May 16th, 2014

ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Initiates Draft Addendum V

ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Initiates Draft Addendum V

Press Release Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ( ASMFC ) 14. May 2014 —————– ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Initiates Draft Addendum V to the Spiny Dogfish Interstate Fishery Management Plan Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Board initiated Draft Addendum V to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. The Draft Addendum

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Fatal attack by a juvenile tiger shark on a kitesurfer in New Caledonia

Fatal attack by a juvenile tiger shark on a kitesurfer in New Caledonia

Published online on 30. April 2014 Fatal attack by a juvenile tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, on a kitesurfer in New Caledonia (South Pacific) Eric Clua, Pierre-Marie Bescond, Dennis Reid ABSTRACT: We present a case of a non-provoked fatal shark attack on a 15-year old male kitesurfer in New Caledonia. The victim lost his board and