing for an association between mating success and 
 individual’s fitness. Lastly gossip with fishermen to get a sense of the
  historical trend in the abundance of regional shark population’s.
LOCATION:Tea Room\, Department of Zoology
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