March 1st, 2012

Shark Fin Identification Guide

Shark Fin Identification Guide

Identifying Shark Fins: Oceanic Whitetip, Porbeagle and Hammerheads By PEW, 2012 PDF – Download    

Spearfisherman kills whitetip reef shark

Plan for Shark Exclusion Net in South African Cape

Plan for Shark Exclusion Net in South African Cape

City to consider a proposed trial installation of a shark exclusion net for Fish Hoek Beach. The South Peninsula Subcouncil (19) will shortly be considering a proposal to take the first steps to begin a trial of shark exclusion nets in the southern section of Fish Hoek beach.

Chondrichthyans from the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

Chondrichthyans from the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

Samuel P. Iglésias, 2012 Chondrichthyans from the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean ( A natural classification based on collection specimens, with DNA barcodes and standardized photographs ), Volume I (plates) Provisional version 06, 01 April 2012 PDF-Download        

Post-Capture Survival for Elasmobranchs Discarded in Australia

Post-Capture Survival for Elasmobranchs Discarded in Australia

Published on 27. February 2012 High Post-Capture Survival for Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras Discarded in the Main Shark Fishery of Australia? Matias Braccini, Jay Van Rijn, Lorenz Frick ABSTRACT: Most sharks, rays and chimaeras (chondrichthyans) taken in commercial fisheries are discarded (i.e. returned to the ocean either dead or alive). Quantifying the post-capture survival (PCS)