Basking Shark Lands on Misquamicut Beach

Media Release NOAA Fisheries Service 30. April 2013 ——————– You never know when the phone will ring, bearing data. You might be doing a little yard work like Lisa Natanson was on Sunday. Then she got word that a basking shark was beached just a few minutes from her home. Natanson is an NEFSC shark

Basking Shark Dead on Westerly, R.I. Shore

Age, growth and reproductive biology of the rough skate off the Gulf of Gabes

Published online on 29. April 2013 Age, growth and reproductive biology of the rough skate, Raja radula (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae), off the Gulf of Gabes (southern Tunisia, central Mediterranean) Hasna Kadri, Sondes Marouani, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai and Abderrahmen Bouaïn ABSTRACT: Age, growth and reproductive parameters were estimated for Raja radula from the Gulf of Gabes (southern

Distribution and trend in abundance of the porbeagle in the southern hemisphere

Published online on 24. April 2013 Distribution and trend in abundance of the porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in the southern hemisphere Yasuko Semba, Kotaro Yokawa, Hiroaki Matsunaga and Hiroshi Shono ABSTRACT: Knowledge of a species’ distribution is an important element in its effective management and conservation. The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a common by-catch shark in

Surveys of white sharks off bathing beaches in Algoa Bay

Published online on 24. April 2013 Surveys of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) off bathing beaches in Algoa Bay, South Africa M. L. Dicken and A. J. Booth ABSTRACT: The present study provides information on the existence of a possible inshore nursery area for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Algoa Bay, South Africa. In total, 43

Great Hammerhead Sharks Will Be Considered for Endangered Species Act Protection

Press Release WildEarth Guardians 25. April 2013 ———————————— Great Hammerheads Threatened by Commercial Exploitation, “Finning” Washington, DC –National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will consider listing the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) as “threatened” or “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency has made a positive preliminary finding on a petition by WildEarth Guardians

Dissertation: Feeding Ecology of Skates and Rays in Delaware

1-1-2013 Feeding Ecology of Skates and Rays in Delaware and Narragansett Bays John Andrew Szczepanski Jr. ABSTRACT: Skates and rays are an integral part of the trophic structure of many estuarine ecosystems. However, there are many aspects of the fisheries biology of these species that require further exploration. For example, few comparisons have been done

Thesis: Survival of the blacktip shark

1-1-2013 Survival of the blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus William A. Swinsburg ABSTRACT: Proportional survival (S) is a crucial life-history parameter in population dynamics, natural selection, and management of harvested stocks; variations in survival due to age, sex, or geographic region may have large effects on the success of managing fish stocks. The blacktip shark, Carcharhinus

The determination of maturity stages in male elasmobranchs

Published online on 19. April 2013 The determination of maturity stages in male elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes) using a segmented regression of clasper length on total length Angel Manuel Segura, Andrés Conrado Milessi, Rodolfo Vögler, Felipe Galvan-Magaña, Vito Muggeo ABSTRACT: A novel statistical method for estimating the stages of maturity in male sharks and skates based on

Ageing of shortspine spurdog in the Andaman Sea of Thailand

Published on 04. April 2013 Ageing of shortspine spurdog in the Andaman Sea of Thailand Kanokwan Paiboonleeskul, Suppaluk Romratanapun and Thanitha Thapanand-Chaidee ABSTRACT: Shortspine spurdogs( Squalus mitsukurii ) were sampled from the Andaman Sea of Thai waters with bottom vertical longline and deep sea traps. The total length (TL) of the individual sample was measured

New York Senate Passes Bill Banning Shark Fin Sales

Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauded the New York State Senate yesterday for passing a bill that will ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the state.

BINTAN SHARK CONSERVATION PARK ANNOUNCED

Press Release Bali Sharks 19. April 2013 BALI SHARKS and NIRWANA GARDENS of Bintan, Indonesia have tentatively agreed to collaborate on creating the World’s second Shark Conservation nursery. Nirwana Gardens has offered it Pier location (home of Kelong Restaurant) to facilitate the project. Less than two years ago, Bali Sharks created a socioeconomic alternative for

200kg Stingray Seized By Tasmania Police

Media Release Tasmania Police Friday, 19 April 2013 – 5:20pm Illegal Shark Fishing On the 6th of April, police from the Northern Marine Services, seized a 200kg Stingray which had been caught in York Cove, George Town.  The Stingray measured almost two meters in diameter.  The Tamar River is a designated Shark Refuge Area, south

VIDEO: Medical Examiner Says Shark Attacked Korean Tourist Who Then Died From Drowning

New Smyrna Beach has first official shark bite of the year

VOlUSIA COUNTY — The shark bite capital of the world has its first shark bite of the year. Volusia Beach Patrol told News 13 that bait fish, murky waters, surfers and sharks are the perfect recipe for shark bites. The bite happened near the inlet, an area popular with surfers because of the waves and