September 8th, 2018

NZ Shark cage diving operations closed down by Court of Appeal

NZ Shark cage diving operations closed down by Court of Appeal

Press Release Seafood New Zealand 05. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — In a major victory for paua divers and the local Stewart Island community, the Court of Appeal has ruled that shark cage diving constitutes “hunting or killing” great white sharks and is therefore an offence under the

Better protection for sharks needed as Spanish boat detained on suspicion of illegally shark finning in Irish waters

Better protection for sharks needed as Spanish boat detained on suspicion of illegally shark finning in Irish waters

Press Release Irish Wildlife Trust 03. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — – The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has written to Ministers Michael Creed (Agriculture, Food and the Marine) and Josepha Madigan (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) appealing for them to strengthen protections for sharks and other threatened

Bonnethead sharks digest seagrass

Bonnethead sharks digest seagrass

Published on 5. September 2018 Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’ Samantha C. Leigh, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Donovan P. German ABSTRACT: What an animal consumes and what an animal digests and assimilates for energetic demands are not always synonymous. Sharks, uniformly accepted as carnivores, have guts that are presumed to be well suited for a

Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption in Peru

Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption in Peru

Published on 29. August 2018 Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption along the Peruvian coast Rocío López de la Lama, Santiago De la Puente, Juan Carlos Riveros ABSTRACT: Misconceptions, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes towards sharks act as barriers preventing actions required to tackle threats to shark populations, limiting the success

On the complexity of shark bite wounds

On the complexity of shark bite wounds

Published in August 2018 On the complexity of shark bite wounds: From associated bacteria to trauma management and wound repair Isci ET, Ritter E. ABSTRACT: The mouth of a shark is a breeding ground for a large variety of bacteria which can easily get transferred onto a human body in the event of a shark

Overlap between highly suitable habitats and longline gear management areas reveals vulnerable and protected regions for highly migratory sharks

Overlap between highly suitable habitats and longline gear management areas reveals vulnerable and protected regions for highly migratory sharks

Published on 23. August 2018 Overlap between highly suitable habitats and longline gear management areas reveals vulnerable and protected regions for highly migratory sharks Hannah Calich, Maria Estevanez, Neil Hammerschlag ABSTRACT: Highly migratory species (e.g. sharks, tunas, turtles, cetaceans) present unique conservation management challenges due to their wide-ranging movements. Consequently, the extent to which management