April 16th, 2012

Mexican Fisherman lands Great White Shark

Mexican Fisherman lands Great White Shark

Mexican Fisherman lands 6 metre Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias. This impressive specimen was reportedly caught in the Gulf of California off the northwestern coast of Mexico (Sonora State).

Taiwan: Law on Shark Finning

Taiwan: Law on Shark Finning

Directions on the Disposal of the Fins of the Shark Catches of Fishing Vessels Note: The following provides an update on our previous post 20. Oct 2011 Taiwan to ban Shark Finning from next year.   Promulgated on 19 January 2012 by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan under Order No. Nung-sou-yu 1011330088 and become effective

Sustainable Sport Fishing for Thresher Sharks

Pacific sleeper shark trophic ecology in the eastern North Pacific Ocean

Pacific sleeper shark trophic ecology in the eastern North Pacific Ocean

Published online on 12. April 2012 Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus trophic ecology in the eastern North Pacific Ocean inferred from nitrogen and carbon stable-isotope ratios and diet. D. L. Courtney, R. Foy ABSTRACT: Stable-isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ(15) N) and lipid-normalized carbon (δ(13) C’) were used to examine geographic and ontogenetic variability in the