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A SOUTH African surfer survived an attack by a shark
Published on 6 Jul, 2012 at 23:26 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Surfer attacked by 4.6-metre shark A SOUTH African surfer survived an attack by a shark measuring up to 4.5 metres at a popular beach on Friday, rescuers said. Jacque Mostert, 29, was attacked and injured while he was surfing during a holiday in Stilbaai in Western Cape province, Rico Menezies of the National Sea Rescue
Big Mako Sharks caught in Californian Waters
Published on 5 Jul, 2012 at 13:06 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Notice on two big mako shark catches made by recreational fishermen off southern California. Specimen No. 1 Date: 2nd July 2012 Location: Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County, California Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Size: estimated 800 to 900 lbs in weight. Sportfishermen caught this huge mako shark about 15 miles off the coast
Estimating the Potential Impacts of Large Mesopredators on Benthic Resources
Published online on 3rd July 2012 Estimating the Potential Impacts of Large Mesopredators on Benthic Resources: Integrative Assessment of Spotted Eagle Ray Foraging Ecology in Bermuda Ajemian MJ, Powers SP, Murdoch TJT ABSTRACT: Declines of large sharks and subsequent release of elasmobranch mesopredators (smaller sharks and rays) may pose problems for marine fisheries management as
Morphological Characters of the Thickbody Skate
Published online on 29. June 2012 Morphological Characters of the Thickbody Skate Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft 1968) (Rajiformes: Rajidae), with Notes on Its Biology Bustamante C, Lamilla J, Concha F, Ebert DA, Bennett MB ABSTRACT: Detailed descriptions of morphological features, morphometrics, neurocranium anatomy, clasper structure and egg case descriptions are provided for the thickbody skate Amblyraja
EU Hammerhead Shark Proposal Rejected at 83rd IATTC Meeting
Published on 5 Jul, 2012 at 3:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
The European Commission is disappointed with the outcomes of the 83rd annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 29 June in La Jolla, California, the United States.
Three shark dive licences offered in South Australia
Published on 4 Jul, 2012 at 11:35 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Friday, June 29 2012 Shark dive licences offered Three licences to allow tourism operators to continue to take tourists cage diving with great white sharks have been offered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) today. Under new licensing arrangements for this tourism activity confirmed in May this year, three licences
Commercial Large Coastal Shark Fishery in Gulf of Mexico to be closed on July 6
Published on 4 Jul, 2012 at 11:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Closure of the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Region The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) projects that the landings for the commercial non-sandbar large coastal shark fishery in the Gulf of Mexico region soon will
Shark ID Puzzle – Great White or Mako Shark landed in Long Island
Did New York Anglers Mistakenly Kill a Protected Great White Shark ? In early June, sportfishermen caught and killed what they believed to be a young mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) off the coast of the U.S. state of New York.
Shark Risk Management in Reunion Island
Review on the Progress of Reunion’s Shark Risk Management – Press Dossier 2. July 2012 Publication in French language: Préfet de La Réunion Point d’étape sur la gestion du risque requin Dossier de presse – 2 juillet 2012 PDF – DOWNLOAD
Methods to Estimate Total and Natural Mortality Rates
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-32 June 2012 A Workshop on Methods to Estimate Total and Natural Mortality Rates Using Mean Length Observations and Life History Parameters Please see page 4 – 11 : Pelagic Shark Using Observer Data from the Hawaii Longline Fishery: Blue Shark PDF – DOWNLOAD
UK cannot take action to ban shark fin imports
Hansard – UK House of Commons debates Written Answers to Questions Monday 25 June 2012 House of Commons Commission ( … ) Sharks: Conservation Question by Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration she has given to banning shark fin imports. Answer by Richard Benyon
CITES Notification: Inclusion of Scalloped Hammerhead and Porbeagle Shark in Appendix III
Published on 1 Jul, 2012 at 10:56 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES No. 2012/044 Geneva, 27 June 2012 CONCERNING: Inclusion of species in Appendix III and corrections to the Appendices 1. In accordance with the provisions of Article XVI, paragraph 1, of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of