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Shark bites girl’s paddleboard off Catalina Island
Published on 7 May, 2012 at 2:57 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
The Associated Press, Sunday, May. 06, 2012 AVALON, Calif. — Authorities say a 15-year-old paddleboarder survived an encounter with a shark which bit her board several times off the coast of Catalina Island. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the girl was with a group of paddle boarders about 200 yards from shore when
Record-Breaking Seizure of almost 8 tons of Shark Fins in Brazil
Published on 6 May, 2012 at 12:38 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 8 Comments
Brazilian authorities have made one of their biggest seizures of illegal shark fins. On Friday May 4th, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) seized about 7.700 kg of dried shark fins in Belém. The capital and largest city of the state of Pará is located in the country's northern region.
DEA Press Release: New permit for Shark Research Project issued
Published on 5 May, 2012 at 3:10 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
MEDIA STATEMENT 4 MAY 2012 OCEARCH PERMITS UPDATE The permits issued to Chris Fisher and various scientists for research on Great White Sharks were suspended on 19 April 2012 following news of the fatal shark attack on body-boarder David Lilienfeld. This was done in order to ensure that further activities were not undertaken whilst the
Feeding of the Brazilian sharpnose shark
Published online on 04. May 2012 Feeding of the Brazilian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839) from southern Brazil H. Bornatowski, M. R. Heithaus, V. Abilhoa, M. F. M. Corrêa ABSTRACT: Stomach contents of 175 Brazilian sharpnose sharks, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, were examined to assess their feeding habits. Caught by artisanal fishers between June
EU Shark Proposal at the 36th GFCM Session
Published on 4 May, 2012 at 3:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
GFCM – General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean CGPM – Commission Générale des pêches pour la Méditerranée 36th Session – 36ème Session hotel Atlas Medina & Spa, Marrakech, Morocco, 14-19 May 2012 ——————————————————————- EU PROPOSAL FOR GFCM RECOMMENDATION ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR CONSERVATION OF SHARKS, SKATES AND RAYS IN THE GFCM AREA The General
New shark species found in RAK
Published on 4 May, 2012 at 2:39 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
By Martin Croucher, The National, 04. May 2012 DUBAI // A marine biologist hopes she may soon be lending her name to a new species of shark she discovered in UAE waters. Rima Jabado, who for the past two years has been cataloguing shark species in the Emirates’ waters, recently found the fish at a
2012-2013 US Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Specifications
Published on 2 May, 2012 at 19:15 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Fishermen happy about new skate rule By ‘ The Cape Codder ‘ , 30. April 2012 CAPE COD —Local fishermen are relieved that the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service increased the overall amount of skates that fishermen can land. The Fisheries Service last Friday issued its final rule for the Northeast skate
Study on Freshness of Dried Shark
Published on 20. April 2012 Effect of the Freshness of Starting Material on the Final Product Quality of Dried Salted Shark Aliya Al Ghabshi, Humaid Al-Khadhuri, Nasser Al-Aboudi, Sami Al-Gharabi, Aziz Al-Khatri, Nashwa Al-Mazrooei and Ponnerassery Sukumaran Sudheesh ABSTRACT: This study describes the relationship between the freshness of the starting raw material (fish) and the
Notable Recent Shark Catches from the Mediterranean Sea
The following provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region. Seven Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean Sea in descending chronological order:
Environmental Groups Press Release on Costa Rican CITES Proposal
Published on 1 May, 2012 at 3:16 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Joint Media Release Environmental and Humane Groups Praise Costa Rica for Groundbreaking Proposal on the International Protection of Hammerhead Sharks SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (April 25, 2012)—Humane Society International, Defenders of Wildlife, and Teyeliz, A.C. commended Costa Rica for taking the lead in the international protection of oceanic wildlife by listing the Sphyrna lewini species