Two shark attacks in 24 hours on Australia’s Whitsunday Islands

Media Statements Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries The Honourable Mark Furner Thursday, September 20, 2018 Fisheries Minister Mark Furner has expressed his sympathies to the victims of two shark attacks in the Whitsundays. The Government has advised the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority that it is activating special provisions available to it

New records of sharks from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India

Published on 10. September 2018 New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists Zoya Tyabji, Rima W. Jabado, Dipani Sutaria ABSTRACT: The diversity of sharks occurring off the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India has received increased attention in recent years. Yet, available checklists are

Protection removed for endangered Hammerhead sharks in Great Barrier Reef

Media Release Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) 12. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — — The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane Society International (HSI) today expressed disappointment at the Senate’s failure to block a move by former Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg to deny protection to an

Scalloped Hammerhead: Iconic Queensland fishery saved

Press Release Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) 13. September 2018 — — — — — — — —- — “Today (September 12, 2018) the Senate voted against a disallowance put forward by Senator Whish-Wilson regarding Scallop Hammerhead sharks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP),” Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) CEO Jane Lovell said. “We thank

CBS Boston: Man Killed In Wellfleet Shark Attack Identified

HKU-led Study Shows that Shark Fin Trade is Unsustainable

Press Release The University of Hong Kong 13. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Out of Control Means Off the Menu: HKU-led Study Shows that Shark Fin Trade is Unsustainable Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject

Shark fin as a case study: Out of control means off the menu

Published on 08. September 2018 Out of control means off the menu: The case for ceasing consumption of luxury products from highly vulnerable species when international trade cannot be adequately controlled; shark fin as a case study Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, Astrid Alexandra Andersson, Alex Hofford, Calton S.W.Law, Loby C.Y.Hau, Daniel Pauly ABSTRACT: As luxury

NZ Shark cage diving operations closed down by Court of Appeal

Press Release Seafood New Zealand 05. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — In a major victory for paua divers and the local Stewart Island community, the Court of Appeal has ruled that shark cage diving constitutes “hunting or killing” great white sharks and is therefore an offence under the

Better protection for sharks needed as Spanish boat detained on suspicion of illegally shark finning in Irish waters

Press Release Irish Wildlife Trust 03. September 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — – The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has written to Ministers Michael Creed (Agriculture, Food and the Marine) and Josepha Madigan (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) appealing for them to strengthen protections for sharks and other threatened

Bonnethead sharks digest seagrass

Published on 5. September 2018 Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’ Samantha C. Leigh, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Donovan P. German ABSTRACT: What an animal consumes and what an animal digests and assimilates for energetic demands are not always synonymous. Sharks, uniformly accepted as carnivores, have guts that are presumed to be well suited for a

Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption in Peru

Published on 29. August 2018 Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption along the Peruvian coast Rocío López de la Lama, Santiago De la Puente, Juan Carlos Riveros ABSTRACT: Misconceptions, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes towards sharks act as barriers preventing actions required to tackle threats to shark populations, limiting the success

On the complexity of shark bite wounds

Published in August 2018 On the complexity of shark bite wounds: From associated bacteria to trauma management and wound repair Isci ET, Ritter E. ABSTRACT: The mouth of a shark is a breeding ground for a large variety of bacteria which can easily get transferred onto a human body in the event of a shark

Overlap between highly suitable habitats and longline gear management areas reveals vulnerable and protected regions for highly migratory sharks

Published on 23. August 2018 Overlap between highly suitable habitats and longline gear management areas reveals vulnerable and protected regions for highly migratory sharks Hannah Calich, Maria Estevanez, Neil Hammerschlag ABSTRACT: Highly migratory species (e.g. sharks, tunas, turtles, cetaceans) present unique conservation management challenges due to their wide-ranging movements. Consequently, the extent to which management

New Mississippi State Fishing Record for Tiger Shark

Press Release Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 21. August 2018 — — — — — — — CMR certifies three state fishing records BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday certified three state fishing records. Michael Garrett of Vancleave set the record for Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) with a shark weighing

Life-history traits inform on population trends when assessing the conservation status of a declining tiger shark population

Published on 20. August 2018 Life-history traits inform on population trends when assessing the conservation status of a declining tiger shark population Christopher Brown, George Roff ABSTRACT: The assessment of the conservation status of wide ranging species depends on estimates of the magnitude of their population trends. The accuracy of global trend estimates will depend