December 4th, 2015

Stewart Islanders’ Shark Dive Fears Neglected By Minister

Stewart Islanders’ Shark Dive Fears Neglected By Minister

Press Release New Zealand First Party Author: Clayton Mitchell 02. December 2015 —————————- Stewart Islanders’ Shark Dive Fears Neglected By Arrogant Minister DOC’s latest limp warning to Stewart Island shark cage operators reflects the total arrogance of Minister of Conservation Maggie Barry on the issue, says New Zealand First. “Despite multiple breaches by permit holders,

Ray bycatch in a tropical shrimp fishery

Ray bycatch in a tropical shrimp fishery

Published online on 28. November 2015 Ray bycatch in a tropical shrimp fishery: Do Bycatch Reduction Devices and Turtle Excluder Devices effectively exclude rays ? Tomas Willems, Jochen Depestele, Annelies De Backer, Kris Hostens ABSTRACT: Worldwide, many species of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) are currently threatened by marine fisheries activity and are on the Red List

Al Jazeera: Saving the world’s shark population