Aversive responses of captive sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus to strong magnetic fields

This experimental study focused on the possible deterrent effect of permanent magnets on adult sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus. Results showed that the presence of a magnetic field significantly reduced the number of approaches of conditioned C. plumbeus towards a target indicating that adult C...

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Published in:Journal of fish biology Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 1603 - 1611
Main Authors: Siegenthaler, A., Niemantsverdriet, P. R. W., Laterveer, M., Heitkönig, I. M. A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016
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Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Avoidance Learning
Behaviour
By-catch
Bycatch
Elasmobranch
Female
Fisheries
Magnetic Fields
Magnetism
Magnetoreception
Male
Permanent magnet
Sand bars
Sharks
magnetoreception
permanent magnet
behaviour
fisheries
elasmobranch
by-catch
ISSN:0022-1112, 1095-8649, 1095-8649
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Summary:This experimental study focused on the possible deterrent effect of permanent magnets on adult sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus. Results showed that the presence of a magnetic field significantly reduced the number of approaches of conditioned C. plumbeus towards a target indicating that adult C. plumbeus can be deterred by strong magnetic fields. These data, therefore, confirm that the use of magnetic devices to reduce shark by‐catch is a promising avenue.
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/jfb.13064