For males is around 45-48 cm TL

Tuesdays have become our favorite day of the week because our team in Colombia is out collecting mark-recapture data for critically endangered scalloped bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna corona). This adult male was just caught and released. Yes, an adult, these are the smallest hammerheads in the world 🤩🧪

Small sharks, big problems: DNA analysis of small fins reveals trade regulation gaps and burgeoning trade in juvenile sharks Survey uncovers rampant fin trade of small and juvenile sharks, exposing regulatory gaps.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#sharks #conservation #CITES #IUCN #fintrade #sustainability #science

DNA reveals hidden threats to global shark populations FIU-led study recommends major reforms to protect imperiled species.

Our latest paper reveals a previously unknown side of the international #shark #fintrade highlighting that small coastal species are more common than previously thought, juveniles of highly threatened species make it to the markets, and managing gaps for Triakid sharks

news.fiu.edu/2024/dna-rev...

Good to be in Canada!