Antena3: Tourist bitten by shark in Gran Canaria, Spain

Qatar Whale Shark Research concludes successful season

News Release Bahrain News Agency (BNA) 27. December 2015 ———————— Doha, Dec. 27 (BNA): Another successful season of the Qatar Whale Shark Research has come to an end, according to officials associated with the project. The fifth season since 2011, the project has been rewarding and challenging for the team consisting of members from the

Predicting the capture condition of a longline-caught pelagic shark

Provisional PDF published on 24. December 2015 Moving from measuring to predicting bycatch mortality: predicting the capture condition of a longline-caught pelagic shark Derek R. Dapp, Charlie Huveneers, Terence I. Walker, Michael Drew, Richard D. Reina ABSTRACT: Incidental fisheries capture has been identified as having a major effect on shark populations throughout the world. However,

Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark from the central eastern Pacific Ocean

21. December 2015 Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the central eastern Pacific Ocean Victoria E. Vásquez, David A. Ebert, & Douglas J. Long ABSTRACT: A new species of lanternshark, Etmopterus benchleyi n. sp., is described from eight specimens collected off the Pacific coast of Central America at depths ranging between

The Problem of Elasmobranch Meat Consumption in Southern Brazil

Published on 18. November 2015 “Buying a Pig in a Poke”: The Problem of Elasmobranch Meat Consumption in Southern Brazil Hugo Bornatowski, Raul Rennó Braga, Carolina Kalinowski, Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule ABSTRACT: In Brazil, the demand for sustainably certified seafood is increasing and retailers have promised to source all seafood from sustainable sources by 2015.

NSW North Coast To Receive State’s First Ever Barrier Nets

Media Release Mike Baird Premier of NSW Minister for Western Sydney 21. December 2015 ————————– NORTH COAST TO RECEIVE FIRST SHARK BARRIERS The first barrier nets off the NSW coast will be installed off Ballina and Lennox Head as the NSW Government continues rolling out the $16 million shark strategy. NSW Premier Mike Baird and

Mauritius ready to prepare National Plan of Action to protect sharks

Press Release Republic of Mauritius 22. December 2015 ——————— National Plan of Action for the conservation and management of sharks is in preparation A National Plan of Action (NPOA) for the conservation and management of sharks, is being prepared, in line with the International Plan of Action for Sharks of the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Insights on the identities of sharks of the Rhizoprionodon acutus species complex based on three new species of Phoreiobothrium

Published on 22. December 2015 Insights on the identities of sharks of the Rhizoprionodon acutus (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes) species complex based on three new species of Phoreiobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) J.N. Caira, K. Jensen ABSTRACT: Recent molecular work on milk sharks (Rhizoprionodon acutus ) suggests that, rather than a single widely distributed species, R. acutus represents a

Shark Fears and the Media

Published online on 19. December 2015 Shark Fears and the Media Benjamin Eovaldi, Pell Thompson, Kristen Eovaldi, Robert Eovaldi ABSTRACT: The increased number of shark attacks on the East Coast of the United States is concerning for surfers in California as the great white shark continues its seasonal migration along the Pacific coast. Unprovoked attacks

Shark Incident Reported From Brazilian Archipelago

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 22. December 2015 In the late afternoon of Monday (Dec.21), a man suffered severe injuries in a shark attack at Fernando de Noronha. It’s a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, located over 350 km (220 miles) offshore from the coast of Pernambuco in Brazil. The victim, a 33-years

Adrian Granadas victim of fatal shark attack off Aruba

Saturday, December 19, 2015 A survivor of a shipwreck that occurred about thirty miles off the coast of Aruba was apparently attacked by a shark with fatal consequences. According to the article(s) which is written in Papiamento, a Venezuelan vessel with a crew of seven, carrying a cargo of whiskey from the island of Bonaire

Sampling mobile oceanic fishes and sharks

Published online on 18. December 2015 Sampling mobile oceanic fishes and sharks: implications for fisheries and conservation planning Tom B. Letessier, Phil J. Bouchet, Jessica J. Meeuwig ABSTRACT: Tuna, billfish, and oceanic sharks are characterised by conservative life-history strategies and highly migratory behaviour across large,

NOAA: 2015 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species SAFE Report

2015 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species NOAA Fisheries Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division December 2015 What is the Atlantic HMS SAFE Report? The Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report contains a review of the current status of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) stocks (tunas, swordfish, billfishes,

MAFMC Revises Spiny Dogfish Specifications for the 2016 Fishing Year

News Release Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) 16. December 2015 ———————– Council Revises 2016 Spiny Dogfish Specifications The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has revised the spiny dogfish specifications that were previously recommended for the 2016 fishing year. During the December 2015 Council Meeting last week in Annapolis, Maryland, the Council approved a revised acceptable biological

First of 20 shark listening stations deployed off the NSW coastline

Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water 17. December 2015 ————————— SOUNDING OUT SHARKS: LISTENING STATIONS DEPLOYED Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, has announced two state-of-the-art 4G listening stations have been successfully deployed off Sharpes Beach, Ballina and Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay. “These purpose-built listening stations will provide