White shark diets vary with age and among individuals

White sharks, the largest predatory sharks in the ocean, are thought of as apex predators that feed primarily on seals and sea lions. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows surprising variability in the dietary preferences of individual sharks.

Ontogenetic and individual dietary variation within Northeast Pacific white shark population

Published on 28. September 2012 Ontogenetic and Among-Individual Variation in Foraging Strategies of Northeast Pacific White Sharks Based on Stable Isotope Analysis Kim SL, Tinker MT, Estes JA, Koch PL ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence for individuality in dietary preferences and foraging behaviors within populations of various species. This is especially important for apex predators,

NOAA: 90-Day Petition Finding to list Pacific Great White Sharks as Endangered

Press Release National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 28. September 2012 —————————- NOAA Finds Federal Protection of Northeastern Pacific Ocean Great White Sharks May Be Warranted NOAA Fisheries published in today’s Federal Register ( Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 189 ) a finding that two petitions contain substantial scientific information indicating that the northeastern

Palau wins Future Policy Award for its Shark Haven Act

Press release – for immediate release The World Future Council 26. September 2012 Saving oceans and coasts – outstanding political solutions Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau In the small Micronesian Republic local people live in peace with sharks / Exemplary policies from Namibia and the Philippines win Silver Awards New York, 26 September

Predicted habitat shifts of Pacific top predators in a changing climate

Published online on 23. September 2012 Predicted habitat shifts of Pacific top predators in a changing climate Elliott L. Hazen, Salvador Jorgensen, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Steven J. Bograd, David G. Foley, Ian D. Jonsen, Scott A. Shaffer, John P. Dunne, Daniel P. Costa, Larry B. Crowder and Barbara A. Block ABSTRACT: To manage marine ecosystems

Two surfers injured in shark attacks at Sebastian Inlet

Two surfers injured in shark attacks at Sebastian Inlet on Florida’s east coast SEBASTIAN INLET, Fla. – The Discovery Channel observed Shark Week in August, but two surfers said this has been the week the underwater predator has declared as its own. Brandon Murray, 22, of West Palm Beach, said he was bitten on his

Fish Farming: Creating Shark-Resistant Nets

Countries Agree New Plan for Global Shark Conservation

Government representatives from 50 countries have gathered in Bonn, Germany, for the first meeting of signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks concluded under the UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Participants adopted a new conservation plan, which aims to catalyze regional initiatives to reduce threats to migratory sharks. Signatory states also agreed to involve...

Measures to protect oceanic whitetip shark in New Zealand

Oceanic whitetip sharks are to get the same status as the great white shark, Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today. International research show the species is facing high risk of extinction. From early 2013 they will become fully protected under the Wildlife Act 1953, giving them the same protected status as great white shark and basking shark in New...

Western Australia: Shark mitigation to protect beachgoers

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia Thursday 27 September 2012 ———————————– The following statement was issued jointly by the Premier and the Minister for Fisheries $6.85m over four years for shark mitigation, education and research New service to track, catch and retrieve sharks posing an imminent threat Premier Colin Barnett and Fisheries Minister Norman

Surfer bitten by shark in Sebastian Inlet State Park

Surfer bitten by shark in Sebastian Inlet State Park By Lamaur Stancil TCPalm.com INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 21-year-old surfer who was bit on the arm by a shark drove himself to a fire station for treatment Tuesday, authorities said. The 911 call was made at 5:25 p.m. by the surfer who had been at

Whale shark found dead in Philippines

Morphological and molecular differentiation of smooth-hound sharks from the Gulf of California

Published online on 24. September 2012 Morphological and molecular differentiation of smooth-hound sharks (Genus Mustelus, Family Triakidae) from the Gulf of California Pérez-Jiménez, J. C., Rocha-Olivares, A. and Sosa-Nishizaki, O. ABSTRACT: The genus Mustelus is the most species-rich of the widespread family Triakidae whereby its taxonomy and systematics have been historically challenging. They represent a

CMS Sharks Memorandum of Understanding

CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES FIRST MEETING OF THE SIGNATORIES TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SHARKS Bonn, Germany, 24-27 September 2012 Agenda Item 7 BACKGROUND PAPER ON THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF MIGRATORY SHARKS CMS/Sharks/MOS1/Doc.7.4 20 September 2012 PDF – DOWNLOAD    

Small Island of Kosrae Joins Effort to Create Massive Shark Sanctuary

Press Release The Pew Charitable Trusts 21. September 2012 Two million-square-mile regional protected area now within reach Kosrae has become the first member of the Federated States of Micronesia to establish shark protections in its waters. The unanimous vote by the legislature in Kosrae, a small island of 7,700 people in the Pacific, is an