iSharkFin-App der Welternährungsorganisation

05. Februar 2015

iSharkFin is an expert system that uses machine learning techniques to identify shark species from shark fin shapes. The software was developed by FAO in collaboration with the University of Vigo with financial support from the Government of Japan and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Aimed at port inspectors, custom agents, fish traders and other users without formal taxonomic training, iSharkFin allows the identification of shark species from a picture of the fin.

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Scientists document longest-ever case of sperm storage in sharks

08. Januar 2015

Brownbanded bamboo sharks take the term "resourceful" to a whole new level. Steinhart Aquarium biologists at the California Academy of Sciences were taken aback when a shark egg case dropped by an adult bamboo shark showed signs of healthy development. The scientists had good reason for surprise: the aquarium's female Chiloscyllium punctatum adults had spent nearly four years—45 months—in complete isolation from males.

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Todeszonen schwinden: Nordseewasser rettet die Ostsee

05. Januar 2015

Ein rekordverdächtiger Salzwassereinbruch aus der Nordsee bringt Sauerstoff und exotische Fische.

Ein Dornhai vor der Insel Poel, ein Mondfisch in der Lübecker Bucht: In den vergangenen Tagen hat es in der Ostsee seltene Fischfunde gegeben. „Und es werden wohl noch mehr“, sagt Timo Moritz vom Deutschen Meeresmuseum in Stralsund.

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