February 4th, 2015

Government of Madagascar Creates Country’s First Shark Sanctuary

Government of Madagascar Creates Country’s First Shark Sanctuary

Press Release Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) 04. February 2015 ———————– New sanctuary in Antongil Bay to protect 19 shark species New law grants local communities exclusive use and management rights to fishing areas New York (February 3, 2015) – The Government of Madagascar has created the country’s first marine sanctuary for sharks as

A Novel Mini-DNA Barcoding Assay to Identify Fins from Protected Shark Species

A Novel Mini-DNA Barcoding Assay to Identify Fins from Protected Shark Species

Published on 03. February 2015 A Novel Mini-DNA Barcoding Assay to Identify Processed Fins from Internationally Protected Shark Species Andrew T. Fields, Debra L. Abercrombie, Rowena Eng, Kevin Feldheim, Demian D. Chapman ABSTRACT: There is a growing need to identify shark products in trade, in part due to the recent listing of five commercially important