January 22nd, 2012

Identification Guide to SHARKS of Mississippi

Identification Guide to SHARKS of Mississippi

By Dr. Eric Hoffmayer, Jim Franks and John Shelley The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Center for Fisheries Research and Development PDF – Download      

Fishery Union questions ban on skate fishing in Portugal

Fishery Union questions ban on skate fishing in Portugal

European Parliament Parliamentary Questions 18 January 2012 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 João Ferreira (GUE/NGL) Subject: Banning of yellow skate fishing in Portugal In Portugal, the Southern Fishing Workers’ Union has recently drawn attention to the issue of the ban on catching skate and the consequences that this ban is having on

Potential New World Record Leopard Shark

Potential New World Record Leopard Shark

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 22. January 2012 On December 31, a potential new International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record leopard shark Triakis semifasciata was landed by Maria de la Luz Johnson in San Diego Bay, California. She used a dead surfperch as bait. The record catch measured 162.56 cm in length and weighed