Trailer of one of Shark Year Magazines co-owners Al Brenneka.

IOTC – Status of National Plans of Action for Sharks

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) IOTC–2011–SC14–33 STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PLANS OF ACTION FOR SEABIRDS AND SHARKS IOTC Secretary, 07. November 2011 PDF- Download    

Multiple Paternity in an Oviparous Shark

First Analysis of Multiple Paternity in an Oviparous Shark, the Small-Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula L.)

The Critically Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish

Genetic Diversity Despite Population Collapse in a Critically Endangered Marine Fish: The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

Closure of Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic Region

NMFS Announces a Closure of the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic Region

Shark shows interest in Sailing Yacht

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 08. November 2011 ‘Pretty amazing !’ This is how Stéphanie Alran, co-skipper of the ‘Phoenix Europe Express’ currently competing in the Transat Jacques Vabre race, describes her encounter with a shark. The sailor said: ‘I heard a noise behind the boat and I saw the hydro-generator moving. I wondered what

Sharks in danger of extinction in Western Sahara

Sharks in danger of extinction in Western Sahara

AUS Shark Fishery Interactions with Sea Lions

Regulation Impact Statement Managing interactions with Australian Sea Lions in the Gillnet Hook and Trap Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery The Australian Government – Oct 2011 PDF – DOWNLOAD Note : Related post 21. Oct 2011 Fishing industry upset by extension of ban    

Performance of pop-up satellite archival tags

          Published on 18. July 2011 M. K. Musyl, M. L. Domeier, N. Nasby-Lucas, R. W. Brill, L. M. McNaughton, J. Y. Swimmer, M. S. Lutcavage, S. G. Wilson, B. Galuardi, J. B. Liddle ABSTRACT: Pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) are used to chronicle or ‘archive’ the habitat preferences, horizontal and

Resolutions adopted by the 15th EEA Scientific Conference

Shark Year Magazine, 07. November 2011. This is an update on the previous post Shark Researchers meet in Berlin .   Here are the links to download a pdf of the programme (including abstracts) and the resolutions adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the EEA in Berlin, Oct 2011 : EEA 2011 Scientific Conference: 

Nov 2011 Basking Shark in Torre del Greco Italy

Mediterranean Elasmobranch Species Workshop

Workshop on Stock Assessment of Selected Species of Elasmobranchs in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) area Date and Venue 12-16 December 2011 EU Premises, Brussels, Belgium Local contact Antonio Cervantes European Commission / DG MARE 1049-Brussels Fax: + 322295.03.51 E-mail: Antonio.cervantes@ec.europa.eu Contact for technical matters SCSA Coordinator – Fabio Fiorentino (Fabio.fiorentino@iamc.cnr.it) Workshop

Elasmobranch Study receives $20,000 Save our Seas Grant

Marine biologist James Sulikowski receives $20,000 SOSF grant to develop noninvasive technique for study of shark, skate and ray reproductive biology   News Release by the University of New England, 01. November 2011 Biddeford, Maine — James Sulikowski, Ph.D., University of New England associate professor of marine sciences, is principal investigator for a $20,000 Save

Basking Shark landed in Italy

Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus in Torres del Greco Italy

Costa Rica Commission to review Maritime Agencies

Costa Rica’s Chinchilla agrees to form commission to review maritime agencies   By Clayton R. Norman, The Tico Times, 4. November 2011 Among the agencies under presidential review is the Costa Rican Fisheries Institute, which is often criticized by environmental groups. President Laura Chinchilla announced on Friday that she will form a commission of experts