WA Shark Mitigation to undergo full assessment
Shark Mitigation to undergo full assessment. The Federal Government will require the West Australian Government to undertake a full environmental assessment of Western Australia’s Shark Mitigation Strategy.
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Shark Attack Survivors 2013 shark attack summary ISAF results included
Press Release Welcome to Shark Attack Survivors 2013 yearly shark attack summary. Our shark attack information is available up to the minute all year long, so a yearly shark attack summary is pretty much a waste for our purposes,...
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Kitesurfer bitten by shark in French Polynesia
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 23. February 2014 On 20. February, at about 16.00 hrs in the afternoon, a kitesurfer was reportedly bitten by a shark in French Polynesia. The incident occurred in the waters of Huahine, which is...
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WA Government: 63 tigers, 2 makos and one blacktip shark caught by drumlines
The State Government has released details of the first three weeks of its new drum line initiative, part of a $23million shark hazard mitigation program. The South-West contractor (who commenced January 25) has caught 23 sharks in total, disposing...
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The Shark Control Program in Queensland, Australia
An overview of the Shark Control Program in Queensland with an analysis of the 2013 catch statistics. The Shark Control Program in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland is supposed to minimise the threat of shark attack on humans in...
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Hefty fine for killing juvenile Great White Shark in New South Wales, Australia
A man who killed a juvenile Great White Shark by deliberately striking it with his boat at Sussex Inlet has been fined more than $18,000 including court costs. Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Director of Fisheries Compliance, Glenn Tritton,...
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Hawaii considers penalties for ‘harming’ sharks and rays
Hawaii : Penalties Considered for Killing, Harming Sharks and Rays. House Bill 2380, from Rep. Nicole Lowen, would create penalties as high as $10,000 for any person who knowingly captures, harms or kills sharks and rays within state waters.
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NOAA Fisheries and states of California, Maryland and Washington determine that their shark finning laws are consistent
NOAA Fisheries and the states of California, Maryland and Washington have agreed through an exchange of letters that their individual state shark finning laws are consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Mexico bans fishing for Great white sharks
On January 27th 2014, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa) has established a permanent ban on fishing for great white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias) in Mexican waters. The related text was published today in...
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Smart Drumlines pass first test in Reunion Island
Smart Drumlines on test in Reunion Island: Pilot project regarded as success. Five sharks caught in two days. On January 14th, the experimental phase of the fishing project ‘CapRequins’ has been launched in Reunion Island.
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A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings are part of the...
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Adult white sharks, also known as great whites, may live far longer than previously thought, according to a new study that used radiocarbon dating to determine age estimates for white sharks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
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NZ Shark finning ban to be in force sooner
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith today confirmed the Government’s decision to ban shark finning and have tightened the timetable in response to 45,300 submissions on the National Plan of Action for the Conservation...
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Drum lines to be set at eight Western Australian beach locations
The State Government will begin deploying baited drum lines at eight popular Western Australian beach locations in the new year to protect beachgoers from dangerous sharks deemed to be a threat to humans.
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Shark fishers back the Greens in condemning drum lines
The Greens say details in today’s shark capture tender released by the Premier’s office reveal even further cracks in the poorly crafted strategy to make WA beaches safe this summer.
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New measures to combat WA shark risks
New measures have been announced to address public safety and help mitigate the risk sharks pose to water users. The new measures include setting baited drum lines to catch large sharks along heavily used beaches in the metropolitan area...
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Kayak fisherman dies after shark attack off South Maui
A kayak fisherman died Monday after being bitten by a shark beyond Makena on South Maui, Hawaii. Dec 02, 2013 The identity of the male victim was not released as of Monday afternoon, according to Hawaii News Now and other reports....
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postAN 18-year-old bodyboarder has been killed by a shark near the Coffs coast in northern New South Wales.
18-year-old man killed by shark at Campbells Beach AN 18-year-old bodyboarder has been killed by a shark near the Coffs coast in northern New South Wales. The man died after losing both legs in the shark attack just before...
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The Fisheries Department has issued an imminent threat order after a fatal shark attack
Man dies following Gracetown shark attack The Fisheries Department has issued an imminent threat order after a fatal shark attack at Gracetown, 270km south of Perth, on Saturday morning. Police were called at 9.10am regarding a shark attack near...
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Hong Kong Aquarium reveals cause of death for hammerhead sharks
Subsequent to the loss of six female hammerhead sharks on 3 November 2013, Ocean Park announces today the completion of the investigation and reveals the cause leading to the death of the animals.
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