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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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Saving 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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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...
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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...
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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...
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FWC Law Enforcement: Shark-related Reports, July 8 to August 25, 2016
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report July 22 through July 28, 2016 FRANKLIN COUNTY Officers Nelson, Robb and Miller were working complaints of shark finning...
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La Réunion: Surfer severely injured in first shark attack this year
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 29. August 2016 On Saturday (August 27th) shortly after 5 pm, a young man , aged 21, was attacked by a shark while surfing at the beach of...
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CITES Secretariat recommends rejection of thresher shark and Ocellate river stingray proposals
Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Johannesburg (South Africa), 24 September – 5 October 2016 — — — — — Official list (only...
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ESA Listing Not Warranted for Porbeagle Sharks
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 150122069-6596-02 RIN 0648-XD74 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List Porbeagle Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species...
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