WA: Man suffers minor injuries in shark incident east of Albany

Shark Incident for Bald Island, east of Albany 30 October 2015 The Department of Fisheries is currently investigating a report of a shark incident at Bald Island, east of Albany. Situation: • A man received injuries by an unknown shark. • The incident is estimated to have occurred just after midday today. • The man

State and County Officials Address Hawaii Shark Incidents

News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 29. October 2015 ——————– Makaha Incident Prompts Safety Reminders & Accurate Information State, City & County and Shark Researchers Release the Latest With a ten-year old boy in the hospital recovering from injuries, from what is thought to be the 7th human/shark encounter this year,

Long-distance, return migration across open ocean by a pregnant female bull shark

Published online on 29. October 2015 To Madagascar and back: long-distance, return migration across open ocean by a pregnant female bull shark Carcharhinus leucas J. S. E. Lea, N. E. Humphries, C. R. Clarke, D. W. Sims ABSTRACT: A large, pregnant, female bull shark Carcharhinus leucas was tracked migrating from Seychelles across open ocean to

Behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks in response to external accelerometer tag attachment

Published online on 29. October 2015 The behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in response to external accelerometer tag attachment R. W. Bullock, T. L. Guttridge, I. G. Cowx, M. Elliott, S. H. Gruber ABSTRACT: Behavioural responses of lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris to a fin-mounted tag package (CEFAS G6A tri-axial accelerometer with

AU: New science hub to lower risk of human-shark encounters

Media Release The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for the Environment 28. October 2015 —————————– New $23.9 million science hub to focus on coastal and marine protection Research designed to lower the risk of human-shark encounters and better understand the threats to marine species and their habitats will be carried out as part of the

Massive great white shark caught in Tunisia, Oct 2015

Oceana Files Lawsuit to Protect Dusky Sharks in U.S. Waters

Press Release OCEANA 27. October 2015 ———————— Oceana Launches Lawsuit Against Federal Government to Save Dusky Sharks in Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Today, Oceana, which was represented by Earthjustice, sued the federal government to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters. Dusky shark populations off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts have plummeted

South Africa: Surfer injured in Western Cape shark incident

News Release National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 25. October 2015 ————— Surfer, bitten by a shark, airlifted to hospital Enrico Menezies, NSRI Still Bay station commander, said: At 15h00, Sunday, 25th October, NSRI Still Bay duty crew were activated following reports from NSRI Still Bay crew members reporting a local 42 year old man bitten

Vulnerability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark to Pelagic Longline Fisheries

Published on 22. October 2015 Vulnerability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark to Pelagic Longline Fisheries Mariana Travassos Tolotti, Pascal Bach, Fábio Hazin, Paulo Travassos, Laurent Dagorn ABSTRACT: A combination of fisheries dependent and independent data was used to assess the vulnerability of the oceanic whitetip shark to pelagic longline fisheries. The Brazilian tuna longline fleet,

NSW Shark Management Strategy: $16m for surveillance, deterrents, science and education

Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water 25. October 2015 ———————— NSW unveils $16 million world-first shark strategy Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair today announced an increase in aerial shark surveillance as well as trials of new technologies as part of the NSW Government’s five year $16 million

Hawaii: Eel Bite Confirmed by Shark Incident Expert

News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 20. October 2015 ———————- Eel Confirmed as Animal That Bit Waikiki Surfer Shark Incident Expert Consulted (HONOLULU) – The world’s foremost authority on shark/human interactions has confirmed that a surfer was bitten by an eel off Waikiki last Saturday night. The Department of Land and

Hawaii: Manta Ray Viewing Subject of Proposed New Rules

News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 19. October 2015 ——————— Big Island Manta Ray Viewing Subject of Proposed New Rules HONOLULU – The popularity of manta ray viewing sites at Makako Bay (Garden Eel Cove) along the coastline fronting the Sheraton Keauhou Bay on the Big Island’s Kona coast has captured

Shark attack: the emergency presentation and management

Published on 15. October 2015 Shark attack: the emergency presentation and management Conor Gouk, Daman Pasricha, Sharanya Lingathas DESCRIPTION: A previously healthy 32-year-old man, a body-boarder, was transported to hospital by primary retrieval helicopter, within 2 h of a shark attack injuring both legs. Tourniquets were applied bilaterally to decrease haemorrhage. En route to hospital he

Is a Global Quantitative Assessment of Shark Populations Warranted ?

Published online on 12. October 2015 Is a Global Quantitative Assessment of Shark Populations Warranted ? Matias Braccini ABSTRACT: A recent global quantitative assessment suggested that “the majority of shark populations will continue to decline under current fishing pressure” (Worm et al. 2013:198) and concluded that global shark mortality needs to be drastically reduced to

DNA capture reveals transoceanic gene flow in endangered river sharks

Published on 12. October 2015 DNA capture reveals transoceanic gene flow in endangered river sharks Chenhong Li, Shannon Corrigan, Lei Yang, Nicolas Straube, Mark Harris, Michael Hofreiter, William T. White, Gavin J. P. Naylor ABSTRACT: For over a hundred years, the “river sharks” of the genus Glyphis were only known from the type specimens of