December 26th, 2011

Suspected Shark Bite Incident in Ecuador

Suspected Shark Bite Incident in Ecuador

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 27. December 2011, (update 28.December) According to ‘El Universo’, a surfer was bitten by an ‘unknown marine animal’ in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. The incident occurred at the beach of Punta Barandúa on saturday afternoon (Dec.24). The victim, identified as Félix Junior Lainez Trejos (aged 23), suffered injuries

Shark Attack Taylors Lake at Broken Head New South Wales Australia

Shark Attack Taylors Lake at Broken Head New South Wales Australia

Shark Attack at Taylors Lake at Broken Head New South Wales Australia The "large animal" - either a bull shark or a bronze whale

Chondrichthyans in the Arctic Ocean

Chondrichthyans in the Arctic Ocean

OCCURRENCE OF CHONDRICHTHYAN FISHES IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS Lynghammar et al. 2011 Introduction: The sea ice cover decreases and human activity increases in Arctic waters. Fisheries (by-catch issues), shipping and petroleum exploitation (pollution issues) make it imperative to establish biological baselines for the marine fishes inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas

Possible shark attack reported from Antigua

Possible shark attack reported from Antigua

Price Reacts to Possible Shark Attack   By D. Francis, Caribarena Antigua, 26. December 2011 Antigua St John’s – Communications Officer and past president of the Antigua and Barbuda Fishermen’s Corporation Gerald Price said news of a shark attack during an early morning swim at Fort James beach is unusual in Antigua. Veron Edwards senior