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Sharks worth more in the ocean than on the menu
Published on 30 May, 2013 at 19:40 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release The University of British Columbia 30. May 2013 ——————– Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia. A new study, published today in Oryx – The International Journal of Conservation, shows that shark ecotourism currently generates more than US$314
Global economic value of shark ecotourism
Published online on 31. May 2013 Global economic value of shark ecotourism: implications for conservation Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Michele Barnes-Mauthe, Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak, Estrella Navarro-Holm and U. Rashid Sumaila ABSTRACT: Amid declining shark populations because of overfishing, a burgeoning shark watching industry, already well established in some locations, generates benefits from shark protection. We compile reported
New deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters
Published online on 14. May 2013 Apristurus garricki sp. nov., a new deep-water catshark from the northern New Zealand waters (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) Keiichi Sato, Andrew L. Stewart & Kazuhiro Nakaya ABSTRACT: A new deep-water catshark, Apristurus garricki sp. nov., is described from northern New Zealand waters. This species is a member of the longicephalus-group and
European Parliament secures sustainable fisheries policy
Published on 30 May, 2013 at 10:58 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release European Parliament 30. May 2013 ——————– Measures to stop overfishing and ban discards, Parliament’s key common fisheries policy (CFP) reform aims, have been safeguarded in a deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on Thursday. The deal should allow a more sustainable common fisheries policy to take effect on time, at the start
Fishery Catch Characteristics and Population Assessment of the Mako Shark
Published on 19. May 2013 Research Article Commercial Fishery Catch Characteristics and Population Assessment of the Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Juan C. Levesque ABSTRACT: Pelagic sharks, an oceanic group of sharks, are an incidental bycatch in many global pelagic longline commercial fisheries, including the U.S commercial longline fishery
Record sized Leopard Shark landed in Southern California
Published on 29 May, 2013 at 13:10 in Front Page, Shark News, Sport fishing | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Chuck Burguin may have caught a record-breaking Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) while fishing off San Diego in the early evening of May 13th.The large specimen weighed in at exactly 51 pounds 3 ounces (or 23.22 kg ) and measured 72 inches (182.88 cm) in length.
Calgary Shark fin ban tossed back in the tank
Published on 28 May, 2013 at 10:53 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
By Canadian Press | May 28, 2013 CALGARY – Calgary city council has decided to swim against the current and not push through a bylaw that would have banned the sale and consumption of shark fin in the city. Aldermen have voted to indefinitely table a decision on the ban, opting instead to let
Shark Bite Reported From Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Published on 25 May, 2013 at 4:00 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark attacks fisherman off Gaza coast Ma’an News, published on 24/05/2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – A Gaza fisherman was attacked on Thursday evening by a shark off the coast, leaving him with moderate injuries. Locals told Ma’an that the fisherman, named as Hamed Salah, 30, was pulling in fish when the three-meter shark attacked
Trends in sightings and environmental influences on manta rays and whale sharks
Published on 22. May 2013 Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks C. A. Rohner, S. J. Pierce, A. D. Marshall, S. J. Weeks, M. B. Bennett, A. J. Richardson ABSTRACT: Sightings of planktivorous elasmobranchs at their coastal aggregation sites are often linked to biological, environmental
Effects of scale and habitat distribution on the movement of the southern stingray
Published on 22. May 2013 Effects of scale and habitat distribution on the movement of the southern stingray Dasyatis americana on a Caribbean atoll Alexander Tilley, Juliana López-Angarita, John R. Turner ABSTRACT: The structure of animal movement paths at varying spatial scales allows insight into the importance of habitat distribution and their response to scale
Forest & Bird praises Air NZ shark fin suspension
Published on 23 May, 2013 at 19:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Forest & Bird has been talking with Air New Zealand since early May about banning transportation of shark fins. This announcement follows a news item last Sunday (May 19), in which the airline was criticised for having flown shark fins. Shark fins are commonly used to make soup in Asia.
ASMFC Approves Smoothhound Shark Addendum II
Published on 23 May, 2013 at 18:57 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
NEWS RELEASE Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2013 —————— ASMFC Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Board Approves Smoothhound Shark Addendum II & Initiates Draft Addendum III Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board has approved Addendum II to the Atlantic Coastal Sharks Fishery Management Plan.