Beaches remain closed after fatal shark attack at Shelly Beach NSW

Latest Media Release NSW Police Force 10. February 2015 ———————– Fatal shark attack update – Ballina Beaches remain closed between South Ballina and Lennox Head following a fatal shark attack in the area yesterday. Just before 10am on Monday 9 February 2015, a group of surfers assisted an injured man from the water at Shelly

AP-Video: Japanese Surfer Killed in Australia Shark Attack

7NEWS: Surfer hospitalised after shark attack at Byron Bay in NSW

AUS: Man killed in shark attack at Shelley Beach in NSW

Latest Media Release NSW Police Force 09. February 2015 ———————– Fatal shark attack – Ballina A man has died after he was pulled from a beach suffering fatal injuries believed to be from a shark attack on the state’s north coast this morning. Just before 10am (Monday 9 February 2015), a group of surfers assisted

Population structure of the piked dogfish with preliminary reproductive observations

Published on 07. February 2015 Population structure of the piked dogfish Squalus acanthias (Elasmobranchii: Squalidae), with preliminary reproductive observations María Cristina Oddone, Laura Paesch, Walter Norbis ABSTRACT: Squalus acanthias has been poorly studied in Uruguay, though reproductive studies have been carried out in Argentina in the decades of 1970–1980. The aim of this work was

Elasmogen patent granted in the USA

News Release The University of Aberdeen 05. February 2015 ————————— Patent grants in US as Elasmogen moves closer to commercialisation and clinical development The Elasmogen team, from the Scottish Biologics Drug Discovery Facility at the University of Aberdeen, has further strengthened its global intellectual property (IP) position with the granting of a patent in the

2013/14 State of the fisheries in Western Australia

Status reports of the fisheries and aquatic resources of Western Australia 2013/14 Edited by W.J. Fletcher and K. Santoro Produced by the Fisheries Research Division based at the WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories Published by the Department of Fisheries PDF-DOWNLOAD    

AUS: Victoria to maintain fishing for thresher sharks despite CMS listing

Press Release VRFish – Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body 21. January 2015 ——————- VRFish welcomes moves to maintain thresher shark fishing in Victoria VRFish, the peak body representing Victoria’s recreational fishers, today welcomed moves by the Australian Government to maintain recreational fishing for thresher sharks in Commonwealth waters adjacent to Victoria. The recent listing of

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

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

New shark fin identification tool released

News Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 29. January 2015 ————————– Geneva, 29 January 2015 – The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), welcomes the new software package for the identification of shark fins released today by

Video: Great white shark caught in Adriatic Sea, Aug 2011

EU plans to ease regulations for dogfish imports

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 02. February 2015 The European Union is a major market for spiny dogfish that is used for human consumption. These dogfish products mainly originate from sustainable fisheries in North America. But on many occasions, EU member states have repeatedly rejected these imports due to exceptionally high levels of non

Results of the 2015 Wrightsville Beach Dogfish Tournament

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 01. February 2015 10th annual Wrightsville Beach Dogfish Tournament Location: Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA. Date: 24. January 2015 117 anglers entered the competition that took place at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, located in Wrightsville Beach in the state of North Carolina. The tournament ended with