Delaware reminds anglers of new shark regulations

News Release by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). DNREC Fish & Wildlife Agents, State Park Rangers remind ocean anglers of new shark regulations DOVER (July 26, 2011) To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources, DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife

Part2 Shark Fishing in San Agustinillo Mexico

Part1 Shark Fishing in San Agustinillo Mexico

Fisherman lands big Shark off Donegal Ireland

30 July 2011. According to the ‘Donegal Daily’ (July 27), a big porbeagle shark Lamna nasus was caught off the coast of Fanad Head in Donegal County, Ireland last Sunday (July 24). The angler Don McCLoskey was fishing on the Swilly Explore when he hooked the estimated 300-pounds porbeagle. It took almost an hour and

Oceana and Discovery Channel Partner for 24th Annual Shark Week

Press Release by OCEANA. 28 July 2011, Washington, D.C. Viewers Urged to Call on U.S. Government to Protect Plummeting Shark Populations Oceana and Discovery Channel are once again joining forces to help save sharks. The groups are planning Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and online efforts to raise awareness about plummeting shark populations around the 24th

Jump the shark – Chatham Massachusetts

Chimaera opalescens n. sp., a new chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 22 July 2011. E. A. Luchetti, S. P. Iglésias, D. Y. Sellos. ABSTRACT: A new species of chimaeroid, Chimaera opalescens n. sp., was described from 31 type specimens caught in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean at 950–1400 m depth. This species differed from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters:

Shark Fisheries in Argentina and Uruguay

Argentina/Uruguay agree TACs for sharks and rays in common fishing zone By ‘ Blue Channel 24 ‘, 26 July 2011. Argentina and Uruguay have agreed on total allowable catches (TAC) of 4,000 tons and 9,000 tons for smooth-hound shark (Mustelus spp.) and ray (Rajidae) in the Common Fishing Zone (CFZ), which is shared by the

Huge Thresher Shark caught in Florida

27 July 2011. On July 24, a group of recreational fishermen landed a huge thresher shark off the coast of Dania Beach in Broward County, Florida. The 650-pounds shark measured 13 feet, 6 inches long and was caught in about 350 feet of water. This specimen represents a potential new Florida State Record. The current

Phylogeography of the copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) in the southern hemisphere: implications for the conservation of a coastal apex predator

Published on 25 July 2011. Martin T. Benavides, Kevin A. Feldheim, Clinton A. Duffy, Sabine Wintner, J. Matias Braccini, Jessica Boomer , Charlie Huveneers , Paul Rogers, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Daniel P. Cartamil and Demian D. Chapman. ABSTRACT: The copper or bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) is a large, coastal top predator that

Age, growth and reproduction of a common deep-water shark, shortspine spurdog (Squalus cf. mitsukurii), from Hawaiian waters

Published on 25 July 2011. Charles F. Cotton, R. Dean Grubbs, Toby S. Daly-Engel, Patrick D. Lynch and John A. Musick. ABSTRACT: About half of the extant shark species occur only in deep waters (defined as >200 m depth), yet few published studies on sharks include these taxa. As fisheries worldwide enter deeper waters, the

Similar life history traits in bull (Carcharhinus leucas) and pig-eye (C. amboinensis) sharks

Published on 25 July 2011. Bree J. Tillett, Mark G. Meekan, Iain C. Field, Quan Hua  and Corey J. A. Bradshaw . ABSTRACT: Appropriate management strategies for coastal regions require an understanding of how ecological similarities and differences among species shape ecosystem processes. Here, we tested whether morphological similarity equated to similar age and growth

Tiger Shark encounter in Hawaii July 24, 2011

25th Annual Monster Shark Tournament 2011

Date: 21 – 23 July, 2011. Location: Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Tournament Shark Catches: 13 sharks (including two potential new Massachusetts Saltwater Fish Records for thresher and porbeagle shark) were brought to the weigh-in station: Nine thresher sharks, three mako sharks and a porbeagle shark. Thresher Sharks (Alopias vulpinus): Weight: 630 pounds. Boat: Bushwhacker.

Habitat Preference of Juvenile Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in South Eleuthera, Bahamas

by Georgianna Anderson, Samantha Essig, Nick Manning, Brett McQuaide, Caroline Schoen, Anne Vetter. Advisors: Ian Hamilton and Al Pickard. PDF – Download