The bays and estuaries of the southeast United States coast generally are thought to serve as nursery areas for various species of coastal sharks, where juvenile sharks find abundant food and are less exposed to predation ...

Florida Gulf of Mexico coastal areas were assessed as nurseries for blacktip and other sharks. Monthly, random stratified, fishery-independent sampling by gill net in three Florida coastal areas (Yankeetown, lower Tampa ...

An assessment of the damage to shoreline mangrove habitats following Hurricane Charley was undertaken to evaluate the potential remaining for the area to serve as nursery habitat for an endangered species, smalltooth sawfish ...

Environmental pollutants capable of disrupting endocrine function and impairing hormonally regulated processes pose significant threats to the health of aquatic wildlife populations. Using the E- SCREEN technique, a pilot ...