Shark attacks man at Streaky Bay, South Australia

Published by ABC West Coast SA, 31. July 2012 Locals suspect a man was attacked by a Great White Shark while surfing near Streaky Bay on the State’s West Coast this afternoon. The man in his late forties was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital after he was bitten on the arm at about three-o’clock

Man injured after shark bite incident in Truro Cape Cod

New petition against shark fin imports in Costa Rica

Press Release PRETOMA New petition delivered to President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica against shark fin imports 27. July 2012 A petition signed by 1937 citizens was delivered today to President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica, calling for her to take measures and immediately ban the importation of shark fins.  This new petition adds up

Reunion Island: Shark hunt authorised by Mayor of Saint-Leu

Today Thierry Robert, the mayor of Saint-Leu, has issued a decree in which he allows the fishing for bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) all along the coast of Saint-Leu. The commune of Saint-Leu is located south of Trois-Bassins where a surfer was fatally mauled by a shark last week.

Nantucket adopts shark sighting policy after false report

28. July 2012 Nantucket selectmen have endorsed a new beach policy after a supposed shark sighting July 18 at Fisherman’s Beach turned out to be a false alarm. The shark scare briefly closed three popular south shore beaches to swimming, but the sighting was actually an ocean sunfish, or mola mola, John Chisholm, of the

26th Annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament

Date: 19. – 21. July 2012. Location: Oak Bluffs Marina, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. According to the organizer, 103 boats were registered . The fishermen brought in a total of 16 sharks, but only nine specimens met the minimum weight requirement for the tournament. List of the five heaviest shark catches: Species: Porbeagle shark (

Video: Surfers protest outside the Prefecture in Reunion Island

12-year-old recovering from possible shark bite in North Carolina

Published by WNCT Staff, July 26, 2012 WILMINGTON, N.C. – A 12-year-old boy is recovering from a possible shark bite this morning. He was bitten by something at Ocean Isle Beach Tuesday. A 9-1-1 call was placed by the boy’s aunt. Victim’s aunt: “I don’t know if my nephew has been bitten by something, he

Spanish fishermen receive biggest fines in British maritime history

Press Release Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Court orders £1.62 million payment for unlawful exploitation of fish stocks Date issued: 26 July 2012 Reference: 06/12 Truro Crown Court today (Thursday 26 July) ordered a Spanish fishing company, its UK subsidiary and their captains to pay a total of £1.62 million for serious fisheries offences. This is

Reunion’s Surfers Demand Actions after Fatal Shark Attack

After third shark attack fatality, Protesters ask Prefect of Reunion Island to allow shark fishing in Marine Reserve. In the aftermath of the latest fatal shark attack in Reunion (here), about 300 people (most of them surfers) gathered in front of the Prefecture building in Saint-Denis early this afternoon.

Massive mako shark stuns anglers as it leaps repeatedly

Comparison of the diets of sympatric pelagic sharks off southern Australia

Published online on 24. July 2012 A quantitative comparison of the diets of sympatric pelagic sharks in gulf and shelf ecosystems off southern Australia Rogers, P.J., Huveneers, C., Page, B., Hamer, D. J., Goldsworthy, S. D., Mitchell, J. G., and Seuront, L. ABSTRACT: Predator–prey dynamics represent an important determinant in the functioning of marine ecosystems.

New alarms warn dolphins to steer clear of shark nets

News Release Fisheries Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 23 July, 2012 New acoustic alarms are being trialled on the Gold Coast and Rainbow Beach north of the Sunshine Coast to help reduce the number of dolphins caught in shark control equipment. The alarms, known as pingers, have been attached to six of the

German court wants fugitive activist Paul Watson extradited

Published by Expatica 25/07/2012 A German court Wednesday called for the extradition to Costa Rica of Paul Watson, the founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, as he had skipped bail and apparently left the country. The higher regional court in Frankfurt said Watson’s lawyer had informed it that he had left Germany “for an

The role of sharks in coral reef ecosystems

The role of sharks in coral reef ecosystems: movements and trophic ecology of top predators along the Great Barrier Reef Mario Espinoza, Michelle R. Heupel, Colin A. Simpfendorfer PDF – DOWNLOAD