March, 2012

Florida’s first sharky incident of the year – Jason Lasser

Florida’s first sharky incident of the year – Jason Lasser

Wound from spinner shark ends in heart surgery for Lasser by Chad Abraham, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Jason Lasser may have the ultimate fish story. Kitesurfing Sunday off the coast of Florida, the Aspenite hit the top of a big wave that happened to have another inhabitant. Lasser said Tuesday

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)