New Study Reveals Alarming Declines in Pacific Shark Populations

Press Release Shark Advocates International 31. October 2012 ———————— NOUMEA, New Caledonia, —  Research published today in the journal Conservation Biology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the status of Pacific shark populations to date.  The paper, authored by Dr. Shelley Clarke and a team from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in New Caledonia,

Population Trends in Pacific Oceanic Sharks and Shark Finning

Published online on 30. October 2012 Population Trends in Pacific Oceanic Sharks and the Utility of Regulations on Shark Finning Shelley C. Clarke, Shelton J. Harley, Simon D. Hoyle, Joel S. Rice ABSTRACT: Accurate assessment of shark population status is essential for conservation but is often constrained by limited and unreliable data. To provide a

News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their Conservation

Published online on 30. October 2012 Australian and U.S. News Media Portrayal of Sharks and Their Conservation Bret A. Muter, Meredith L. Gore, Katie S. Gledhill, Christopher Lamont, Charlie Huveneers ABSTRACT: Investigation of the social framing of human–shark interactions may provide useful strategies for integrating social, biological, and ecological knowledge into national and international policy

Tagged White Shark caught and eaten in Mozambique

Press Release OCEARCH October 30, 2012 Tagged White Shark Brenda Captured, Killed by Mozambique Fishermen It has been confirmed that a 3.6 meter female White Shark tagged 8 March 2012 in Mossel Bay by the non-profit group OCEARCH and a team of leading South African scientists was captured and killed off the coast of Mozambique.  Caught

Second shark attack off California coast

Second shark attack off California coast. On 10-30-2012, approximately 12:00 p.m., Cal Fire received a 911 call from a citizen who advised a surfer had been bitten by a shark at the North Jetty while surfing

New Tagging Research Documents Remarkable Mako Shark Journey

Press Release Guy Harvey Research Institute 29. October 2012 New Tagging Research Reveals Remarkable Mako Shark Round-Trip Journey in High Resolution DAVIE, FL — A satellite reporting tagging device know as a SPOT tag, attached to a shortfin mako shark dubbed “Carol” in New Zealand five months ago, is providing scientists with remarkable and previously

Oct 2012 – Megamouth Shark caught off Taiwan

Shark brain link with humans may help hunt for repellent

Media Release The University of Western Australia Monday, 29 October 2012   Shark’s brains share several common features with those of humans, scientists at The University of Western Australia have found, prompting a suggestion it may help researchers working to design a shark repellent. The parallels are outlined in several papers published in a special

Western Australia: Officers euthanize injured mako shark off Rottnest

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia Sunday 28 October 2012 Injured mako shark destroyed off Rottnest Fisheries and Marine Officers have today euthanized a severely injured 2.7 metre mako shark, which had been assessed and tagged by the Department of Fisheries WA over the past 24 hours. Although any shark is capable of inflicting

Huge Great White Shark and young Whale Shark caught in East Asia

Report on a huge Great White Shark and young Whale Shark caught in East Asia. Recent records on an adult great white shark from Taiwan ( Specimen No.1 ) and a juvenile whale shark from southern Fujian province in China ( Specimen No. 2 ).

Beaches closed after shark attack – Hawaii

Beaches closed after shark attack The beaches surrounding Makena Landing Beach Park were closed off Saturday afternoon following a shark attack on a 51-year-old woman from California. The victim was approximately 20 yards offshore when she was attacked by a shark estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet long, said Fire Services Chief Lee

Western Australia: Funding for innovative shark deterrents

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia Thursday 25 October 2012 SHARC calls for shark deterrent research State Government provides $2million for research to help keep beachgoers safe Holistic approach being taken to tackle current situation at swimming beaches Shark Hazard Advisory Research Committee established to assess applications Science and Innovation Minister John Day today

Basking shark bycatch discarded by trawler

Extraordinary growth in tiger sharks from the South Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 19. October 2012 Extraordinary growth in tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier from the South Atlantic Ocean A. S. Afonso, F. H. V. Hazin, R. R. Barreto, F. M. Santana, R. P. Lessa ABSTRACT: Two tagged-and-recaptured tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier, measuring 172 and 304 cm total length (LT) and at age 0·75 and 3·50

Manta rays in the Marquesas Islands

Published online on 19. October 2012 Manta rays in the Marquesas Islands: first records of Manta birostris in French Polynesia and most easterly location of Manta alfredi in the Pacific Ocean, with notes on their distribution J. Mourier ABSTRACT: Based on direct observations of free-ranging specimens, the giant manta ray Manta birostris is reported from