Proposed Changes to Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limits
Draft Environmental Assessment,Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a Rule to Modify the Retention Limit for Shortfin Mako Sharks United States Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceOffice of Sustainable FisheriesHighly Migratory Species...
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Press Release Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) 28 February 2022 — — — — — — — — Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to Commence Seasonal Ban on Shark Fishing, Trade on March 1 The Ministry...
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The video was uploaded by Radio Carthage FM. Last Friday, February 4th 2022, this Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was reportedly landed in Houmt Souk, a port located on the northern coast of Djerba Island in Tunisia. According to...
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Press Release Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaii — —- —- —- — —- — A bill passed by the 2021 State Legislature banning shark fishing will take effect January 1, 2022. Act 51 (House Bill 553) makes it illegal...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postEuropean Commission welcomes landmark agreement on the conservation of North Atlantic Shortfin Mako shark
News Release European Commission 24. November 2021 — — — — — — The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) reached yesterday afternoon a landmark agreement on a Recommendation on the conservation of North Atlantic stock...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postResearchers shed light on blind spot of shark attacks
Press Release University of Bristol, UK 01. November 2021 — — — — — — — Scientists have found more evidence to support the mistaken identity theory’ in juvenile white sharks during surface attacks on humans. Research, which has...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postUK Government to introduce world-leading ban on shark fin trade
Press Release UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairsand The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith 15 August 2021 — — — — — — — The UK will ban the import and export of detached shark fins and products...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postNew Bull Shark Record Certified in Mississippi
Press Release Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 22. July 2021 — — — — — — — — MDMR certifies five state records BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified five state fishing records this month....
Read full story Add a comment - 1 users commented on this postTaiyo Micronesia Corporation Criminally Charged for Unlawful Removal of Shark Fins
Press Release Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 23 June 2021 — — — — — — PALIKIR, Pohnpei—The Taiyo Micronesia Corporation (“TMC”) is a joint venture company between a Japanese fishing company, Taiyo A & F Corporation,...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this post3.3 tonnes of shark fins seized in Hong Kong
Press Release Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department 8 June 2021 — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs seizes over three tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 7) seized about 3.3 tonnes...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postCanadian Company Fined for Import of Silky Shark Fins
News Release Government of Canada 19. May 2021 — — — — — — — — — British Columbia-based trading company fined $60,000 for illegal import of 434 kg of fins from a threatened shark species The Government of...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postAUS: Fatal shark attack in Forster NSW
Press Release NSW Police Force Tuesday, 18 May 2021 — — — — — — — — Man dies in suspected shark attack – Forster A man’s died following a suspected shark attack on the state’s Mid North Coast...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postNew guides to bolster shark and ray research and species identification in Southeast Asia
Press Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 27. April 2021 — — — — — — — The CITES Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postOlder than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark
Press Release Universität Wien 24. March 2021 — — — — — — — — — With a total length of up to 5.5m, the tiger shark is one of the largest predatory sharks known today. This shark is...
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Press Release United Arab EmiratesMinistry of Climate Change and Environment 24. February 2021 — — — — — — — — Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to Commence Seasonal Ban on Shark Fishing, Trade on March 1 The...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postSouthern Africa’s Most Endangered Shark Just Extended its Range by 2,000 Kilometers
Press Release The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 26. January 2021 —- —- —- —- — — — —- A team of marine scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has confirmed that southern Africa’s most threatened endemic shark...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postRESEARCHERS & DLNR TEAM UP TO IDENTIFY SPECIES OF SHARKS INVOLVED IN ATTACKS
News Release Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) 18. December 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — 100% Certainty Large Tiger Shark Killed Lahaina Man (Honolulu) – Using new DNA barcoding technology, a...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postShark fins: Call for evidence on protecting endangered shark species launches
Press Release UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith 06. December 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — Government launches call for evidence on shark fin trade...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postTaiwan: Great white shark, basking shark and megamount shark Fishing is prohibited
Press Release Taiwan Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture 11. November 2020 —- — —- —- —- —- Great white shark, basking shark and megamount shark Fishing is prohibited in Taiwan Great white shark, basking shark and megamounth shark fishing...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postOwner of Japanese Fishing Vessel Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Trafficking of Shark Fins
Press Release U.S. Department of Justice Friday, October 9, 2020 — — — — — — — — — —- — — — Sentenced to Largest Monetary Penalty Ever Imposed in Federal Shark Finning Case Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd.,...
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