February 1st, 2012

ISSF Resolution to Prohibit Shark Finning

ISSF Resolution to Prohibit Shark Finning

Shark Finning Banned by World’s Largest Tuna Conservation Coalition 1 February 2012 – A conservation measure passed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Board of Directors will require industry participants to adopt written policies that prohibit the practice of shark finning and refrain from transactions with fishing vessels that engage in the practice.

A review of elasmobranch research in the Red Sea

A review of elasmobranch research in the Red Sea

Published online on 30. January 2012 J. L. Y. Spaet, S. R. Thorrold, M. L. Berumen. ABSTRACT: Given the global concern about the status of elasmobranch fishes, the paucity of information on elasmobranchs in the Red Sea is worrisome. Management of elasmobranchs in areas other than the Red Sea has been helped by research on