Researchers demonstrate shark vertebral band pairs are related to growth, not time
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 09:40
in Biology & Nature
Band pairs in shark vertebrae have been used for decades to estimate shark age, of practical use in conserving overfished sharks and managing the remaining shark fisheries. However, recent research demonstrates that previous methods used to determine the age of sharks have underestimated those ages, particularly in older sharks.