August 20th, 2014

Mississippi State Records set for Spinner shark and Cownose ray

Mississippi State Records set for Spinner shark and Cownose ray

News Release Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 19. August 2014 ——————— CMR certifies three saltwater fishing records BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified three recreational conventional tackle records during its Aug. 19 meeting. Thor Goodfellow of Gulfport established a state record for a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) with a 28-pound, 9-ounce

Post-release survivorship studies on thresher sharks captured in the southern California recreational fishery

Post-release survivorship studies on thresher sharks captured in the southern California recreational fishery

Published online on 02. August 2014 Post-release survivorship studies on common thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus) captured in the southern California recreational fishery C.A. Sepulveda, C. Heberer, S.A. Aalbers, N. Spear, M. Kinney, D. Bernal, S. Kohin ABSTRACT: The common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) is the focus of a popular southern California recreational fishery that targets

Shark finning to be banned in New Zealand waters

Shark finning to be banned in New Zealand waters

Press Release Hon Nathan Guy, Primary Industries Minister Hon Dr Nick Smith, Conservation Minister 20. August 2014 ——————- Shark finning to be banned from 1 October A ban on the finning of all shark species within New Zealand waters will take effect from 1 October this year, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Primary Industries