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Possible shark attack reported from Antigua
Published on 26 Dec, 2011 at 7:29 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
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
Basking Shark caught in Portugal
Basking Shark caught in Portugal Date: 22. December 2011 Location: Cascais, Portugal. Species: Basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ). Size: reported to be 3 metres in length.
New Smyrna Beach Volusia County shark bite on Will Futato
Published on 24 Dec, 2011 at 21:26 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Will Futato nipped by a shark while surfing in New Smyrna Beach about 12:30 p.m. Friday near the Beachway Avenue approach, said Volusia County Beach Patrol
Shark fins seized at California border
Published on 23 Dec, 2011 at 5:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Alleged Shark Fin Smuggler Caught at the Border SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Mexican woman was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle shark fins into California at the San Ysidro border crossing.
Scottish Shark Tagging Programme
Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network Scottish Shark Tagging Programme Christmas Newsletter 2011 PDF – Download
Hybrid blacktip sharks in Australia
Published on 22 Dec, 2011 at 9:49 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
World-first discovery of hybrid sharks off Australia’s east coast News Release by the University of Queensland, 22. December 2011 A group of leading marine scientists has discovered that sharks on Australia’s east coast display a mysterious tendency to interbreed, challenging several accepted scientific theories regarding shark behaviour. In a joint-UQ research project, scientists have
Kayak angler survives shark attack
Published on 22 Dec, 2011 at 5:53 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
IN an extraordinary incident off Noordhoek in Port Elizabeth yesterday, an angler and the kayak were knocked clear out of the water by a marauding great white shark.
World Record Mako Shark- Reproduced by Taxidermist in Florida
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 20:45 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 5 Comments
Gray Taxidermy chosen to reproduce the current IGFA World Record Mako Shark – Craftsmanship at its Best Press Release by Gray Taxidermy 13. December 2011 The current IGFA (International Game Fish Association ) World Record Mako was caught on July 21 back in 2001 during the “Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament” off of Chatham,
Two new species of guitarfish discovered in Omani waters
New species of guitarfish discovered in Omani waters. Shark Project Oman (SPO) elasmobranch like sharks, rays, sawfish and guitarfish in Omani waters
Caribbean Workshop on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 12:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Caribbean Region Embraces the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 14. December 2011 The FAO Code of Conduct is highly regarded and used as main framework for fisheries policy development and planning at regional level in the Caribbean. This is seen
Basking Shark caught in Chile
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 11:35 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 20. December 2011 Date: 15. December 2011. Location: Quemchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile. Species: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Size: 723 cm in length. The specimen was caught in the fishing net of the vessel ‘Capricornio’. The fisherman Sergio Guerquen towed the dead shark to the shores of Caucahué,
Bioturbation by stingrays at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Published online on 08. December 2011 Owen R. O’Shea, Michele Thums, Mike van Keulen and Mark Meekan ABSTRACT: Stingrays are an important part of the biomass of the fishes in shallow coastal ecosystems, particularly in inter-reefal areas. In these habitats, they are considered keystone species – modifying physical and biological habitats through their foraging and
WWF-Hong Kong Statement on MSC Dogfish Certification
Published on 19 Dec, 2011 at 13:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Development of sustainable fisheries too slow to conserve shark population News Release Silvy Pun, Programme officer, sharks, WWF-Hong Kong Published on SCMP, 14 December 2011 In September, a fishery for spiny dogfish in British Columbia was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), making it the world’s first MSC shark fishery. The MSC is