NZ: Bid to end all shark finning by October

Press Release Hon Dr Nick Smith ( Conservation ) Hon Nathan Guy ( Primary Industries ) 22. May 2014 —————— Proposal to speed up shark finning ban A proposal to bring forward a ban on all shark finning to 1 October this year has been announced today by Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Primary

mt dw – lb dw Converted to Number of Sharks January 1- May 13, 2014

Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Landings Update  To get the clearest view use the PDF file.   Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Landings Update January 1- May 13, 2014  Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Landings Update   mt dw – lb dw Converted to Number of Sharks   January 1- May 13, 2014   We at Shark Attack

Distribution and Dynamic Habitat Use of Young Bull Sharks in a Highly Stratified Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuary

Published on 19. May 2014 Distribution and Dynamic Habitat Use of Young Bull Sharks Carcharhinus leucas in a Highly Stratified Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuary J. Marcus Drymon, Matthew J. Ajemian, Sean P. Powers ABSTRACT: Understanding how animals alter habitat use in response to changing abiotic conditions is important for effective conservation management. For bull

The dentition of the narrownose smooth-hound shark

Published online on 19. May 2014 The dentition of the narrownose smooth-hound shark, Mustelus schmitti Mauro Belleggia, Daniel E. Figueroa and Claudia Bremec ABSTRACT: The present study provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis on the dentition of Mustelus schmitti, and estimates the tooth-replacement rate. In total, 47 males and 56 females of M. schmitti were

Genetic structure of populations of whale sharks among ocean basins

Published online on 14. May 2014 Genetic structure of populations of whale sharks among ocean basins and evidence for their historic rise and recent decline Vignaud, T. M., Maynard, J. A., Leblois, R., Meekan, M. G., Vázquez-Juárez, R., Ramírez-Macías, D., Pierce, S. J., Rowat, D., Berumen, M. L., Beeravolu, C., Baksay, S. and Planes, S.

Report highlights growing role of fish in feeding the world

Media Release Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 19. May 2014 —————— New edition of FAO’s “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” released 19 May 2014, Rome – More people than ever before rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food and as a source of income, but harmful practices and poor management

Big catch, little sharks: Insight into Peruvian small-scale longline fisheries

Published online on 14. May 2014 Big catch, little sharks: Insight into Peruvian small-scale longline fisheries Doherty, P. D., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Hodgson, D. J., Mangel, J. C., Witt, M. J. & Godley, B. J. ABSTRACT: Shark take, driven by vast demand for meat and fins, is increasing. We set out to gain insights into the

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

Protecting the Smalltooth Sawfish

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

Shark attacks woman off Brevard coast Woman taken to hospital after ‘chunk’ taken out of leg

05/15/2014 Female – Florida by alb » Thu May 15, 2014 6:08 pm Shark attacks woman off Brevard coast Woman taken to hospital after ‘chunk’ taken out of legShark rips ‘chunk’ out of woman’s legA 38-year-old woman on a family trip to the beach was attacked by a shark Thursday morning off Brevard County. Brevard Ocean Rescue

New occurrence of big eye thresher shark in Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India

Published in May 2014 New occurrence of big eye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus lowe, 1841 in Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India Gowthaman A M, Jawahar P, Venkataramani V K The big eye thresher Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841 is a pelagic subtropical species with a circumtropical distribution. Its occurrence in India has been reported

European Commission proposes full ban on driftnets

Press Release European Commission Brussels, 14 May 2014 ——————————- Fisheries: European Commission proposes full ban on driftnets The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015. Although rules are already in place to forbid using driftnets to catch certain migratory

Mako Shark filmed off Eilat – Israel

Shark antibodies inspire optimization of human antibodies

News Release Technische Universität München (TUM) 15. May 2014 —————— Learning from sharks Genetically engineered antibodies are deployed successfully in cancer diagnostics and therapy. Therapeutic antibodies against Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis are currently under development. An important criterion when designing suitable antibody fragments is their stability. Comparing the antibodies of sharks, which are very