Chatham: East-facing Ocean Beaches closed due to white shark activity

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS & SWIMMERS 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. August 29, 2012 Over the last several days, the Town of Chatham has received information from private parties, state division of marine fisheries and commercial fishermen that has led us to conclude that white shark activity has apparently increased in the vicinity of Chatham’s eastern, ocean

First U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Obtains MSC Certification

The United States east coast North Atlantic fishery for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), assessed as six separate units of certification, has been awarded MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery following an independent, third-party assessment by the certification body, Intertek Moody Marine

Shark Catching Ban in American Samoa

Order banning catching of rare marine species signed in American Samoa   Published by Radio New Zealand International, Posted at 18:36 on 26 August, 2012 UTC The American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono has signed an executive order banning the catching of rare marine species including sharks from the territory’s waters. The executive order was announced

Shark attacks surfer Jon Hines in Western Australia

New Maryland State Record Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Office of Communications Angler Catches State Record Scalloped Hammerhead at White Marlin Open Breaks previous record by 12.5 pounds Ocean City, Md. (August 28, 2012) ─  Scott Cusick of Jackson, NJ set a new Maryland State record by reeling in a scalloped hammerhead shark weighing 266 pounds, eight ounces, at

Man survives shark attack at remote Carnarvon location

A MAN has survived a terrifying shark attack near the popular surf break of Red Bluff, about 150km north of Carnarvon in WA’s Gascoyne region, this afternoon.   The man, believed to be a 34-year-old, had been surfing at the remote location when the predator struck about 3.25pm. An emergency call was made to the

Public warned to keep out of water around whale carcass in Pahoa

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release: August 23, 2012 Signs posted on coastline – sharks actively feeding HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources is warning the public to keep out of the nearshore and ocean waters off Pahoa, due

Great White Shark Attacks Seal off Chatham – August 2012

Yarmouth Shark Scramble 2012

Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: 15.-18. August 2012 ( weigh-ins only on 18. August ). Tournament Results: 17 boats and 135 anglers participated in the tournament.  48 sharks were caught, only one mako shark  ( 216 lbs ). First Place : Species: Blue shark ( Prionace glauca ). Weight: 429 lbs Angler: Ian McNicol

The Latest Notable Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region

The following provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post from 15. June 2012 Notable Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region.Twenty-six Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region. Details on each specimen in descending chronological order :

Great White Shark sighting in Cape Cod

Whale Shark dies at South Korean Aquarium

One of two whale sharks at Aqua Planet Jeju dies   By Kim Doo Young, The Jeju Weekly, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Hanhwa Aqua Planet Jeju, located on the east side of the island at Seongsan, Seogwipo City, is facing questions after one of two whale sharks in its facility suddenly died. According to the

Discards of sharks by Brazilian leased fleet in 2010

Discards of sharks by Brazilian leased fleet in 2010 Andrade, H.A., Ribeiro Simoni, M.E. and Almeida de Melo, M.P. SUMMARY: The pelagic longline fishery catches not only tuna and tuna-like species but also sharks as bycatch. There are some concerns about the populations of sharks that are probably very vulnerable to fisheries. Also, there are

Habitat use and movements patterns of oceanic whitetip, bigeye thresher and dusky sharks

Habitat use and movements patterns of oceanic whitetip, bigeye thresher and dusky sharks based on archival satellite tags. Carlson, J.K. and Gulak, S.J.B. SUMMARY: As part of a larger program to determine the habitat use and movement patterns of pelagic and semi-pelagic sharks, satellite pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags have been deployed on sharks in

Review of information of other sharks caught by Japanese longliners in the Atlantic

Review of information of other sharks caught by Japanese longliners in the Atlantic. Yokawa, K. and Ando, T. SUMMARY: In the late-1990s, the Japanese longline logbook system started collecting catch information on oceanic whitetip shark and thresher sharks. In the present study, the logbook information on these sharks was quickly reviewed from the view point