Julia M. Lawson and Sonja V. Fordham. Sharks Ahead: Realizing the Potential of the Convention on Migratory Species to Conserve Elasmobranchs. Shark Advocates International, The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC, USA. 76 pp SOURCE (PDF Available)
Published in December 2018 Fatal shark attacks on divers in Australia, 1960-2017 J. Lippmann ABSTRACT: AIM: The aim of this study was to identify the number, location and characteristics associated with fatal shark attacks on divers in Australian waters from 1960 to 2017, inclusive. METHODS: Searches were made of the Divers Alert Network Asia-Pacific Diving
Published on 13 December 2018 Decline of coastal apex shark populations over the past half century George Roff, Christopher J. Brown, Mark A. Priest & Peter J. Mumby ABSTRACT: Overexploitation of large apex marine predators is widespread in the world’s oceans, yet the timing and extent of declines are poorly understood. Here we reconstruct a
Press Release Europêche Brussels, 21. December 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — — The European fishing industry represented by Europêche opposes the inclusion of shortfin mako shark in Appendix II of CITES which would severely curtail the international trade of the species. Particularly, the sector rejects the EU initiative
Published on 12. December 2018 A new microendemic species of the deep-water catshark genus Bythaelurus (Carcharhiniformes, Pentanchidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, with investigations of its feeding ecology, generic review and identification key Simon Weigmann, Carina Julia Kaschner, Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT: A new deep-water catshark, Bythaelurus stewarti, is described based on 121 examined specimens caught
Press Release Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) 14. December 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Monaco, 14 December 2018– After five days’ intensive discussions, the 3rd session of the Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks came to a
Published on 21. November 2018 Description of a new deep-water dogfish shark from Hawaii, with comments on the Squalus mitsukurii species complex in the West Pacific Toby S. Daly-Engel, Amber Koch, James M. Anderson, Charles F. Cotton, R. Dean Grubbs ABSTRACT: Dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus are small, deep-water sharks with a slow rate
Published on 21. November 2018 Ethnotaxonomy of sharks from tropical waters of Brazil Marcelo Moreira de Carvalho, Mônica Rocha de Oliveira, Priscila Fabiana Macedo Lopes, Jorge Eduardo Lins Oliveira ABSTRACT: Background Accessing folk knowledge from small-scale fishers is an affordable and reliable approach to understand the dynamic and diversity of shark species worldwide, especially of
Media Statement Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 12. December 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — At its December meeting in St. Augustine, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved draft changes to shark fishing regulations, including management changes for the shore-based shark fishery. These changes will
News Release NSW Police Force 09. December 2018 — — — — — — — — A man has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a shark on the state’s Mid North Coast. Emergency services were called to Wellington Drive, Nambucca Heads, about 7.15am today (Sunday 9 December 2018), after reports a 36-year-old
News Release Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Hawaii December 11, 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Owner And Officers Of Japanese Fishing Vessel Charged With Unlawful Trafficking And Smuggling Of Shark Fins HONOLULU – The owner and officers of a Japanese-flagged fishing vessel were charged in federal
Shark assessment report 2018 Authors: James Woodhams and Cher Harte Overview This report provides a synthesis of management arrangements, catch and sustainability of sharks across Australia. This report is a commitment under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and Australia’s National Plan of
Published on 12. November 2018 Sharks, rays and marine protected areas: A critical evaluation of current perspectives Tracy MacKeracher, Amy Diedrich, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly advocated for the conservation and management of sharks and rays. However, substantial uncertainty remains regarding which species can benefit from MPAs. Meanwhile, area‐focused protection
News Release NSW Police Force Saturday, 17 November 2018 — — — —- —- —- — — A man has been airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a shark at Gerroa today. About 1pm today (Saturday 17 November 2018), officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District were called to Seven Mile Beach at Gerroa
News Release SharkSmart 11. Novemver 2018 — — — —- — —- —- Alert level: Fisheries officers are currently investigating a shark bite incident at Pyramids Beach, south of Mandurah. Situation: A surfer has received injuries on his lower leg after being bitten by an unknown species of shark at approximately 8:50am this morning. The