Basking shark harpooned by Frank Mundus

Closure of Spiny Dogfish Fishery in US Atlantic

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Commercial Period 2 Quota Harvested AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.     ACTION: Temporary rule; closure of spiny dogfish fishery. SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the spiny dogfish commercial quota available to the coastal states from Maine through Florida

Amazing Photo – Real or Fake ?

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 11. January 2012 A Sport Fishing Magazine has recently posted this amazing photo in one of its forum threads. They are questioning if this picture is authentic or photoshopped. The photo shows a shark that is breaching the water’s surface with a sailfish (Istiophorus spp.) in its mouth. The shark