Melissa Márquez
Freelance Writer at Forbes
Multi-hyphenate #LatinainSTEM 🇵🇷🇲🇽 (she/her) | wildlife educator & marine scientist 🦈 #sharks #scicomm | writer: @forbesscience @CosmosMagazine
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6 days ago |
forbes.com | Melissa Márquez
Queensland’s Shark Control Program is about to undergo its most significant expansion in decades, with the state government pledging nearly $90 million to install new shark nets, increase the number of drumlines and broaden the reach of drone patrols along the coastline. The move comes amid growing public concern about unprovoked shark bites, especially during peak swimming seasons.
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6 days ago |
forbes.com | Melissa Márquez
Sharks don’t have bones. Instead, their skeletons are made from mineralized cartilage, an adaptation that has helped these predators move through the oceans for over 400 million years. A new study takes a deeper look — quite literally — at how this cartilage works. Using a combination of high-resolution 3D imaging and in-situ mechanical testing, a global team of scientists have mapped out the internal structure of shark cartilage and found it to be much more complex than it appears on the surface.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Melissa Márquez
Around the world, their numbers continue to drop, with overfishing being the biggest reason for their decline. But in order to bring them back, scientists need to know where these animals naturally belong and what shapes their different communities. A new study led by shark ecologist and University of Washington post-doctoral researcher Dr. Naomi F. Farabaugh is helping do just that by focusing on the coral reefs of French Polynesia, home to some of the most protected waters in the world.
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1 week ago |
forbesjapan.com | Melissa Márquez
オマーンでは、サメの肝油が伝統的なアイライナーに使われている。インドネシアでは、サメやエイの皮がつまみとして供される。米国では、エイはバッファローウイング（訳注：鶏肉の手羽の揚げ物）に匹敵する人気を誇るシーフードで、アオザメやオナガザメも全米のレストランのメニューに載っている。一方、欧州ではサメの肉が「ヨーロッパアナゴ」といった誤解を招く名前で販売され、ベルギーではエイの頬肉が珍味として珍重されるほか、フランスではニシネズミザメ料理が食され、アカエイの皮を使った高級バッグが出回っている。タイでもエイやサメの皮が財布やハンドバッグに加工される。イエメンでは、サメの目の角膜が人体移植に使われたとの報告もあり、サメの軟骨はさまざまな病気の万能薬として売られている。...
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2 weeks ago |
forbes.com | Melissa Márquez
The sun was warm on the little one’s back as she crouched near the water’s edge, her small hands digging through damp sand and scattered shells. She wasn’t looking for anything in particular, just nice rocks to decorate her sand castle with or a really pretty shell if she was lucky. But then her fingers brushed against something hard and oddly shaped. She pulled it out, brushing it off with sandy palms. It was dark, sharp, and shaped like a triangle.
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How Gujarat's Fishermen Became Whale Shark Protectors https://t.co/oozb0mzFQf Once hunted for their fins and oil, whale sharks along India’s west coast are now being rescued and tracked to better understand and protect this vulnerable species.
Shark Bites In French Polynesia Reveal A Hidden Side Of Shark Behavior Not all shark bites are predatory; many are acts of self-defense, triggered by fishing activities like spearfishing and trap handling. https://t.co/SOarel8yCd https://t.co/SHTWdE8tG9
RT @pewenvironment: Progress: New Caledonia has approved a 50-year moratorium on deep-seabed mining in its waters. The move protects ocean…