South Africa: Shark Exculsion Nets for Fish Hoek Approved

Media Release The City of Cape Town Integrated Strategic Communication and Branding Department 20. February 2013 City welcomes approval of permit for trial deployment of shark exclusion nets The City of Cape Town is pleased to confirm that it has received a positive decision from the National Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), and

New research on migratory behavior of oceanic whitetip sharks can help shape conservation strategies

News Release The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science 20. February 2013 ———————— Some sharks spend extended time periods in the protected waters of The Bahamas yet roam long distances when they leave. STONY BROOK, NY, February 20, 2013 – As the nations of the world prepare to vote on measures to restrict international trade in

Movements, Philopatry and Expanded Depth Range of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Published on 20. February 2013 Complex Movements, Philopatry and Expanded Depth Range of a Severely Threatened Pelagic Shark, the Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the Western North Atlantic Howey-Jordan LA, Brooks EJ, Abercrombie DL, Jordan LKB, Brooks A, et al. ABSTRACT: Oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) have recently been targeted for conservation in the western

NMFS to Reconsider Proposed Dusky Shark Measures

News Release NOAA Fisheries Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 20. February 2013 —————————- NMFS to Reconsider Dusky Shark Measures Proposed in Draft Amendment 5 to the Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan On November 26, 2012, we published a proposed rule (77 FR 70552) for draft Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species

South Australia: Fisherman convicted for exceeding shark catch limits

A commercial fisher has been convicted and fined for a series of fisheries offences, including 20 counts of exceeding School and Gummy Shark trip limits. Alan John Robertson of Cape Jervis, pleaded guilty in Port Lincoln Magistrates Court in early February, and was convicted for exceeding catch limits as well as five counts of using a vessel not endorsed...

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Lufthansa tests the effects of shark skin in flight

Press Release Deutsche Lufthansa AG Media Relations Lufthansa Group 05. February 2013 Key phrase of the week: Learning from nature Two Lufthansa Airbus A340-300s are taking part in a very special mission as part of a trial scheduled to run until summer 2013. Eight 10 x 10 cm test patches have been placed on the

UF keeps tabs on shark attacks throughout world

Caterpillar to Sponsor OCEARCH, Performing Global Shark Research on the Ocean

Press Release Caterpillar Inc. 14. February 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sponsorship will help fund sustainable marine practices to further research on sharks—a key member of the ocean’s ecological system PEORIA, Ill.—Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) and OCEARCH have agreed to a multi-year partnership that will help propel the OCEARCH organization’s global research on sharks. OCEARCH has led

Canada: Shark Fin Import Ban Debate

Paternity testing using the poisonous sting in captive white-spotted eagle rays

Published online on 14. February 2013 Paternity testing using the poisonous sting in captive white-spotted eagle rays Aetobatus narinari: a non-invasive tool for captive sustainability programmes M. Janse, A. L. Kappe, B. L. M. Van Kuijk ABSTRACT: A group of captive white-spotted eagle rays Aetobatus narinari produced 20 offspring, with an unknown father. Part of

Abundance, distribution and habitat characteristics of winter skate in the Gulf of St Lawrence

Published online on 12. February 2013 Abundance, distribution and habitat characteristics of winter skate Leucoraja ocellata in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence: a population on the brink of extirpation? J. T. Kelly and J. M. Hanson ABSTRACT: Abundance indices of southern Gulf Leucoraja ocellata residing in Northumberland Strait, Canada, declined from 2001 to 2005,

Shark bites teen surfer Cole Taschman in Florida

ISAF 2012 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File report released today. The U.S. saw an upturn in attacks with 53, the most since 2000. There were seven fatalities worldwide, which is lower than 2011 but higher than the...

FAO: Elasmobranchs of the Mediterranean and Black sea

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ELASMOBRANCHS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA: STATUS, ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGY BIBLIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS by Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai Bechir Saidi Samira Enajjar Rome, 2012 ABSTRACT: The authors have compiled published information on taxonomy, distribution, status, statistics, fisheries, bycatch, biologic and ecologic parameters on age and growth, food and