2 teens bit by shark at New Smyrna Beach

Two teens surfing in the New Smyrna Beach area were bit by a shark Friday afternoon, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tamara Marris said. The first bite occurred about 1:30 p.m. near the jetty. The youth, who is from South Carolina, suffered a minor laceration on his foot. The second bite occurred about 20 minutes later, Marris

Police conclude search for missing swimmer – Tathra

NSW Police Force 04. April 2014 A cap and goggles, belonging to a woman who was taken by a shark on the state’s Far South Coast yesterday (Thursday 3 April 2014), have been located. The search resumed this morning and is focussing on the southern end of Tathra Beach. Police divers have also joined the

Shark Violations in US Fisheries – Sept 2013 to Apr 2014

Notices of Violation and Assessments Issued Cases charged from September 2013 to April 2014   •SE1200522; Mississippi state registered vessel – Owner and operator were charged in two counts under the Magnuson-Stevens Act for exceeding the bag limit on large coastal sharks and for possessing undersized sharks. A $4,000 NOVA was issued. •SE1105098; F/V Watersport

Sharks Sense Prey in Surprising Ways during Pioneering Study

Press Release Mote Marine Laboratory 02. April 2014 —————– Published Wednesday, April 2, 2014 by Hayley Rutger How sharks hunt prey — from the first whiff to the final chomp — has been revealed as never before in a new study about shark senses that was supported by the National Science Foundation and published today,

Mortality rate of silky sharks caught in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Indian Ocean

Published online on 27. March 2014 Mortality rate of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Indian Ocean François Poisson, John-David Filmalter, Anne-Lise Vernet, Dagorn Laurent ABSTRACT: Scientists on-board French purse seine vessels recorded the number and condition of silky sharks caught during three fishing cruises in the

Distribution and morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray in the Gulf of Gabes

Published online on 30. March 2014 Distribution and morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray, Raja miraletus (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean) Hasna Kadri, Sondes Marouani, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Abderrahmen Bouaïn, Eric Morize ABSTRACT: To determine some morphometric characters of the Mediterranean brown ray Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758 in the

7News: Woman killed in suspected shark attack

Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks

Published on 02. April 2014 Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks from Different Ecological Niches Jayne M. Gardiner, Jelle Atema, Robert E. Hueter, Philip J. Motta ABSTRACT: The underwater sensory world and the sensory systems of aquatic animals have become better understood in recent decades, but typically have been studied one sense at a

Woman dies in Australia shark attack during morning swim

Henry Belot, Canberra Times Reporter April 3, 2014   A woman in her 60s has died after a shark attack on the NSW south coast. Authorities were searching the ocean off Tathra for the woman’s body and the shark, police said. The woman was swimming with a group of people between Tathra Wharf and Tathra

NOAA awards UNE grant to boost consumer market for spiny dogfish

News Release University of New England ( UNE ) 01. April 2014 ——————– Biddeford, Maine — The University of New England will soon be investigating ways to create a culinary market for the spiny dogfish, an abundant shark in Maine and northeastern U.S. waters, with the potential for a multi-million-dollar boost to the economy. The

Woman taken by shark on the NSW south coast

NSW Police Force 03. April 2014 A report will be prepared for the Coroner after a woman was taken by a shark on the state’s Far South Coast today (Thursday 3 April 2014). About 8.20am, a local woman in her sixties was swimming with a group of people between Tathra Wharf and Tathra Beach. It

Human remains with possible shark bite

Human remains with possible shark bites could be missing diver, WA police say Police believe a diver missing off the coast south of Perth may have been killed by a shark after human remains were discovered with possible shark bites. The man, 38, failed to resurface after diving with two friends several kilometres off Dawesville