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First Skate Species Receives MSC Certification
Published on 3 Jun, 2014 at 18:20 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Note by Shark Year Magazine : On 03. June 2014, the U.S. West Coast limited entry groundfish trawl fishery was awarded MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, following an independent, scientific assessment and significant stakeholder involvement. The certification applies to 13 species, including the first MSC certified skate species: Longnose Skates (Raja rhina).
Endohelminth parasites of the leafscale gulper shark off Madeira Archipelago
Published in June 2014 Endohelminth parasites of the leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Squaliformes:Centrophoridae) off Madeira Archipelago Graça Costa, Tomás Chada, Egberto Melo-Moreira, Serena Cavallero, Stefano D’Amelio ABSTRACT: The endohelminth parasite fauna of a deep water shark, the leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus, examined from Madeiran waters, from September 2009 to January 2010,
NOAA researcher got bitten while tagging sharks near Palmyra Atoll
Published on 3 Jun, 2014 at 5:51 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release U.S. Coast Guard 02. June 2014 —————– Shark bite victim flown from Palmyra Atoll to Oahu HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a woman after she was bitten by a shark near Palmyra Atoll, Sunday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a call from the Palmyra research facility