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Reunion Island: The death of a surfer revives the controversy over sharks
Reunion Island: The death of a surfer revives the controversy over sharks. The following provides an update and more information on the previous article Shark kills surfer off France’s Reunion island. The information-site zinfos974 is reporting that the body of Alexander Rassiga ( 21 ) who succumbed to a fatal shark attack yesterday afternoon at Trois-Bassins located on the...
Shark bites and public attitudes
Published online on 20. July 2012 Short Communication Shark bites and public attitudes: Policy implications from the first before and after shark bite survey Christopher L. Neff, Jean Y.H. Yang ABSTRACT: Public feelings toward sharks are expected to grow negatively following shark bites on humans. Media and government responses are often predicated on this presumptive
Proposal to protect the oceanic whitetip shark in New Zealand
Published on 23 Jul, 2012 at 19:07 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Ministry of Primary Industries, New Zealand Manatū Ahu Matua 18. July 2012 MPI Discussion Paper No: 2012/11 Purpose The Ministry for Primary Industries (the Ministry) seeks feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to prohibit the taking of oceanic whitetip sharks in New Zealand fisheries waters and by New Zealand flagged vessels operating on the
Shark kills surfer off France’s Reunion island
Published on 23 Jul, 2012 at 18:12 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
A shark mauled a surfer to death on Monday in an attack off the coast of France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion, emergency services said.
Chinese-Americans Challenge Shark Fin Ban in California
Published on 19 Jul, 2012 at 19:52 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 5 Comments
California's ban on possession and sale of shark fins is discriminatory and unconstitutional, the Chinatown Neighborhood Association claims in Federal Court. Joining the nonprofit Chinatown Neighborhood Association as plaintiff is Asian Americans for Political Advancement, a political action committee. They sued California's governor, attorney general and the director of the state Department of Fish and Game.
European Commission: New measures to regulate Deep-Sea Fisheries
Published on 19 Jul, 2012 at 19:17 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release European Commission Brussels, 19 July 2012 Fisheries: the Commission tables new measures for better protection for deep-sea stocks and their habitats The European Commission has proposed new measures to regulate fishing for deep-sea species in the North-East Atlantic. Deep sea ecosystems and the species that live in them are particularly vulnerable to human
Basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic
Published online on 12. July 2012 Basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic: spatio-temporal trends from sightings in UK waters Witt MJ, Hardy T, Johnson L, McClellan CM et al. ABSTRACT: Basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus have undergone widespread historic exploitation in the northeast Atlantic and are of conservation concern. A greater knowledge of their spatial and
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Removes Shark Fin from Menus
Published on 19 Jul, 2012 at 12:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Wed, Jul 18, 2012 Move supports the luxury hotel brand’s Sustainable Seafood policy TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire -07/18/12)- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts today announced that it has formally removed shark fin from all of its hotel menus in Asia, effective immediately. The move, which also spans the luxury hotel brand’s global
ALEC rejects live export chasing shark theory
Published on 19 Jul, 2012 at 2:32 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 6 Comments
Beef Central – Live Export News 18 Jul 2012 A statement by the Humane Society International (see here) suggesting a link between livestock exports from Fremantle and recent shark attacks off the West Australian Coast is a shameful exercise in denigrating the livestock export industry, according to CEO of the Australian Livestock Export Council Alison
Oceana calls for freeze of unmanaged shark catches
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 17:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Oceana July 16, 2012 Madrid Contact: Marta Madina ( mmadina@oceana.org ) Around 100 000 vulnerable shortfin mako sharks are caught every year in the Atlantic. Oceana today echoed management recommendations from scientists of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), who have called for caution in Atlantic fisheries for shortfin
HSI identifies a possible connection between shark attacks and live export vessels
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 11:40 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Humane Society International 18th July 2012 -SYDNEY Following the spate of recent shark attacks in Western Australia, Humane Society International (HSI) has called on the Western Australian Government to look into all aspects that may be affecting shark behaviour. HSI believes there may be a possible connection between the export of live sheep