Two years of impairment: plastic packing strap on a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in Fiji
Juerg M. Brunnschweiler
A C and Natasha D. Marosi B
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A Gladbachstrasse 60, CH-8044 Zurich, Switzerland.
B Beqa Adventure Divers, Lagoon Resort, Fairway Place, Pacific Harbour, Fiji.
C Corresponding author. Email: juerg@gluecklich.net
Pacific Conservation Biology 26(2) 208-209 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC19008
Submitted: 28 February 2019 Accepted: 21 May 2019 Published: 20 June 2019
Abstract
Plastic straps have been recorded from single point in time observations in various shark species. Here, we report a bull shark with a plastic strap around its head from the time of acquisition until its loss after two years.
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