AN 18-year-old bodyboarder has been killed by a shark near the Coffs coast in northern New South Wales.

18-year-old man killed by shark at Campbells Beach AN 18-year-old bodyboarder has been killed by a shark near the Coffs coast in northern New South Wales. The man died after losing both legs in the shark attack just before 2pm. The man, who was surfing off Campbells Beach about 8km north of Coffs Harbour, is

Shark attack off South Maui Woman injured Hawaii

Updated: Woman injured in shark attack off South Maui KIHEI — A 2-mile stretch of beach in South Maui was closed Friday after a woman was bitten by a shark while snorkeling at Keawakapu Beach in Kihei. The attack occurred at about 1 p.m. near rocks at the south end of the beach, said police

The Fisheries Department has issued an imminent threat order after a fatal shark attack

Man dies following Gracetown shark attack The Fisheries Department has issued an imminent threat order after a fatal shark attack at Gracetown, 270km south of Perth, on Saturday morning. Police were called at 9.10am regarding a shark attack near the car park at the end of Lefthanders Road. St Johns Ambulance personnel and police attended

A MAN has been killed in a shark attack in Australia

Man killed in shark attack at Left Hander’s Beach near Gracetown A MAN has been killed in a possible shark attack in the state’s South West. Police and St John Ambulance were called to Left Handers beach, near Gracetown, shortly after 9am following reports of a shark attack. A spokesman for WA Police said officers

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First record of a bicephalic chondrichthyan found in Australian waters

Published online on 15. November 2013 First record of a bicephalic chondrichthyan found in Australian waters; the southern fiddler ray, Trygonorrhina dumerilii (Chondrichthyes: Rhinobatidae) Leonardo Guida, Terence I. Walker and Richard D. Reina ABSTRACT: We report the first documented case of bicephaly in a chondrichthyan, the southern fiddler ray, Trygonorrhina dumerilii, in Australian waters. Females

Indonesian shark fishermen turn to people smuggling

Regional connectivity of whale sharks demonstrated using photo-identification

Published on 13. November 2013 Regional connectivity of whale sharks demonstrated using photo-identification – Western Atlantic, 1999 – 2013 Jennifer McKinney​, Eric R Hoffmayer, Jason Holmberg, Rachel Graham, Rafael de la Parra, Beatriz Galván Pastoriza, Steve Fox, Simon Pierce, Alistair D.M. Dove ABSTRACT: Background: Although whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) occur circum-globally, most studies focus on

Age and growth parameters for three heavily exploited shark species

Published online on 13. November 2013 Age and growth parameters for three heavily exploited shark species off temperate eastern Australia Pascal T. Geraghty, William G. Macbeth, Alastair V. Harry, Jacqueline E. Bell, Michelle N. Yerman, Jane E. Williamson ABSTRACT: The removal of large predatory sharks from the world’s oceans poses profound threats to marine community

California Man Sentenced For Illegal Shark Sales

Press Release US Attorney’s Office Northern District of California 13. November 2013 ————————- Milpitas Man Sentenced To Five Months Custody, Ordered To Pay A $10,000 Fine, And Restitution For Illegal Shark Sales SAN FRANCISCO – Dean Tuan Trinh was sentenced yesterday to 5 months home detention, and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine to the

Seasonal habitat use of whale sharks in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Published on 12. November 2013 Seasonal habitat use of whale sharks in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA 2003 – 2013 Jennifer A McKinney​, Eric R Hoffmayer, Jim S Franks, Jill M Hendon, William B Driggers ABSTRACT: Background: Reports of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) date back to the

Hong Kong Aquarium reveals cause of death for hammerhead sharks

Subsequent to the loss of six female hammerhead sharks on 3 November 2013, Ocean Park announces today the completion of the investigation and reveals the cause leading to the death of the animals.

New Zealand proposes ban on shark finning

The Government is proposing to ban the removal of shark fins and the dumping of the shark carcass at sea, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.

Video of great white shark in Russia

Trophic ecology of sharks in the mid-east pacific ocean

Published in November 2013 Trophic ecology of sharks in the mid-east pacific ocean inferred from stable isotopes Yunkai Li, Yi Gong, Xinjun Chen, Xiaojie Dai, Jiangfeng Zhu ABSTRACT: As apex predators, sharks are of ecological and conservation importance in marine ecosystems. In this study, trophic positions of sharks were estimated using stable isotope ratios of