OCEARCH Great White Shark Tracking Expedition off Cape Cod

Shark Year Magazine, 01. August 2013 Below is copy of the Research Permit issued to Chris Fisher ( OCEARCH ) by the Masschusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. It was made public by ‘ White Shark Video ‘, a nonprofit corporation in California. The permit allows OCEARCH to ‘ take and possess white sharks for scientific

Professional Association of Diving launches bottle into the sea off Reunion Island

The shark crisis on Reunion Island in a no-swimming area has not spared the diving industry. On Thursday, July 25, the Association of Diving Professionals (GPP), with the support of the Reunion Island Tourism Board (IRT), decided to invite the media to a press conference to take stock of the diving sector to date, as

The USS Indianapolis was bombed 68 years ago today in shark-infested waters

Remember the International Shark Attack File says not one person killed or eaten is a “confirmed to be unprovoked shark attack” all those so-called experts repeating ISAF statistics say the same thing no one was attacked on the USS Indianapolis was attacked or eaten. On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the

New study gets its teeth into shark trade regulations

Media Release TRAFFIC 30. July 2013 —————– Brussels, Belgium, 30th July 2013—A new TRAFFIC study examines how implementation of trade controls through CITES regulations can ensure that seven species of sharks and manta rays are only sourced sustainably and legally before entering international trade. The study, Into the deep: Implementing CITES measures for commercially-valuable sharks

Implementing CITES measures for sharks and manta rays

Mundy-Taylor V. and Crook V. (2013) Into the deep: Implementing CITES measures for commercially-valuable sharks and manta rays. A TRAFFIC Report prepared for the European Commission. PDF – DOWNLOAD Please read the related Press Release by TRAFFIC here.  

Shark bites Hawaii surfer on the day of tropical storm Flossie arriving

Jul 29, 2013 There is always a good chance one will see Hawaiian Monk Seals on White Plains Beach on Oahu. Today a surfer got a little more to see and to feel – a shark. A surfer is in the hospital Monday afternoon being treated for a shark bite after a shark bit his

Shark Attack in Exuma, Bahamas – Nurse Shark

Shark Attack in Exuma, Bahamas – A 64 year old man of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is recuperating after being bitten to the left hand by a Nurse shark.The incident reportedly occurred around 4:25pm on Sunday 28th July, 2013 at Compass Cay, Exuma. According to reports the victim was cleaning fish in an area known for Nurse

Reunion Island – Sharks take back the Ocean – Humans Stay out or face fines…

An immediate prohibition of swimming, surfing and bodyboarding within the coastal strip of 300 meters from shore in the department of Reunion until October 1st, 2013. In response to a surge in shark attacks, government officials in Reunion Island have banned surfing outside of the island’s lagoons until October 1 of this year. Anyone caught surfing

Young basking shark landed in Portugal

White sharks rely on body lipid stores to power ocean-basin scale migration

Published on 17. July 2013 Travelling light: white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) rely on body lipid stores to power ocean-basin scale migration Gen Del Raye, Salvador J. Jorgensen, Kira Krumhansl, Juan M. Ezcurra and Barbara A. Block ABSTRACT: Many species undertake long-distance annual migrations between foraging and reproductive areas. Such migrants depend on the efficient packaging,

Huge Whale Shark Mount Displayed at Islamabad Museum

Reunion Island plans to kill 90 sharks for Science

How Reunion Island tries to deal with the Shark Danger. At about 02.15 pm in the afternoon of July 15, a young tourist was killed in a shark attack in Reunion Island. The tragic incident occurred in the waters of the bay of Saint-Paul, which is located on the extreme west side of the island.

Large Shark landed on beach in Brazil

New species of Bamboo Shark from Indonesia

Published on 19. July 2013 Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscylliidae) from Indonesia Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Christine L. Dudgeon ABSTRACT: Hemiscyllium halmahera new species is described from two specimens, 656-681 mm TL, collected at Ternate, Halmahera, Indonesia. The new species is clearly differentiated on the basis of colour

Booklet: Global Shark Conservation

Global Shark Conservation Sanctuaries for a Predator in Peril Published by PEW, July 2013 PDF – DOWNLOAD