GUIDELINES SET FOR WATCHING WHALES HARKS

By Albe Victoria Alimurung, 06. March 2012 A comprehensive set of guidelines will be embedded in the existing ordinance of the municipality of Oslob to have a more thorough system of whale shark watching for tourists. The set of guidelines was submitted by the technical working group who was tasked by Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia

Interview with Jan Lisewski about the attempt to cross Red Sea

I stabbed them in the eyes, nose and gills. The fight, which I’ve miraculously survived, took whole night. By the morning, they were gone. There were eleven of them. On Sunday another species have been looking for me. Interview with Jan Lisewski about the attempt to cross Red Sea A brief interview with Jan Lisewski,

Peter Garrett attacked by a shark off the Taranaki coast

Shark Attacks Surfer A middle-aged man attacked by a shark off the Taranaki coast just on dusk last night was patched up by a couple of vets before heading off to see a doctor. Peter Garrett, a New Zealander who has lived in Ireland for the past 15 years, was surfing 100m offshore at the

Itema Gerard – Reunion -The shark attack twice and fled

The shark attack twice and fled … The board served as a shield under the feet of Gerard Itema (Richel Ponapin pictures) itema-gerard.jpg (30.46 KiB) Viewed 2 times The bite marks visible on his board bodyboard show the fate which Itema Gerard escaped. This Benedictine 31 years, experienced practitioner, escaped yesterday afternoon in a shark

Shark bites woman diver’s face

Shark bites woman diver’s face Occurred during routine feeding time Woman receives superficial face wounds Shark bites Melbourne Aquarium diver’s face, victim rushed to hospital by: By Aleks Devic From: Herald Sun March 06, 2012 1:42PM Shark bites woman diver’s face Occurred during routine feeding time Woman receives superficial face wounds A SHARK has attacked

New deepwater catshark species from Galapagos

Published on 05. March 2012 Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov., from the Galápagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) John E. McCosker, Douglas J. Long & Carole C. Baldwin ABSTRACT: We describe Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov. based on 7 specimens collected using the submersible Johnson Sea-Link from deepwater (428–562 m

Basking Shark filmed off southeast France

Orlando Teen Bitten By Shark On Space Coast

Orlando Teen Bitten By Shark On Space Coast (Brevard County, FL)- An Orlando, Florida teenager suffered minor injuries after suffering an apparent shark bite while kitesurfing with friends at Playalinda Beach in northern Brevard County this afternoon. Brevard County Fire Rescue paramedics responded to the beach at 1:15 p.m. and found the 19-year-old male patient

Conservation Measures for Elasmobranchs in Scotland

Scottish Statutory Instruments 2012 No. 63 Sea Fisheries Conservation Of Sea Fish The Sharks, Skates and Rays (Prohibition of Fishing, Trans- shipment and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2012 Made….28th February 2012 Laid before the Scottish Parliament…1st March 2012 Coming into force…30th March 2012 The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred

Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile

Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile. Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 04. March 2012. A fisherman from Peru was bitten by a shark while operating illegally in Chilean waters.

Korean Docu: Skate Fishery in Heuksando Island

DNA Study on Blacktip Sharks of Aliwal Shoal

Press Release ( via nektos.net ) March 2012 The Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) of South Africa are the subject of a new ground breaking collaborative scientific study. Shark Scientist Jessica Escobar-Porras has chosen Blacktip sharks as one of the key species to be studied in a comprehensive genetics study of sharks for her doctoral dissertation.

Elasmobranch Landings in the Persian Gulf Region

Published online on 21. February 2012 Species, sex, size and male maturity composition of previously unreported elasmobranch landings in Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Emirate A. B. M. Moore, I. D. McCarthy, G. R. Carvalho, R. Peirce ABSTRACT: This paper presents data from the first major survey of the diversity, biology and fisheries of elasmobranchs

MSC Draft Report: US Spiny Dogfish Fishery

MSC CERTIFICATION THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FISHERY FOR SPINY DOGFISH (Squalus acanthias) Version 3 Public Comment Draft Report 28. February 2012 PDF – Download    

Fiscal and Policy Note: Shark Fin Ban in Maryland

Department of Legislative Services Maryland General Assembly 2012 Session Senate Bill 465 (Senator Frosh, et al.) SB 465 Natural Resources – Shark or Elasmobranch Fins – Prohibition on Possession or Distribution PDF – Download Related post : Maryland introduces bill to ban Shark Fins