2012 Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting

January 26-29, 2012 in Biloxi, Mississippi Meeting with Elasmobranch Symposium. FINAL  PROGRAM ( including Abstracts ): Fisheries in Recovery ? PDF – Download    

Shark warning website planned in Australia

By Sharon Kennedy (Cross Media Reporter), 25 January, 2012 An encounter with a shark about eight years has led Jack Carlsen to developing a website that would warn people of shark sightings. Co-Direct of Sustainable Tourism Research and Development at Curtin University, Professor Carlsen is working on an interactive site which would post warning and

Spain: Several shark and ray species gain protection

Spain protects 11 species of sharks and rays in Mediterranean Sea. On January 21, Spain's Official State Bulletin (BOE) has announced the inclusion of eleven elasmobranch species to the List of Wild Species under Special Protection (in Spanish: Listado de Especies Silvestres en Régimen de Protección Especial) .

Shark attack survivor’s emotional meeting