CITES controls over newly-listed shark species enter into force
Press Release CITES 04. October 2017 — — — — — – — — – – Trade in fins, meat and other products from silky and thresher sharks subject to strict regulation starting today 4 October Geneva, 4 October...
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Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected scheduled dried shark fins
Press Release The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs today (September 18) seized about 350 kilograms of dried shark fins of suspected...
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NSW: Second Shark Net Trial For The North Coast
Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Regional Water Minister for Trade and Industry 01. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — – A second shark net trial will take place at...
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Queensland: Improved protection for hammerhead sharks
Media Statement Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Economic Development The Honourable Bill Byrne Friday, August 11, 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Fishery management controls around...
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Atlantic Region Increased Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit to 36
JULY 11, 2017 Atlantic Region Increased Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit to 36 Sharks per Trip and Regulation Reminders The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is increasing the retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark (LCS)...
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Rare Spotted Ray caught at Annual Scottish Shark-a-Tag Event
Press Release Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) 12. June 2017 — — — —- —- The 9th annual Sharkatag event took place on the 3rd and 4th of June this year in southwest Scotland. For the first time...
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WA: World-first shark deterrent subsidy kicks-off
Media Statement Hon Dave Kelly BA MLA Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science Friday, 26 May 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — – Election commitment delivered Subsidy of $200...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postA smarter approach to shark mitigation in WA waters
Media Statement Hon Dave Kelly BA MLA Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science 13. May 2017 — — — — — — — — — Election commitment for a shark deterrent subsidy delivered Shark monitoring network...
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Gibraltar enacts new legislation protecting Sharks, Rays and Skates
Press Release HM Government of Gibraltar Ministry of Education, Heritage, Environment, Energy and Climate Change 4th May 2017 — — — — — — — — The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change, Dr. John Cortes, has...
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Spain: 8 metres Basking shark landed in Alicante Province
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 27. April 2017 Date: reported on 27th of April 2017 Location: Calp, Marina Alta, Valencian Community, Spain Species: Basking shark (Cetrorhinus maximus) Size: said to be 7,43 metres in length. Sex: male A record...
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Greece: Basking shark caught in Crete
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 11.04.2017 Date: reported on 06th of April 2017 Location: Agia Galini, Crete Island, Greece. Species: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Size: said to be up to 7 metres in length. Sources: e-mesara and Eπιλεκτικά Selectively...
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Greece: Two records of Thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 01. April 2017 Please find below the short report on two recent catches of thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf (located in the Aegean Sea off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece). 1st...
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Video: Great white shark caught in Al Hoceima, Morocco
This footage was uploaded by AlbahrTV on 23rd of March 2017. It shows a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) that was allegedly caught in the waters between Al Hoceima and Nador in Morocco. An additional short video-clip can be...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postSaving lives with eyes in the sky
Press Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Regional Water Minister for Trade and Industry 08. March 2017 – — — — — — — — — — The NSW Government’s summer drone and helicopter surveillance programs...
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Shipments of dried shark fins seized in Hong Kong
Press Release Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) 06. March 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Shipments of suspected scheduled dried shark fins seized by AFCD A joint operation was mounted between the Agriculture,...
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Bodyboarder killed in shark incident off Reunion Island
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine 21. February 2017 A bodyboarder has died this morning after being bit by a shark off Reunion Island. According to local authorities, the 26-years old victim (Alexandre N.) was bitten on his abdomen and...
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NZ: DOC finalises shark cage diving permits
Media Release DOC Department of Conservation 23. December 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — DOC has reissued temporary permits for shark cage diving operators off Rakiura/Stewart Island. DOC’s Southern South Island Operations...
Read full story Add a comment - 0 users commented on this postAUS: Shark bite reported off Booti Booti National Park, NSW
Press Release NSW Department of Industry 01. December 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — Shark bite – Elizabeth Beach, Forster – 1 December 2016 Please attribute the following statement to a spokesperson for...
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AUS: Exemption granted for NSW shark net trial
Media Release The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP Minister for the Environment and Energy 16. November 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — The Federal Government has granted the NSW Government an exemption under...
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Spearfishermen convicted for harming Greynurse Shark
Media Release NSW Department of Industry, Australia 08. September 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — Two spearfishermen have been convicted for harming a critically endangered Greynurse Shark at Mona Vale in Sydney...
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