Blue shark  (Prionace glauca)

Authenticated (31/03/08) by John Stevens, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.

• Carrion: the flesh of a dead animal.
• Caudal fin: the tail fin of a fish, used for steering, balancing or propulsion.
• Dorsal fin: in fish, one of the unpaired fins found on the back of the body.
• Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
• Pectoral fins: in fish, the pair of fins that are found one on each side of the body just behind the gills. They are generally used for balancing and braking.
• Pelagic: in marine ecology, to inhabit the surface layers of the open oceans.
• Viviparous: giving birth to live young, which have already reached an advanced stage of development.

1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. Fishes: Australian Museum Fish Site (October, 2005)
   http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/index.cfm
3. Centre for Coastal Studies and Aquaculture, University of New Brunswick (October, 2005)
   http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/species/blue.html
4. MarineBio.org (October, 2005)
   http://marinebio.org
5. Animal Diversity Web (October, 2005)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Prionace_glauca.html
6. Fisheries Global Information System (FGIS) (October, 2005)
   http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/species?fid=2018
7. Stevens, J. (2008) Pers. comm.
8. Spiegel, J. (2001) Even Jaws deserves to keep his fins: outlawing shark finning throughout global waters. Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, 24 (2): 409 - 438. Available at: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/lwsch/journals/bciclr/24_2/07_TXT.htm
9. FishBase (October, 2005)
   http://www.fishbase.org/search.php