House narrowly kills bill to ban shark-fin imports to Canada

KRISTY KIRKUP / QMI AGENCY , March 27th, 2013 OTTAWA – NDP MP Fin Donnelly said he is disappointed his private member’s bill to ban the importation of shark fins to Canada was killed at second reading Wednesday. “I hope the government will take immediate action to restrict the importation of shark fins to Canada,”

Age, growth and reproductive biology of the spot-tail shark and the Australian blacktip shark

Published online on 26. March 2013 Age, growth and reproductive biology of the spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah, and the Australian blacktip shark, C. tilstoni, from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, north-eastern Australia Alastair V. Harry, Andrew J. Tobin and Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Understanding the life history of an exploited fish species is

First two-headed bull shark found

Noteworthy Recent Shark Records From Mediterranean And Adjacent Waters

The following list provides a supplement and continuation of our previous posts from 06. January 2013 Notes on Sharks recently recorded from the Mediterranean and European Region. Twenty-nine notable recent shark records from Mediterranean and adjacent waters ( reported from 06. January 2013 to 25. March 2013 ).

Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark

News Release Michigan State University March 25, 2013 Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark. The study, led by Michigan State University and appearing in the Journal of Fish Biology, confirmed the specimen, found in the Gulf of Mexico April 7, 2011, was a single shark with two heads, rather than

First record of dicephalia in a bull shark foetus from the Gulf of Mexico

Published online on 25. March 2013 First record of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) foetus from the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. C. M. Wagner, P. H. Rice, A. P. Pease ABSTRACT: The first recorded incidence of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas is reported from a foetus collected by a

Trophic Interactions and Distribution of Some Squaliforme Sharks

Published on 25. March 2013 Trophic Interactions and Distribution of Some Squaliforme Sharks, Including New Diet Descriptions for Deania calcea and Squalus acanthias Matthew R. Dunn, Darren W. Stevens, Jeffrey S. Forman, Amelia Connell ABSTRACT: Squaliforme sharks are a common but relatively vulnerable bycatch in many deep water fisheries. Eleven species of squaliforme shark are

Taiwan: Fisheries Agency’s new rule aims to help shark research

By Lee I-chia  /  Taipei Times Staff reporter, 26. March 2013   FACT FISHING: A sudden rise in reports of catches of three shark species has prompted the agency to devise regulations aiming to aid scientific research A new regulation requiring fishing management departments and research laboratories to report the capture of great white sharks,

Algerian fishermen land 5,6 m basking shark

Ohio State student bitten by shark, asked to keep quiet

One Ohio State student’s visit to Belize over spring break ended with a shark bite, but she said some people are trying to get her to stay quiet.   Monika Wanis, a fourth-year in anthropology and psychology, said a shark bit her on her toe during a trip to Belize with Buck-I-Serv to give out

Cape Town begins exclusion net trial at Fish Hoek beach

The City of Cape Town commenced its exclusion net trial at Fish Hoek beach today, 22 March 2013, in accordance with the permit conditions set out by the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Department of Environmental Affairs. The decision was made to commence the trial today as weather conditions proved to be ideal for the...

US tourist recovering after Bahamas shark bite

The Jamaica Observer, Friday, March 22, 2013   NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A police spokeswoman in the Bahamas says a New York man is recovering after being bitten by a shark while visiting the island chain. Inspector Chrislyn Skippings of the Royal Bahamas Police Force says the visitor was fishing on the island of Eleuthera

Great White Shark gets head into Shark Diving Cage

Assessment Technique to Assist Management of the White Shark Cage Dive Industry

A Rapid Assessment Technique to Assist Management of the White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) Cage Dive Industry, South Australia Russell Bradford and Rachel Robbins ABSTRACT: Port Lincoln, South Australia is the departure port for the only white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, cage dive industry in Australia. Established in the early 1960’s as a niche tourism venture, the

New research shows white sharks have a larger appetite than originally thought

A ground-breaking new study challenges popular assumptions about the feeding behaviour of the world's largest predatory fish, the white shark. The research, which has been published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports, suggests that white sharks may have much higher energy needs than previously thought.