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Giant Mako Shark caught off Rhode Island
Published on 28 Jun, 2012 at 11:59 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 8 Comments
Date: 24. June 2012. Location: Block Island, Rhode Island, USA. Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ). Weight: 996 lbs 8 oz The specimen was caught by the crew of the boat 'Bottom Line' in the J & B Sharkfest Tournament. It's a potential new Rhode Island State Record for this species. The current record is held by...
6-year-old boy bitten by shark off Jupiter Beach, Florida
Published on 28 Jun, 2012 at 11:05 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Boy’s condition upgraded after shark bite Child rushed to hospital after Tuesday incident at Jupiter Beach Published by WPBF 25 News, Jun 27, 2012 JUPITER, Fla. – A 6-year-old boy who was bitten by a shark Tuesday was upgraded from serious to good condition on Wednesday, WPBF 25 News has learned. Police said the boy
Feeding and trophic relationships of mako and blue sharks in the Pacific Ocean
Published online in June 2012 Feeding and trophic relationships of two highly migratory sharks in the eastern south Pacific Ocean Lopez K., S., Barría M., P. & Meléndez C., R. ABSTRACT: A total of 433 stomachs of Prionace glauca and Isurus oxyrinchus. The results showed a high dietary overlapping (PSI = 0.69) in both sharks,
Record of a pregnant Bentfin Devil Ray and occurrence of Giant Manta Ray in Equatorial Atlantic
Published online in June 2012 Record of a pregnant Mobula thurstoni and occurrence of Manta birostris (Myliobatiformes: Mobulidae) in the vicinity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (Equatorial Atlantic) Mendonça, S. A., Macena, B. C. L., Creio, E., Viana, D. L. & Hazin, F. H. ABSTRACT: In this study, the occurrence of a pregnant
Diet of the lesser electric ray in southern Brazil
Published online in June 2012 Diet of the lesser electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) (Elasmobranchii, Narcinidae) in southern Brazil Ferreira, L. C. & Vooren, C. M ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to describe the diet of the lesser electric ray (Narcine brasiliensis) in the waters along the coast of Rio Grande do
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Shark Finning Regulation
Published on 28 Jun, 2012 at 3:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels’ COM(2011) 798 final — 2011/0364 (COD) (2012/C 181/34) Rapporteur: Mr Espuny MOYANO 21.6.2012 Official Journal of the