May 25th, 2020

Expert Panel on Sharks to review conservation and management of species by South Africa

Expert Panel on Sharks to review conservation and management of species by South Africa

Press Release Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa 21. May 2020 — — — — — — — — The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, has appointed an Expert Panel on Sharks to review the management and conservation of the species by South Africa. The nine-member Panel comprising of national and

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs Greiciane Amorim da Silva, Aline Nayara Poscai, André Luis da Silva Casas ABSTRACT: The envenomation caused by freshwater stingrays is one of the most frequent injuries related to aquatic animals in South America. Such injury is severe with skin necrosis as a

Can multi‐species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits?

Can multi‐species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits?

Can multi‐species shark longline fisheries be managed sustainably using size limits? Theoretically, yes. Realistically, No. Jonathan J. Smart, William T. White, Leontine Baje, Andrew Chin, Brooke M. D’Alberto, Michael I. Grant, Sushmita Mukherji, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: 1. Size limits are a common fisheries management strategy that are applied to many fisheries and species. Most

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas

MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas CECILIA MANCUSI, ROMANO BAINO, CATERINA FORTUNA, LUIS GIL DE SOLA, GABRIEL MOREY, MOHAMED NEJMEDDINE BRADAI, ARGYRIOS KALLIANOTIS, ALEN SOLDO, FARID HEMIDA, ADIB ALI SAAD, MARK DIMECH, PANAGIOTA PERISTERAKI, MICHEL BARICHE, SIMONA CLÒ, ELEONORA DE SABATA, LAURA CASTELLANO, FULVIO GARIBALDI, LUCA LANTERI,