November 29th, 2011

Thresher Shark caught off French Mediterranean coast

Thresher Shark caught off French Mediterranean coast

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 29. November 2011 Date: 24. November 2011. Location: Marseille, France. Species: Thresher shark ( Alopias vulpinus ). Size: reported to be 4 metres in length. The specimen was caught in the net of commercial fishermen, operating from a small harbour called the Vallon des Auffes. Source: citizenside. Photo Credit: marsactu.

Feeding habits of the spotback skate Atlantoraja castelnaui

Feeding habits of the spotback skate Atlantoraja castelnaui

Published online on 28. November 2011 Feeding habits of a large endangered skate from the south-west Atlantic: the spotback skate, Atlantoraja castelnaui Santiago A. Barbini and Luis O. Lucifora ABSTRACT: Elasmobranch predation has important effects on marine ecosystems. Identifying the main correlates of the feeding habits of skates is of paramount importance for determining their

Shark Attack at Bali – teen requires emergency surgery

Shark Attack at Bali –  teen requires emergency surgery

Aussie schoolie Mark Andrews attacked by shark off Bali The Daily Telegraph, 30. November 2011 A SHARK attack on an Aussie schoolie in Bali has left the teen requiring emergency surgery. Mark Andrews, 18, was surfing with a group of school friends at a beach near Tabanan when the animal attacked at about 1.30pm yesterday,

Taiwan to ban shark finning