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Great white shark caught in Far-Eastern Russia
Published on 26. March 2012 The capture of a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus, 1758 (Carcharodontidae) in Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan) V. N. Dolganov ABSTRACT: This paper reports on the first reliable capture of the Great White shark Carcharodon carcharias (length 126 cm, weight 16 kg) in Peter the Great Bay
Ampullae of lorenzini in two angel shark species
Published online on 10. April 2012 Morphological observations of ampullae of lorenzini in Squatina guggenheim and S. occulta (chondrichthyes, elasmobranchii, squatinidae) Schäfer, B. T., Malavasi, C. E., Favaron, P. O., Ambrósio, C. E., Miglino, M. A., Amorim, A. F. D. and Rici, R. E. G. ABSTRACT: We have conducted a morphological study of the ampullae
5 tons of chum heading for False Bay
Published on 11 Apr, 2012 at 3:33 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Published on ZIGZAG News, 10. April 2012 The following is an open letter issued on behalf of Dr Dirk Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and the author of two books on Great White Sharks. National Geographic is filming its reality show “Shark-Men” with the assistance of researchers off Seal Island between the 10th – 30th April
Louisiana: Two Men Arrested For Shark Violations In Plaquemines Parish
Published on 10 Apr, 2012 at 17:49 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Contact : Adam Einck), 10. April 2012 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents participated in a joint enforcement patrol that resulted in two men arrested for alleged fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on April 8. Agents arrested Rick Nguyen, 37, of Buras,
United States and CITES: Considerations for Shark Proposals
Published on 10 Apr, 2012 at 12:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Sixteenth Regular Meeting: Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices AGENCY : Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION : Notice. SUMMARY : The
Ecuador Landings in January and February 2012
Republic of Ecuador Fishing Report January-February 2012 In the first two months of this year, the total estimated landings of sharks in Ecuador's fisheries reached about 1311,46 tons. During the same time frame (Jan-Feb 2012), catches of skates/rays were reported less frequently with only 5,88 tons.
Science achievements in Chagos 2012
By Professor Charles Sheppard, with text and photos from several expedition members. Page 5 – 6 : Baited remote underwater video sampling. Page 8 : Monitoring of shark populations. PDF – DOWNLOAD
Spiny dogfish DNA injection into muscles of red tilapia
Published on 05. April 2012 Evaluation of the productive performance characteristics of red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) injected with shark DNA into skeletal muscles and maintained diets containing different levels of probiotic and amino yeast Samy Yehya El-Zaeem, Talaat Nagy Amer and Nader Ezzat El-Tawil ABSTRACT : This work aimed to study the effect of direct
CITES: More Information on the 26th Animals Committee Meeting
Published on 4 Apr, 2012 at 18:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 05. April 2012 This is an update on our previous post from March 21st CITES: 26th Animal Committee Meeting. On April 2nd, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published additional details regarding the twenty-sixth meeting of the Animals Committee (AC26) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Surfer injured in shark attack on Oahu’s North Shore
Published on 3 Apr, 2012 at 22:49 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Surfer injured in shark attack on Oahu’s North Shore Emergency crews are responding to a possible shark attack on Oahu’s North Shore. It happened around 12:45 p.m. at Ke Iki Beach. EMS officials say the victim is a 28-year-old man. Lifeguards at the scene say he was bitten on the leg. They are posting signs
The Case of Shark Finning in US media coverage
Published on 2 Apr, 2012 at 18:58 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
Conservation and Tradition: The Case of Shark Finning in U.S. media coverage Megan K. VanRysdam and Luz Helena Oviedo University of Florida, Completed research ABSTRACT: The demand for shark fins to supply a Chinese culinary tradition has put major pressure on shark populations and is considered a cause for their declining numbers. Shark fin soup