$967,000 awarded to shark mitigation research in WA

Ministerial Media Statement Hon Colin Barnett MEc MLA 31. December 2013 ————————— Research funding part of State Government’s Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy Western Australian company to develop surfboard shark deterrent Acoustic detection and tracking of sharks Research into disguising beachgoer activity from sharks Discovering the cues that trigger shark attacks A Western Australian company and

Italy: Thresher Shark caught in Gulf of Naples

The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium

Published online on 29. December 2013 The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium: the legal framework Annamaria Passantino ABSTRACT: The strong international market for shark fins, but the often relatively low value of shark meat and the practical constraints for preserving it on board, has led to the practice whereby

7News: Sharks set to be baited in Western Australia

The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark

Published on 20. December 2013 The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Chondrichthyes, Cetorhinidae) Jennifer Hester, Kimberly Atwater, Andrea Bernard, Malcolm Francis, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the world’s second largest fish and the subject of strong conservation concern. Minimal genetic assessment exists for this globally distributed

Drum lines to be set at eight Western Australian beach locations

The State Government will begin deploying baited drum lines at eight popular Western Australian beach locations in the new year to protect beachgoers from dangerous sharks deemed to be a threat to humans.

Video: Snorkeler bitten by shark in New Caledonia – 25 Dec 2013

New Caledonia Snorkeler attacked on Christmas

25. December 2013 Loïc, 37, was bitten in the leg by a shark yesterday morning at 11 o’clock to the beach 500 franc note, Hienghène. He was just swimming with friends when the shark bit him. He was evacuated to CHT Gaston Bourret, but his life is not in danger. ” It was I who

Shark fishers back the Greens in condemning drum lines

The Greens say details in today’s shark capture tender released by the Premier’s office reveal even further cracks in the poorly crafted strategy to make WA beaches safe this summer.

Majority of China’s High-End Restaurants Keep Cruel Shark Fin on Menu, Survey Finds

Press Release Humane Society International 19. December 2013 ——————— Restaurants must end practice as government and international regulations tighten BEIJING—Most high-end restaurants in China are continuing to serve shark fins to customers despite the Chinese government’s move to phase out from official functions dishes whose ingredients include parts from threatened shark species, a new survey

Shark Barrier at Coogee Beach – Western Australia

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan

Published on 24. December 2013 An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan DAVID A. EBERT, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, PETER R. LAST, KAZUHIRO NAKAYA, BERNARD SÉRET, NICOLAS STRAUBE, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR, MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO ABSTRACT: An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in Taiwanese waters is presented. The

A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans

Published on 24. December 2013 A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans NICOLAS STRAUBE, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, ELISABETH ROCHEL, SHANNON CORRIGAN, CHENHONG LI, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR ABSTRACT: In an effort to establish a DNA sequence based checklist of the highly diverse chondrichthyan fauna of Taiwan, we sequenced the mitochondrial NADH2 gene of

Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan

Published on 24. December 2013 Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan HUA HSUN HSU, SHOOU JENG JOUNG, DAVID A. EBERT & CHIA YEN LIN ABSTRACT: Five new records of elasmobranchs collected from eastern Taiwan fish markets, Da-xi and Cheng-gong, are presented. Samples were caught by deepsea longliners and bottom trawlers which operate in

Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute

Published on 24. December 2013 Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China WILLIAM T. WHITE, PETER R. LAST ABSTRACT: Most of the shark and ray type material at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China was examined during a museum