Fishing drives the loss of shark and ray populations in the Adriatic Sea

According to a JRC co-authored article published today in Nature Scientific Reports, the shark and ray communities in the Adriatic Sea have been highly depleted in recent years, with fishing being a key driver of the decline.

Change in a meso-predator community in response to human impact

Published on 10. January 2013 Long-term change in a meso-predator community in response to prolonged and heterogeneous human impact Francesco Ferretti, Giacomo C. Osio, Chris J. Jenkins, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Heike K. Lotze ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays’ abundance can decline considerably with fishing. Community changes, however, are more complex because of species interactions, and variable

Massive White Shark appears off Florida coast

CDFW: Evaluation of Petition to List White Shark as Endangered Species

News Release California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) January 8, 2013 Evaluation of Petition to List White Shark as Listed Species Available The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a staff evaluation of a petition to list the Northeast Pacific population of white sharks as a threatened or endangered species under the

15.5 foot Tiger Shark caught in Queensland’s Shark Control Program

Surfers’ relief as monster tiger shark caught off Yaroomba   By Peter Hall, The Courier-Mail, January 11, 2013 A MONSTER tiger shark that has been spooking surfers on the Sunshine Coast has been caught a few hundred metres from shore. The 4.72m giant was reeled in from a drumline off Yaroomba near Coolum Beach. Shark

Small Great white shark tagged and released in New Zealand

Baby sharks stay still to avoid being detected by predators

Public Release PLOS (Public Library of Science) 09. January 2013 Embryonic sharks in egg cases can sense predators’ electric fields, respond by reducing movement Baby sharks still developing in their egg cases can sense when predators are near, and keep very still to avoid being detected, according to research published January 9 in the open

Predator Avoidance in Shark Embryos

Published on 09. January 2013 Survival of the Stillest: Predator Avoidance in Shark Embryos Ryan M. Kempster, Nathan S. Hart, Shaun P. Collin ABSTRACT: Sharks use highly sensitive electroreceptors to detect the electric fields emitted by potential prey. However, it is not known whether prey animals are able to modulate their own bioelectrical signals to

Western Australia issues order to kill great white shark

Department of Fisheries officers have set shark capture gear in the State’s south west after repeated shark sightings indicated there was an imminent threat to water users in the popular beach, surfing and diving areas around Bunker Bay.

Shark survivor lucky to be alive

Earlybird Shark Fishing Competition in Tasmania

2013 Coastal Marine Early Bird Shark Competition Location: Mersey Yacht Club, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Date: 05. January 2013 About 220 anglers on 64 vessels participated in this tournament. A maximum of 2 sharks per boat were allowed. The minimum weight for sharks at the weigh-in station was 60 kg ( gilled and gutted ).

Man drives himself to hospital after shark bite.

A man who was bitten by a shark in the north of the state on the weekend drove himself to the hospital for treatment. Sergeant Gerry Cassidy said a man was bitten while ‘free diving’ near Dampier on the Pilbara coast on Saturday morning. It is understood that the man did not see the animal

California Court’s Decision on Shark Fin Ban

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ———————————————— CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. EDMUND BROWN, et al., Defendants. _______________________________/ No. C 12-3759 PJH ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction came on for hearing before this court on October 10, 2012. Plaintiffs appeared by their counsel Joseph

URI student’s shark research aims to reduce shark deaths from fishing

Press Release University of Rhode Island 2013-01-04 Media Contact: Todd McLeish, 401-874-7892 Dover, Del., resident’s project takes top honors at URI event KINGSTON, R.I. – January 4, 2013 – University of Rhode Island sophomore Chelsea Stephens spent the last six months testing a new method of catching sharks that reduces the chance the animal will

Notes on Sharks recently recorded from the Mediterranean and European Region

Twenty-seven recent noteworthy Elasmobranch Records from the Mediterranean and European Region ( recorded from 30. September 2012 to 06. January 2013 ).