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American Elasmobranch Society - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/aes/aes.htm
An organization devoted to the study and conservation of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras.

Canadian Shark Research Laboratory - http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca/shark/english/index.htm
An information source on sharks and shark fisheries in Atlantic Canada (English and French)

Cartilaginous Fishes: Class Chondrichthyes - http://www.gma.org/fogm/Chondrichthyes.htm
The most distinctive feature of this class is that their entire skeleton, including the skull, is cartilaginous without any true bone. The class include the sharks and rays, many of which are described here.

Center For Shark Research - http://www.mote.org/index.php?src=gendocs&id=101&category=Shark%20Research
An international center for research, scientific collaboration, consulting, education, and public information on sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays. The CSR research mission includes basic and applied studies of all aspects of shark biology, from anatomy and physiology to ecology and fisheries science.

Class Chondrichthyes - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/chondrichthyes.html
Taxonomic information on cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays and chimaeras.

Dedicated Shark Site - http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/haaitje/
Provides detailed information on many shark species and general information about sharks.

GoldenStateImages - Sharks of the California Coast - http://www.goldenstateimages.com/shark.htm
Photography of sharks found off the California coast includes blue shark, and mako shark.

Greater Spotted Dogfish - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/greaterspotteddogfish.html
Several photographs and information on this species, Scyliorhinus stellaris.

Henry Mollet's Elasmobranch Page - http://homepage.mac.com/mollet/
Information, including photos and statistics, about elasmobranch research in the Monterey Bay area of California.

How Sharks Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/shark.htm
Tutorial with a jaw animation and photos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark
Wikipedia provides a great deal of information about sharks, their biology and classification, accompanied by photographs and diagrams.

http://raven.utc.edu/archives/shark-l.html - http://raven.utc.edu/archives/shark-l.html
Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of sharks and cartilaginous fish.

http://www.stephenwong.com/gallery/sharks - http://www.stephenwong.com/gallery/sharks
Gallery of hundreds of images of sharks photographed by Stephen Wong.

Infoplease - Sharks! - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sharks1.html
Myths, facts, and statistics, how to avoid a shark attack, and the shark hall of fame.

Introduction to the Chondrichthyes - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/basalfish/chondrintro.html
UCMP Berkeley's introduction to the cartilaginous fish, including sharks.

IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group Newsletter - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/SSG/newsletter.htm
Shark research and conservation organization.

Reefquest Expeditions' Shark Research Program - http://www.reefquest.com
An illustrated guide to shark diversity with special focus on selected aspects of shark biology and behavior.

Richard Ellis Gallery of Sharks - http://www.postmodern.com/~fi/sharkpics/ellis/ellis.htm
Provides illustrations and information on various species.

Shark Foundation - http://www.shark.ch/
Facts, images, and information on projects and activities organized by the foundation. In English and German.

Shark Photographs - http://www.oceanlight.com/html/sharks.html
Underwater photographs and information about many species of sharks and rays.

Shark Research Committee - http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/
Research of North America's Pacific Coast sharks, including White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) diet, distribution, behavior, encounters, and attacks.

Shark Research Program at the University of Florida Museum of Natural History - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/Sharks.htm
Attack statistics, breaking news about sharks, information about Great white and Megamouth sharks, shark attack file, and a commercial shark fishery observer program.

Shark Trust - http://ds.dial.pipex.com/sharktrust/
Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack.

Shark-Info.com - http://www.shark-info.com/
Shark photos, information, history, and myths.

Sharkology - http://www.sharkology.com/
Information on the biology, ecology, morphology and behavior of this species. In English and Swedish.

Sharks and Rays - http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/sharks-&-rays/
Informational booklet including classification, habitat, distribution, life cycle, anatomy and physiology.

Sharks Gallery - http://seashadows.narod.ru/
Photos of sharks with no text.

Sharks: Lords of the Sea - http://elasmophiles.tripod.com/
Site dedicated to shark information and conservation. Includes many drawings.

Swell Shark: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum - http://www.coldwaterimages.com/swell_shark.html
Photograph of an embryo of this species developing inside its “mermaid purse” egg case.

Torpedoes, Skates and Rays: Order Batoidei - http://www.gma.org/fogm/Batoidei.htm
Characteristics of these fish in the subclass Elasmobranchii, which includes the Torpedoes, Skates, Sting Rays and Devil Rays.

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