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Louisiana to increase the 2016 commercial possession limit for large coastal sharks
Published on 5 Dec, 2015 at 4:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWF Commission) 03. December 2015 —————————- LWF Commission Modifies Rules for Commercial Large Coastal Shark Harvest Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action on a Declaration of Emergency to modify the commercial harvest possession limits for non-sandbar, large coastal sharks. The commercial possession limit will increase
Stewart Islanders’ Shark Dive Fears Neglected By Minister
Published on 4 Dec, 2015 at 13:35 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
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
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
Smart Drum Line – Info Poster
Smart Drum Line – The first real time alert buoy fishing gear for maximizing the survival rate of catches : A new application developed in Reunion Island Christophe Perry, David Guyomard, François Pino, Gildas Bodilis PDF – DOWNLOAD
Texas: Coast Guard saves 50 sharks caught illegally off South Padre Island
News Release U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Corpus Christi 02. December 2015 —————– CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard freed 50 living sharks and two tripletail Tuesday, from illegal longline gear and gill net that was found about 400 yards offshore, near South Padre Island. Five dead sharks were also caught in the illegal fishing
Characteristics of the shark fisheries of Fiji
Published on 02. December 2015 Characteristics of the shark fisheries of Fiji Kerstin B. J. Glaus, Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser, Patricia Burkhardt-Holm, William T. White, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler ABSTRACT: Limited information is available on artisanal and subsistence shark fisheries across the Pacific. The aim of this study was to investigate Fiji’s inshore fisheries which catch sharks. In
MacNeil welcomes potential for Spurdog by-catch landings in the Minch
Published on 1 Dec, 2015 at 20:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Angus MacNeil, Scottish National Party, Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. 26. November 2015 —————— Trawlermen may soon be able to land the edible fish Spurdog which they are currently forced to discard back into the sea, Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP has learned. Responding to questions from Mr MacNeil
New Zealand: DOC tightens controls on shark cage diving
Media Release Department of Conservation, New Zealand 01. December 2015 —————– DOC has tightened permit conditions for commercial shark cage diving on Stewart Island/Rakiura and will increase monitoring. The shark cage diving season begins today. DOC says it will continue watching the two cage diving operators on Stewart Island to ensure the activity is not