Published online on 23. March 2015 Shifting elasmobranch community assemblage at Cocos Island – an isolated marine protected area Easton R. White, Mark C. Myers, Joanna Mills Flemming, Julia K. Baum ABSTRACT: Fishing pressure has increased the extinction risk of many elasmobranch (shark and ray) species. Although many countries have established no-take marine reserves, a
Press Release Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Release Date: 03/23/2015 ——————————– Three Men Cited for Shark Fishing Violations Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited three Louisiana men for alleged commercial shark fishing violations off the coast of Grand Isle on March 21. Agents cited Daie Minh Le, 42, of Buras,