NOAA: 12-Month Finding To List the Smooth Hammerhead Shark Under the Endangered Species Act

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 150506425–6516–02] RIN 0648–XD941 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petition To List the Smooth Hammerhead Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of 12-month finding

The Garden State Seafood Association strongly opposes the ‘‘Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016’’

Press Release Garden State Seafood Association 23. June 2016 – – – – – – – – – – – – Finning of sharks (the process of removing fins at sea and discarding the shark) is currently illegal in the U.S. and Garden State Seafood Association (GSSA) supports that law. The Shark Conservation Act of

Surrounded: Island of the Sharks

South Africa: Man bitten by a shark off Arniston

Press Release National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 23. June 2016 – –  — – — – – – — – – – Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said: At 12h05, Thursday, 23rd June, NSRI Agulhas duty crew were activated following Police reports of a man bitten by a shark off-shore of Arniston. NSRI Agulhas, the SA

A novel method for determining post-release mortality, behavior, and recovery period using acceleration data loggers

Published online on 23. June 2016 A novel method for determining post-release mortality, behavior, and recovery period using acceleration data loggers Nicholas M. Whitney, Connor F. White, Adrian C. Gleiss, Gail D. Schwieterman, Paul Anderson, Robert E. Hueter, Gregory B. Skomal ABSTRACT : Recent declines in global fish stocks have raised questions regarding the sustainability

A fishery-independent survey of juvenile shortfin mako and blue sharks in the Southern California Bight

Published on 23. June 2016 A fishery-independent survey of juvenile shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and blue (Prionace glauca) sharks in the Southern California Bight, 1994–2013 Rosa Runcie, David Holts, James Wraith, Yi Xu, Darlene Ramon, Rand Rasmussen, Suzanne Kohin ABSTRACT : A fishery-independent abundance survey was initiated by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and

Cathay Pacific statement on shark’s fin carriage

Press Release Cathay Pacific Airways 22. June 2016 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Cathay Pacific has a long standing commitment to play our role in a more sustainable world. We were one of the first airlines in the world to raise the awareness of the unsustainability of

Evidence of positive selection associated with placental loss in tiger sharks

Published online on 14. June 2016 Evidence of positive selection associated with placental loss in tiger sharks Dominic G. Swift, Luke T. Dunning, Javier Igea, Edward J. Brooks, Catherine S. Jones, Leslie R. Noble, Adam Ciezarek, Emily Humble, Vincent Savolainen ABSTRACT: Background All vertebrates initially feed their offspring using yolk reserves. In some live-bearing species

Results of the 2016 Warriors for Warriors Charity Shark Tournament

3rd Annual Warriors for Warriors Charity Shark Tournament Location: Crystal Point Marina (Manasquan Inlet) and Holiday Harbor Marina (Barnegat Inlet), New Jersey, USA. Date: 02. – 04. June 2016 WINNERS: 1st Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Weight: 428 lbs Date: 04. June 2016 Boat: Tracy Sea Ann 2nd Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark

Results of the 2016 Bahia Marina Mako Mania Tournament

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 19. June 2016 20th annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament Location: Bahia Marina, Ocean City, Maryland, USA. Date: 03. to 05. June 2016 A total of 270 anglers and 58 boats participated in the event this year. During the fishing competition which lasted for three days, 21 mako sharks and

A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov.

Published on 02. June 2016 A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea) Peter R. Last, Bernard Séret, Gavin J.P. Naylor ABSTRACT: A new guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov., is described from material collected at fish markets in Malaysian Borneo (South

Feeding Behavior of Subadult Sixgill Sharks at a Bait Station

Published on 31. May 2016 Feeding Behavior of Subadult Sixgill Sharks (Hexanchus griseus) at a Bait Station Bryan McNeil, Dayv Lowry, Shawn Larson, Denise Griffing ABSTRACT: This is the first in-situ study of feeding behaviors exhibited by bluntnose sixgill sharks. Bait was placed beneath the Seattle Aquarium pier situated on the waterfront in Elliott Bay,

9News Perth: 2nd Fatal shark attack in a week

WA: White shark caught after bite incident near Falcon

News Release SharkSmart, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 01. June 2016 – – – – – – – – – – – – Serious Shark Threat at Surfbreak Lookout, near Falcon, south of Mandurah Department of Fisheries will set shark capture gear at SurfBreak Lookout, near Falcon, this morning after a shark incident on Tuesday