Shangri-La Hotels shark fin free now

Press Release Shangri-La Announces Sustainable Seafood Policy And Discontinuing Use Of All Shark Fin Products in 72 hotels and resorts 17 Jan 2012 Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts today announced its ‘Sustainable Seafood Policy’ including the commitment to cease serving shark fin in all of its operated restaurants as well as accepting new orders for shark

Beaches closed after shark attack in Australia

Tourism operator mauled by shark in Australia

Man bitten by shark in Coral Bay   By Aja Styles, WA today, 19. January 2012 A 26-year-old man has been bitten by a three-metre tiger shark in Western Australia’s north-west. Sergeant Graham Clifford said the man had been snorkelling at The Lagoon, north of Coral Bay, about 2pm when he was bitten to the

Newcastle man attacked by a shark at Redhead Beach, Australia

Newcastle man attacked by a shark at Redhead Beach A MAN is in a serious condition following a vicious shark attack at a popular netted beach in front of stunned swimmers.

New Recommendations for Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 17.01.2012 Updated Seafood Watch Recommendations become effective in January 2012 – Two shark species caught by US West Coast and Hawaiian fisheries have moved from “Avoid” to “Good Alternatives” list. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has just updated its Seafood Watch Recommendations. It’s a guide that recommends which seafood to buy

Pacific Coast Shark Attacks During 2011

Press Release by the  Shark Research Committee, Chatsworth, CA  — January 16, 2012 There were 8 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2011, which includes 1 special case. There were 5 attacks, including the special case, recorded from California and 3 from Oregon. The attacks were distributed in the

Contribution to the taxonomy and distribution of rays from Thailand

Published in December 2011 Contribution to the taxonomy and distribution of eight ray species (Chondrichthyes, Batoidea) from coastal waters of Thailand Simon Weigmann ABSTRACT: A collection of 24 rays from eight different species, obtained in 1993 from the marine shelf around Thailand, was examined in this study. The rays were determined, morphometrically and meristically analyzed,

Rosie O’Donnell Under Fire For Shark Fishing

Shark incident in Oregon damages surfboard

Too close for comfort   By PATRICK ALEXANDER, The News Guard, 13. January 2012 A Lincoln City man is counting himself lucky after an apparent shark attack left him in need of a new surfboard but otherwise unharmed. “I just bought this thing,” Steve Harnack said. “Paid $500 for it. It was my first day

Two Recent Shark Records from Norway

Two Recent Shark Records from Norway Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 16. January 2012 Specimen No 1: Porbeagle shark Lamna nasus Specimen No 2: Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Manta Ray of Hope 2011 Report

The Global Threat to Manta and Mobula Rays Shawn Heinrichs, Mary O’Malley, Hannah Medd, Paul Hilton. PDF – Download      

Fatal Shark Attack in South Africa

East Cape surfer killed by shark Johannesburg - A 25-year-old man was killed by a shark at Port St Johns Second beach on Sunday, the Eastern Cape health department said.

Thresher Shark in Adriatic Sea

Two new species of deep-sea skates

Published on 10. January 2012 Two new softnose skates of the genus Brochiraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from the deepwater slopes and banks of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific) Peter R. Last and Bernard Séret ABSTRACT: Two new species of the softnose skate genus Brochiraja are described based on material collected from the Norfolk Ridge in the

Mystery Mackerel Shark in Hawaii

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 14.01.2012 Is it the infamous ‘White Death’ or just an ordinary (but huge) Mako Shark ? On January 12th, the recreational fisherman Addison Toki  has filmed a big shark in the waters near Kaena Point off Oahu, Hawaii. The specimen is quite obvious a member of the Lamnidae family (mackerel