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Illinois introduces bill to ban Shark Fins
Published on 30 Jan, 2012 at 21:20 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Illinois introduces bill to ban Shark Fins Full Text of HB4119 Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin. Defines "shark" and "shark fin".
Fees biting shark fishers in Tasmania
Published on 30 Jan, 2012 at 12:59 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Helen Kempton, The Mercury, 31. January 2012 TASMANIA’S small commercial shark fishers may be forced out of the industry by a massive hike in licence fees. The cost of a South Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery hook licence has doubled over the past 12 months. Some fishers are taking out bank loans to pay the
Study on Sharks and Rays in the Balearic Islands
Published on 30 Jan, 2012 at 4:33 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
The ecology and exploitation status of sharks and rays have been studied in the Balearic Islands Press Release by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), 18. January 2012 The conservation level of demersal elasmobranchs in the Islands is better than in other areas of the north-western Mediterranean. A wide study on elasmobranchs inhabiting marine bottoms