Shark bite-off rates revealed at Ningaloo

News Release The University of Western Australia 22. February 2018 — — — — — — — — In a world first, researchers at The University of Western Australia have quantified the number of shark bite-offs of recreationally caught fish in the Ningaloo region. Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, in collaboration with the Department

Quantifying shark depredation in a recreational fishery in Ningaloo

Published on 25. January 2018 Quantifying shark depredation in a recreational fishery in the Ningaloo Marine Park and Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia J. D. Mitchell, D. L. McLean, S. P. Collin, S. Taylor, G. Jackson, R. Fisher, T. J. Langlois ABSTRACT: Shark depredation, where a shark consumes a hooked fish before it can be retrieved

DNA-based identification reveals illegal trade of threatened shark species

Published on 20. February 2018 DNA-based identification reveals illegal trade of threatened shark species in a global elasmobranch conservation hotspot Leonardo Manir Feitosa, Ana Paula Barbosa Martins, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Wagner Macedo, Iann Leonardo Monteiro, Romário Gemaque, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Fernanda Gomes, Horácio Schneider, Iracilda Sampaio, Rosália Souza, João Bráullio Sales, Luís Fernando Rodrigues-Filho, Lígia

Woman bitten by shark at Botany Bay beach, NSW

News Release Randwick City Council 23. February 2018 — — — — — — — — Lifeguards close La Perouse beaches following shark attack Randwick City Council Lifeguards are closing beaches around La Perouse on Saturday 24 February following a shark attack at Congwong Beach at around 6pm this evening Friday 23 February. A woman

AUS: Putting a number on white shark populations

News Release Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 09. February 2018 — — — —- — — — — Looking for brothers and sisters among juvenile white sharks has provided the final pieces of information needed to estimate the size of populations in Australian waters. Australia has two white shark populations, an eastern population

Total population size of white sharks in eastern Australia and New Zealand

Published on 08. February 2018 Genetic relatedness reveals total population size of white sharks in eastern Australia and New Zealand R. M. Hillary, M. V. Bravington, T. A. Patterson, P. Grewe, R. Bradford, P. Feutry, R. Gunasekera, V. Peddemors, J. Werry, M. P. Francis, C. A. J. Duffy, B. D. Bruce ABSTRACT: Conservation concerns exist

Resurrection of the sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus

Published on 13. February 2018 Resurrection of the sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969 (Hexanchiformes, Hexanchidae), with comments on its distribution in the northwest Atlantic Ocean Toby S. Daly-Engel, E. Baremore, R. Dean Grubbs, Simon J. B. Gulak, Rachel T. Graham, Michael P. Enzenauer ABSTRACT: The sixgill sharks of the genus Hexanchus (Hexanchiformes,

WA: More white sharks tagged in Esperance operation

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 16. February 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — ​Long-lasting internal tags have been inserted into 16 white sharks off Esperance The tags can be detected on WA’s 27 satellite-linked shark monitoring receivers More than 860 sharks including 258 white sharks have now

WildAid: Sharks in Crisis

SHARKS IN CRISIS EVIDENCE OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IN CHINA AS NEW THREATS EMERGE WILDAID, 2018 PDF- DOWNLOAD  

UAE Bans Shark Fishing from 1st February to 30th June

News Release Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) 31. January 2018 — — — — — — — — — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced that shark fishing is banned during the period from Thursday 1st February until 30th June, coinciding with their breeding season. The ban is pursuant to

Illegal shark fishing evidence sparks investigation

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 01. February 2018 — — — — — — — — Discovery of illegal shark fishing evidence sparks an investigation ​Three illegally caught tiger sharks cut up and left on a Perth beach Anyone with information is asked to call FishWatch on 1800 815 507 Fishers urged to

Large Hammerhead Shark Caught in Trinidad