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Ireland: Basking shark gets status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act
Published on 6 Oct, 2022 at 5:21 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Ireland) 02 October 2022 — — — —- — — Ministers Noonan and McConalogue announce that the Basking Shark has been given the status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, and Minister for Agriculture,
Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times
Shark Bite Reporting and The New York Times Christopher L. Pepin-Neff ABSTRACT: The social and political dynamics around human–shark interactions are a growing area of interest in marine social science. The question motivating this article asks to what extent media reporting by The New York Times has engaged beyond the lexicon of “shark attack” discourse
Utilization and trade of sharks and rays in the Andaman Islands, India
Utilization and trade of sharks and rays in the Andaman Islands, India Zoya Tyabji, Rima W. Jabado, Dipani Sutaria ABSTRACT: Overfishing is recognized as the most pervasive threat to sharks and rays globally. While there is increasing emphasis on ecological aspects of shark and ray fisheries, socio-economic considerations are often poorly incorporated into management policies.
Capture heats up sharks
Capture heats up sharks Lucy Harding, Austin Gallagher, Andrew Jackson, Jenny Bortoluzzi, Haley R Dolton, Brendan Shea, Luke Harman, David Edwards, Nicholas Payne ABSTRACT: Catch-and-release fishing is an important component of ecotourism industries and scientific research worldwide, but its total impact on animal physiology, health and survival is understudied for many species of fishes, particularly
Extremely low sample size allows age and growth estimation in a rare and threatened shark
Extremely low sample size allows age and growth estimation in a rare and threatened shark Peter M. Kyne, Jonathan J. Smart, Grant Johnson ABSTRACT: Understanding life history parameters is key to assessing biological productivity, extinction risk, and informing the management of exploited fish populations. Age-and-growth analyses in chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, rays, and ghost sharks) is