Western Australia: Shark Incident at Pyramids Beach near Mandurah

News Release SharkSmart 11. Novemver 2018 — — — —- — —- —- Alert level: Fisheries officers are currently investigating a shark bite incident at Pyramids Beach, south of Mandurah. Situation: A surfer has received injuries on his lower leg after being bitten by an unknown species of shark at approximately 8:50am this morning. The

Man bitten by shark – Ballina NSW

News Release NSW Police Force 07. November 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — A man has been injured after being bitten by a shark on the NSW North Coast. About 6.45am (Wednesday 7 November 2018), a 43-year-old local man was surfing at Shelley Beach, Ballina, when he was bitten

Man dies from shark bite in Queensland’s Cid Harbour

News Release myPolice Mackay 06. November 2018   Fatal shark bite, Whitsunday Island (Cid Harbour) The Whitsunday Water Police will be conducting patrols of Cid Harbour today along with vessels from other Queensland and Commonwealth Government agencies. The patrols are designed to provide reassurance to the boating community and tourists on the water. Yesterday a

Hawaii: Boat Crewman Charged for Feeding Sharks

News Release Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources 01. November 2018 —— — — — — — — — — — (Honolulu) – Just before 10:30 this morning DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources (DOCARE) officers monitoring fishing activities on the first day of the Akule (Big Eye Scad) season, off Haleiwa on O‘ahu’s

Practical measures for sustainable shark fisheries

Published on 02. November 2018 Practical measures for sustainable shark fisheries: Lessons learned from an Indonesian targeted shark fishery Irfan Yulianto ,Hollie Booth, Prayekti Ningtias, Tasrif Kartawijaya, Juan Santos, Sarmintohadi, Sonja Kleinertz, Stuart J. Campbell, Harry W. Palm, Cornelius Hammer ABSTRACT: Overfishing is a major threat to the survival of shark species, primarily driven by

A case study looking at tapeworm diversity among sharks

Published on 26. October 2018 Host diet influences parasite diversity: a case study looking at tapeworm diversity among sharks Trent K. Rasmussen, Haseeb S. Randhawa ABSTRACT: In theory, animal diets may act as important filters for different parasite species. However, there is currently a lack of empirical research looking at host diet as a potential

Passive bristling of mako shark scales in reversing flows

Published on 24. October 2018 Passive bristling of mako shark scales in reversing flows Kevin T. Du Clos, Amy Lang, Sean Devey, Philip J. Motta, Maria Laura Habegger, Brad J. Gemmell ABSTRACT: Shark skin has been shown to reduce drag in turbulent boundary layer flows, but the flow control mechanisms by which it does so

Effects on abundance indices of sharks caught by pelagic longliners off southern Africa

Published on 24. October 2018 Effects of inconsistent reporting, regulation changes and market demand on abundance indices of sharks caught by pelagic longliners off southern Africa Gareth L. Jordaan​, Jorge Santos, Johan C. Groeneveld ABSTRACT: The assumption of a proportional relationship between catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) and the abundance of sharks caught by pelagic longliners is tenuous

Mechanical behavior of shark vertebral centra at biologically relevant strains

Published on 23. October 2018 Mechanical behavior of shark vertebral centra at biologically relevant strains D. I. Ingle, L. J. Natanson, M. E. Porter ABSTRACT: Cartilaginous shark skeletons experience axial deformation at the intervertebral joints, but also within the mineralized cartilaginous centrum, which can compress to between 3 – 8% of its original length in

Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries

Published on 09. October 2018 Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries Darcy Bradley, Juan Mayorga, Douglas J. McCauley, Reniel B. Cabral, Patric Douglas, Steven D. Gaines ABSTRACT: Shark sanctuaries are an ambitious attempt to protect huge areas of ocean space to curtail overfishing of sharks. If shark sanctuaries are to succeed, effective surveillance

Mitochondrial DNA haplotype diversity and origin of captive sand tiger sharks

Published on 31. July 2018 Mitochondrial DNA haplotype diversity and origin of captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) Robert Wynne, Craig Wilding ABSTRACT: The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) is listed as globally vulnerable with geographically confined and disrupted global populations with little or no gene flow between them. Captive breeding in aquaria of these

Taiwanese fishing vessel fined for illegal shark catch

Press Release Fisheries Agency , Agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) 04. October 2018 — — — — — — — — — Investigations on the cases of fishing vessel Fuh Sheng No.11 and Chin Chang No.6 concluded, and serious punishment imposed The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan has finished investigation on

CBS News: SoCal Beach Shut Down After Shark Attacks Teen

Shark control equipment removed from Cid Harbour

Media Statement Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries The Honourable Mark Furner Thursday, September 27, 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — Shark control equipment temporarily placed in Cid Harbour last week has been removed after six potentially dangerous sharks were taken from local waters. But boaties and visitors

Using tagging data and aerial surveys to incorporate availability bias in the abundance estimation of blue sharks

Published on 11. September 2018 Using tagging data and aerial surveys to incorporate availability bias in the abundance estimation of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) Milaja Nykänen , Mark Jessopp, Thomas K. Doyle, Luke A. Harman, Ana Cañadas, Patricia Breen, William Hunt, Mick Mackey, Oliver Ó Cadhla, David Reid, Emer Rogan ABSTRACT: There is worldwide concern