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Reef Sharks and Coral Reefs Symposium
Published on 19 Jul, 2011 at 12:12 in Research | Viewed times | No Comments
19 July 2011. Announcing the mini-symposium ” Reef Sharks and Coral Reefs ” at the 12th INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM, Cairns, Australia, 9-13 JULY 2012. In July 2012, the 12th ICRS will welcome over 2,500 delegates from around to world to the tropical city of Cairns to attend 1,500 talks and posters presenting the latest
Shark bites Boy in Texas Shawn Hamilton
19 July 2011, Shark Year Magazine. On 07 July 2011, 14-year-old Shawn Hamilton was bitten by a shark during a family fishing trip at Mustang Island. It’s a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Nueces County, Texas. The teenager was standing in waist-deep water and fishing with a live croaker for bait when the
CITES Sharks on the Agenda of the 25th Meeting of the Animals Committee
Published on 18 Jul, 2011 at 19:27 in Documents / PDF, Front Page, Publications | Viewed times | No Comments
19 July 2011 Twenty-fifth meeting of the Animals Committee Geneva (Switzerland), 18-22 July 2011 Links to PDF-Downloads : Conservation and management of sharks Report on the implementation of NPOA-Sharks and regional plans, and on relevant information from the range States. Annex 2 (in the language in which the documents were submitted): Annex 2 –
Another Shark Attack in Reunion
Published on 18 Jul, 2011 at 18:12 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
19 July 2011, Shark Year Magazine. The information site ‘Linfo’ is reporting about another shark attack that occurred in Reunion Island recently. On 15 July at ca. 5 pm, a kayaker allegedly had a close encounter with a shark off the beach of Brisants in Saint-Gilles. The predator attacked the hull of the kayak, but
Great White Shark breaches into Research Boat in South Africa
18 July 2011. Press Release published by ‘ Nosy Basset – Sunshine Coast Online ‘ Oceans Research Team gets a little too close for comfort Mossel Bay, 18 July, 2011: The Oceans Research team, a marine research organisation working in Mossel Bay, got the surprise of a lifetime today when a 3 meter great white
California Anglers catch 11 foot shortfin mako shark
18 July 2011. On 17 July 2011, four fishermen from Orange County took the lead in this year’s Channel Islands Mako Shark Tournament by catching a huge shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) near Oxnard. The specimen measured 11 feet long and weighed in at 860 pounds. The team, captained by Chad Compton of La Mirada, reeled
Cage-diving entities exposed to financial ruin
Published on 18 Jul, 2011 at 2:59 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
18 July 2011. Anna Majavu, Times Live. Directors of black-owned Great White Shark cage-diving companies say they’re losing their life savings they invested in their businesses because the government hasn’t given them the permits it promised. Cage diving – in which divers are lowered into the water inside protective cages to observe the predators in
Shark Species Gains First Regional Protection in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Published on 17 Jul, 2011 at 18:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
This is an update on the previous (30 June) article : ‘Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Caught In Tuna Fisheries’ 11 July 2011 Joanna Benn, PEW Environment Group. The Pew Environment Group applauds a decision reached on the final day of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting to protect oceanic whitetips, the first shark species accorded
CMS: Proposal for Inclusion of Giant Manta Ray in Appendix I and II
Published on 16 Jul, 2011 at 19:44 in Documents / PDF, Front Page, Publications | Viewed times | No Comments
Conference of the Parties to CMS November 2011, Bergen, Norway. the Government of Ecuador has submitted the following proposal for amendment
European Union – Food Alert: Shark Products
Published on 16 Jul, 2011 at 13:18 in Conservation & Fishery, General News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
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US Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery The preliminary landings estimates in metric tons
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 15 July 2011. Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery – Update The preliminary landings estimates in metric tons (mt) and pounds (lb) dressed weight (dw) for the Atlantic Shark commercial fisheries from January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011. PDF Download .
Protected Sharks disallowed in Alabama Tournament – Sandbar sharks
16 July 2011 The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is currently taking place on Dauphin Island. This event is considered as one of the oldest and largest multi-species saltwater tournament in the country. According to al.com, three of the seven sharks brought to scales on Friday ( 15 July ) were disallowed because they were