Tasmania: Shark incident at Nettley Bay

News Release Surfing Tasmania 11. February 2016 ——————- SHARK ATTACK TODAY FEB. 11th Nettley Bay Marrawah. A confirmed report has been passed to Surfing Tasmania about a shark at Nettley Bay, Marrawah today. No one was injured but teeth marks were left in the surfer’s board. He had been surfing with a friend when the

Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world

Published online on 10. February 2016 Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity S. Weigmann ABSTRACT: An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids and chimaeras) of the world is presented. As of 7 November 2015, the number of species totals 1188,

Mobula kuhlii cleaning station identified at an inshore reef in southern Mozambique

Published on 09. February 2016 Mobula kuhlii cleaning station identified at an inshore reef in southern Mozambique Calum JG Murie​, Andrea D Marshall ABSTRACT : Cleaning interactions between the short fin devil ray, Mobula kuhlii, and the blue streaked cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, were observed at two sites on a single reef in southern Mozambique.

Shark parasites as bio-indicators of metals in two South African embayments

Published online on 05. February 2016 Shark parasites as bio-indicators of metals in two South African embayments Thomas Morris, Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Stephen Lamberth, Cecile Reed ABSTRACT: Concentrations of metals in the tissues of the sharks Callorhinchus capensis, Rhinobatos annulatus and Rhinobatos blochii collected in False Bay and Saldanha Bay, South Africa, in 2013 were investigated.

Implantation and Recovery of Long-Term Archival Transceivers in a Migratory Shark with High Site Fidelity

Published on 05. February 2016 Implantation and Recovery of Long-Term Archival Transceivers in a Migratory Shark with High Site Fidelity Danielle E. Haulsee, Dewayne A. Fox, Matthew W. Breece, Tonya M. Clauss, Matthew J. Oliver ABSTRACT: We developed a long-term tagging method that can be used to understand species assemblages and social groupings associated with

Assessment of a data-limited, multi-species shark fishery in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Published online on 02. February 2016 Assessment of a data-limited, multi-species shark fishery in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and south-east Queensland Alastair V. Harry, Richard J. Saunders, Jonathan J. Smart, Peter M. Yates, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Andrew J. Tobin ABSTRACT: The status of five species of commercially exploited sharks within the Great Barrier

The Shark Walker – Journey From the Source

Genetype and phylogenomic position of the frilled shark inferred from the mitochondrial genome

Published online on 01. February 2016 Genetype and phylogenomic position of the frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus inferred from the mitochondrial genome Carlos Bustamante, Michael B. Bennett, Jennifer R. Ovenden ABSTRACT: The genetype of Chlamydoselachus anguineus from Australian waters is described using the whole mitochondrial genome obtained from Illumina NGS technology. Total length of the mitogenome

CITES Proposals submitted to protect four pelagic shark species and devil rays

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 07. February 2016 On 05. February, CITES has informed its members on the latest received proposals to amend the Appendices for several marine species. All these proposals are related to elasmobranch species (sharks and rays) and will be considered at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Results of the 2016 JMP Dogfish Tournament

11th Annual Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Dogfish Tournament Location: Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA Date: 30. January 2016 127 anglers participated in this year’s tournament. A grand total of 54 spiny dogfish were weighed in at 343 lbs 2 oz (compared to 65 fish with a total weight of 497 lbs last year,

Evidence of Partial Migration in a Large Coastal Predator (Bull shark)

Published on 03. February 2016 Evidence of Partial Migration in a Large Coastal Predator: Opportunistic Foraging and Reproduction as Key Drivers? Mario Espinoza, Michelle R. Heupel, Andrew J. Tobin, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: Understanding animal movement decisions that involve migration is critical for evaluating population connectivity, and thus persistence. Recent work on sharks has shown

Patterns of Occurrence of Sharks in Sydney Harbour, a Large Urbanised Estuary

Published on 29. January 2016 Patterns of Occurrence of Sharks in Sydney Harbour, a Large Urbanised Estuary Amy F. Smoothey, Charles A. Gray, Steve J. Kennelly, Oliver J. Masens, Victor M. Peddemors, Wayne A. Robinson ABSTRACT: Information about spatial and temporal variability in the distribution and abundance of shark-populations are required for their conservation, management

Tracking white sharks in a dynamic system at the southern tip of Africa

Published on 30. January 2016 Tracking white sharks in a dynamic system at the southern tip of Africa Oliver JD Jewell​, David Edwards ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays are among the most important of marine megafauna as they are ecologically vital predators. However, most species are threatened and over exploited. Identifying core-habitats and movement patterns within

Seven Fishing Associations File an Amici Brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Shark Fin Lawsuit

News Release Saving Seafood 28. January 2016 ———————- WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — January 28, 2016 — Seven fishing associations have filed an amici brief in support of the Plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari in Chinatown Neighborhood Association, et al. v. Kamala D. Harris, which seeks to overturn California’s shark fin possession ban.  The Sustainable Fisheries Association,

Hawaii: Hanalei Bay closed after surfer bitten by shark

News Release Kaua’i Fire Department County  of  Kaua‘i For Immediate Release: January 28, 2016 ———————– Hanalei Bay closed to swimming due to shark bite HANALEI – Ocean Safety officials have closed Hanalei Bay to swimming until further notice due to a shark bite that occurred at roughly 2 p.m. Thursday. A male visitor had been