Hello, everyone! Last week, a paper in Science showed that the Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with a life span of centuries. They may not reach reproductive maturity until they're more than 150 years old.
This life history makes them exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing. Shark conservation expert Sonja Fordham has written a detailed blog post outlining the threats facing Greenland sharks and what can be done to protect them. That blog post can be found here: http://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-can-be-done-to-protect-the-incredibly-long-lived-greenland-shark/ Please share with interested colleagues. Thank you! Sincerely, -- *David Shiffman* *Ph.D. Candidate, Research Assistant,* Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy <http://www.cesp.miami.edu/> *e: *[email protected] | *p: *412.915.2309 *t: *@WhySharksMatter <http://twitter.com/#!/WhySharksMatter> | *b: *Southern Fried Science Blog <http://www.southernfriedscience.com/> *w: **Lab website <http://sharktagging.com> * | *cv:* *Online CV <http://DavidShiffmanCV.com>*
