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Spearfishermen convicted for harming Greynurse Shark
Published on 9 Sep, 2016 at 3:01 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release NSW Department of Industry, Australia 08. September 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — Two spearfishermen have been convicted for harming a critically endangered Greynurse Shark at Mona Vale in Sydney following a citizen-assisted investigation. One of the men returned from overseas to face Manly Local...
FWC Law Enforcement: Shark-related Reports, July 8 to August 25, 2016
Published on 8 Sep, 2016 at 16:07 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report July 22 through July 28, 2016 FRANKLIN COUNTY Officers Nelson, Robb and Miller were working complaints of shark finning in St. George Island State Park, and while Officers Nelson and Robb were on foot patrol they observed an individual...
La Réunion: Surfer severely injured in first shark attack this year
Published on 29 Aug, 2016 at 6:06 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 29. August 2016 On Saturday (August 27th) shortly after 5 pm, a young man , aged 21, was attacked by a shark while surfing at the beach of Boucan-Canot on Réunion Island. It is reported that the victim suffered major injuries (left arm and right foot severed). He...
CITES Secretariat recommends rejection of thresher shark and Ocellate river stingray proposals
Published on 25 Aug, 2016 at 15:09 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Johannesburg (South Africa), 24 September – 5 October 2016 — — — — — Official list (only related to sharks and rays) and recommendations by the CITES Secretariat : Species covered by the Proposal: Carcharhinus falciformis...
ESA Listing Not Warranted for Porbeagle Sharks
Published on 7 Aug, 2016 at 2:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 150122069-6596-02 RIN 0648-XD74 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List Porbeagle Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 08/01/2016 ACTION: Notice; 12 Month Finding And Availability...
GNPD begins tagging tiger sharks in Galapagos for 2016
News Release Galapagos Conservancy 18. July 2016 — — — — — — — Last week, rangers from the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD), in coordination with the Charles Darwin Foundation, began satellite tagging tiger sharks in the central areas of the Archipelago. At sites known for having a high presence of tiger sharks,...
Squatina david , A New Southern Caribbean Species of Angel Shark
Published on 18 Jul, 2016 at 14:28 in Front Page, Publications, Scientific Papers | Viewed times | No Comments
Published on 05. July 2016 A New Southern Caribbean Species of Angel Shark (Chondrichthyes, Squaliformes, Squatinidae), Including Phylogeny and Tempo of Diversification of American Species Arturo Acero P., José J. Tavera , Rafael Anguila, Luis Hernández ABSTRACT : A new species of Squatina, S. david, is described from the Colombian Caribbean. The new species...
FWC Law Enforcement: Shark-related Reports, April 15 to July 7, 2016
Published on 12 Jul, 2016 at 15:05 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report July 1 through July 7, 2016 PALM BEACH COUNTY Officers Spradling, Newman and Hankinson responded to a deceased hammerhead shark on shore at the south Lake Worth inlet. After determining the shark’s death was by natural causes, Officers Spradling...
NOAA: 12-Month Finding To List the Smooth Hammerhead Shark Under the Endangered Species Act
Published on 30 Jun, 2016 at 14:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 150506425–6516–02] RIN 0648–XD941 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petition To List the Smooth Hammerhead Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of 12-month...
South Africa: Man bitten by a shark off Arniston
Press Release National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 23. June 2016 – – — – — – – – — – – – Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said: At 12h05, Thursday, 23rd June, NSRI Agulhas duty crew were activated following Police reports of a man bitten by a shark off-shore of Arniston. NSRI Agulhas, the...