March 15th, 2013

Marines adrift at sea for 3 days survive shark attack

Marines adrift at sea for 3 days survive shark attack

MANILA, Philippines — Two Philippine Marines were rescued after drifting at sea for three days, during which they also survived an attack by “small” sharks.   Privates First Class John Paul Mangaoang, 26, and Alvin Llovido, 28, both stationed at the Kalayaan Islands, were testing a boat engine when it conked out some 20 nautical

NOAA Shark Fin Guide

NOAA Shark Fin Guide

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-643 Visual Identification of Fins from Common Elasmobranchs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Abercrombie, D.L., Chapman, D.D., Gulak, S.J.B., and Carlson, J.K March 2013 PDF – DOWNLOAD      

Study on freshness of blue sharks landed in Japan

Study on freshness of blue sharks landed in Japan

Published in March 2013 The market value of freshness: observations from the swordfish and blue shark longline fishery Gakushi Ishimura, Megan Bailey ABSTRACT: One important component in determining the market value of fish is freshness, essentially the time period from capture to consumer. By shortening the time from harvest to landing, freshness can be improved