{"id":31510,"date":"2024-09-08T08:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T05:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/?p=31510"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:30:27","slug":"our-researchers-identify-nursery-for-critically-endangered-guitarfish-off-israels-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/our-researchers-identify-nursery-for-critically-endangered-guitarfish-off-israels-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Researchers Identify Nursery for Critically Endangered Guitarfish off Israel\u2019s Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31510\" class=\"elementor elementor-31510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb68d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb68d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a6891\" data-id=\"55a6891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f530c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f530c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8f6f2b\" data-id=\"c8f6f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f4dd1\" data-id=\"73f4dd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821a987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"821a987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/melissacristinamarquez\/2024\/10\/03\/protecting-blackchin-guitarfish-along-israels-coast\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF5qi5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTzNcAQck0Pr8aV4d9xr8tErCs-UU8XhbGgWhJFeUVmGJSjhnRgaZXNbpA_aem__qOPpGlXeOF67Bcosp5zyg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blackchin Guitarfish Nursery Discovered Off Israeli Coast<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6862cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6862cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>05.09.2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86c3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86c3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"99076cee-ad84-4be3-beca-edf622507f50\"><p dir=\"LTR\">A groundbreaking study conducted at our Morris Kahn Marine Research Station has revealed a remarkable discovery. The coastal strip between Ma&#8217;agan Michael and Dor serves as a crucial habitat for juvenile Atlantic guitarfish, a critically endangered species of cartilaginous fish. <br \/>The findings meet the international criteria for defining the area as a nursery ground, and the researchers call for it to be declared a marine nature reserve, a step that will be crucial for ensuring the survival of Atlantic guitarfish and preserving the unique biodiversity of Israel&#8217;s coastline.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c99a97 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c99a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/melissacristinamarquez\/2024\/10\/03\/protecting-blackchin-guitarfish-along-israels-coast\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF5qi5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTzNcAQck0Pr8aV4d9xr8tErCs-UU8XhbGgWhJFeUVmGJSjhnRgaZXNbpA_aem__qOPpGlXeOF67Bcosp5zyg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FORBES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d9c75 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3d9c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/science-and-health\/2024-09-15\/ty-article\/go-west-young-jellyfish-israeli-researchers-discover-theyre-trying-to-avoid-the-coast\/00000191-f5b3-db99-adfb-f5fb77220000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HAARETZ<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking study conducted at our Morris Kahn Marine Research Station has revealed a remarkable discovery: the coastal strip between Ma&#8217;agan Michael and Dor serves as a critical nursery for juvenile Atlantic guitarfish, a critically endangered species of cartilaginous fish. This study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, provides solid evidence that the area offers a safe environment for young fish to grow and develop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[107,105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-media","category-news-archive","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}