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Rare shark found dead in Azores
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 20:07 in Front Page, General News | Viewed 888 views times | No Comments
Rare smalltooth sandtiger shark Odontaspis ferox found dead in Azores. The dead specimen (male) was found beached at Praia dos Poços. The exact cause of death is unknown, the animal showed no external injuries.
South African Parliament: Shark Longlining in St Francis Bay
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 12:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 348 views times | No Comments
FOURTH SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ———————————————————————— INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY FRIDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2012 ( … ) 37. Mr V M Manzini (DA-Mpumalanga) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: (1) Whether she has been informed that long line shark fishing has been taking place
Grey nurse shark chomps on foot
Published on 26 Feb, 2012 at 21:09 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 392 views times | No Comments
Grey nurse shark chomps on foot BEN SMEE 27 Feb, 2012 11:19 AM A FISHERMAN has been bitten on the foot by a grey nurse shark at Broughton Island, north of Port Stephens. Jim Booth, who runs Kunara Fishing Charters, said the injured man had been in the water picking up a fish about 4pm
Shark Researcher Wins Prestigious Sloan Award
Published on 26 Feb, 2012 at 18:46 in Research | Viewed 505 views times | No Comments
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Media Release Contact: Phil Saunders (UVic Communications) 22. February 2012 UVic biology professor and researcher Julia Baum was named among 126 recipients of the 2012 Sloan Fellowships, announced by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York last week. Since 1955, the annual award has been identifying early-career scientists
Palau Announces Settlement with Taiwan over Shark-Finning Violation
Published on 25 Feb, 2012 at 21:52 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 557 views times | No Comments
Republic of Palau Office of the President Press Release Koror, Palau, February 2012 The Palauan government has announced a settlement following the arrest of a vessel that was seized for illegally catching and finning sharks during a joint enforcement operation in December. The operators of the vessel will pay a USD$65,000 civil fine, while the
Three Louisianans Cited For Shark Fishing Violation
Published on 25 Feb, 2012 at 21:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 505 views times | No Comments
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Press Release Release Date: 02/24/2012 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division Strike Force agents cited three Louisianans for an alleged shark fishing violation near Venice in Plaquemines Parish on Feb. 22. Agents were patrolling the Tiger Pass area when they observed a commercial fishing vessel occupied
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery for 2012-2013
Published on 24 Feb, 2012 at 20:25 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 306 views times | No Comments
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2012-2013 Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Specifications A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 02/22/2012 This article has a comment period that ends in 28 days (03/23/2012). Summary This rule proposes catch limits and associated measures for the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery for the 2012-2013