Florida dive boat operators face charges of illegal shark feeding

Dive boat operators face charges of illegally feeding sharks in state waters. Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have filed charges against four men linked to the illegal feeding of sharks and fish within state waters.

New Oceana Report Exposes Nine of the Dirtiest U.S. Fisheries

Press Release Oceana 20. March 2014 ————— Oceana Launches New Campaign to Stop the Wasted Catch of Fish and Ocean Wildlife Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the United States. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are responsible for more than

Shark attacks kitesurfer in New Caledonia

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 20. March 2014 According to the local media, a shark bite incident occurred at a popular kitesurfing spot off the Côte-Blanche near Nouméa in New Caledonia on Tuesday afternoon ( about 15.30 hrs on 18. March 2014 ). A 42-years old kitesurfer was bitten on the calf by a shark

Petition concerning spiny dogfish protection presented to European Parliament

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Fisheries MINUTES Meeting of 18 March 2014, from 09.00 to 12.30 BRUSSELS ( … ) 6. Petitions (for information only) 6.1. Petition 0422/2013 by Martin Rother (German), concerning protection of the spiny dogfish This petition has been submitted to EP Petition Committee via the Petition Committee of the German Bundestag. The

An alternative approach applied to the blue shark stock in the south Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 14. March 2014 Incorporating specific change points in catchability in fisheries stock assessment models: An alternative approach applied to the blue shark (Prionace glauca) stock in the south Atlantic Ocean Felipe Carvalho, Robert Ahrens, Debra Murie, José M. Ponciano, Alexandre Aires-da-Silva, Mark N. Maunder, Fábio Hazin ABSTRACT: Fishermen frequently switch their target

Video: Dissection of bull shark with spinal deformity in Mexico

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Kelly Slater he would be honored to be killed by a shark.

Shark Attack Survivors willing to pay fines for Kelly Slater entering the ocean in Reunion Island. For every person entering the ocean at a shark  sanctuary on Reunion Island the fine is 50.00 USD per incident . The attack ratio is 1 out of 500 and if Kelly Slater is true to his word about being

Population density and abundance of basking sharks in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada

Published online on 10. March 2014 Population density and abundance of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada Andrew J. Westgate, Heather N. Koopman, Zach A. Siders, Sarah N. P. Wong, Robert A. Ronconi ABSTRACT: The conservation status of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus in eastern Canadian waters is not clearly understood,

Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori and its assignment to Indobatis n. g.

Published on 14. March 2014 Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori (Wallace, 1967) and its assignment to Indobatis n. g. (Elasmobranchii, Anacanthobatidae), with comments on other legskates Simon Weigmann, Matthias F.W. Stehmann & Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT : Anacanthobatis ori is one of the least known species of the family Anacanthobatidae with only four juvenile specimens reported.

Oceana Challenge to Fishery Rules Defeated

By REBEKAH KEARN, Courthouse News Service, March 12, 2014 (CN) – The government need not face claims that its amended guidelines for mid-Atlantic fisheries do not protect vulnerable species from overfishing, a federal judge ruled. While overfishing limits estimate the catch level above which overfishing is occurring, regulators account for scientific uncertainty in such estimates

Port Macquarie Australia Shark Attack 03/13/2014 – Mike Porter –

03/13/2014 – Mike Porter – Australia Port Macquarie man threw punches in the air after shark attack THE shark responsible for attacking a swimmer off the NSW mid-north coast was almost certainly a wobbegong, not a bull shark as doctors initially suggested.Department of Primary Industries experts assessed wounds to attack victim Mike Porter’s left foot

Costa Rica: Shark finning trial continues this Wednesday

Press Release Pretoma 11. March 2014 ——————- Businesswoman Kathy Chang Tseng in the dock (March 11, 2014 – San José, Costa Rica). This Wednesday march 12, will be held in Puntarenas the continuation of the trial against Kathy Tseng Chang for shark Finning (File N° 11-203870-431-PE). The case dates back to September 28, 2011 when

WA drumlines: Environmental Protection Authority rules out assessment

Summary: The Environmental Protection Authority will not formally assess this summer’s Shark Drum Line deployment, management and associated services proposal. Details: EPA Chairman Dr Paul Vogel said the determination was not a carte blanche endorsement for any extended program and that the EPA expected that a continuation of the proposal beyond April 30 2014 would be referred for consideration....

Shark liver oil: Australasia’s largest fish-oil refiner signs deal with Portuguese supplier

Media Release SeaDragon 10. March 2014 —————- SeaDragon signs significant raw material supply contract Agreement overcomes historical supply constraints Australasia’s largest fish-oil refiner SeaDragon (NZX: SEA) announces a new raw material supply agreement has been signed that will underpin its Nelson-based squalene manufacturing operations, and enable the business to seek new market opportunities in the