The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 7: June 1996
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WANTED
Whale shark Rhyncodon typus samples
Researchers at the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute and the
University of Florida (USA) are conducting a global genetic
survey of whale sharks Rhyncodon typus. They need help to
collect tissue samples from throughout this species' range.
Strandings, incidental catches, fishery products and
nondestructive tissue samples are all acceptable sources of
material. Just a gram or two of tissue is required from each
specimen. Samples can be stored in saturated salt (NaCl)
solution without refrigeration and shipped by air mail. Previously
frozen samples are acceptable.
For more information please contact:
Dr Brent Stewart,
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute,
1700 South Shores Road,
San Diego, CA 92109 USA.
Email: bstewart@sunstroke.sdsu.edu, fax: 619-226-3944;
or Dr Brian Bowen,
BEECS Genetic Analysis Core,
12085 Research Drive,
University of Florida, Alachua, FL 23615 USA.
Email: bowen@icbr.ifas.ufl.edu, fax: 904-462-0875.
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