CITES Members Decide Against Transparency of Voting

CITES 'Committee I' has begun its discussion on Shark- / Ray- Proposals.The first important decision has been made : Due to opposition mainly by China, the proposals to improve transparency of voting and the use of secret ballots were REJECTED.

CITES CoP Host Country Disagrees with Shark Proposals

Govt draws the line on shark, manta ray listing Published by the Bangkok Post, 06. March 2013 Wimol says protection will hurt Thai fishing The Department of Fisheries is unhappy with a proposal by the United States and South American nations to put sharks and manta rays on Cites’s protection list to control international trade

New Zealand: Bronze whaler and white shark involved in fatal attack

Victim was attacked by two sharks By Yvonne Tahana of the NZ Herald, Mon, 4 Mar 2013 A bronze whaler shark and a great white were both involved in the death of swimmer Adam Strange at Muriwai Beach last week, according to the chairman of the Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Service. Tim Jago was in charge

Giant rays on Gaza beach

Operation Shark Fin Launched in Texas

Operation Shark Fin, a four-day, around-the-clock Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement effort along the lower coast aimed at disrupting trans-national criminal organizations engaged in illegal commercial fishing and other activities in the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grande, and Lake Falcon has resulted in the seizure of 17,500 feet of long lines, two vessels and 15 citations...

Fishing Leads to Significant Shark Population Declines

Press Release Florida International University 01. March 2013 ———————- The world’s shark population is experiencing significant decline with perhaps 100 million or more sharks being lost every year, according to a study published this week in Marine Policy. While sharks are one of the oldest vertebrate groups on the planet, the population decline is causing

Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks

Final Version to be published in July 2013 Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks Boris Worm, Brendal Davis, Lisa Kettemer, Christine A. Ward-Paige, Demian Chapman, Michael R. Heithaus, Steven T. Kessel, Samuel H. Gruber ABSTRACT: Adequate conservation and management of shark populations is becoming increasingly important on a global scale, especially because

Great white shark illegally killed in South Australia

Media Release Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) 01. March 2013 ———————– Information sought on illegal killing of White Shark Authorities are appealing for information from the public, following the discovery of a White Shark in the Port Lincoln National Park that appears to have been illegally killed. The shark was discovered by a member

Shark-bite survivors must worry about infection