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CITES controls over newly-listed shark species enter into force
Published on 8 Oct, 2017 at 15:56 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release CITES 04. October 2017 — — — — — – — — – – Trade in fins, meat and other products from silky and thresher sharks subject to strict regulation starting today 4 October Geneva, 4 October 2017 – The wait is over. As of today, international trade in silky and thresher sharks will
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected scheduled dried shark fins
Published on 20 Sep, 2017 at 11:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs today (September 18) seized about 350 kilograms of dried shark fins of suspected scheduled hammerhead sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks with an estimated market value of about $280,000 from
NSW: Second Shark Net Trial For The North Coast
Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Regional Water Minister for Trade and Industry 01. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — – A second shark net trial will take place at five beaches on the NSW North Coast following the analysis of results of the first trial,
Queensland: Improved protection for hammerhead sharks
Published on 11 Aug, 2017 at 3:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Statement Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Economic Development The Honourable Bill Byrne Friday, August 11, 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Fishery management controls around hammerhead sharks have been strengthened to help prevent them being listed as an endangered species. Fisheries
Atlantic Region Increased Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit to 36
Published on 11 Jul, 2017 at 18:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
JULY 11, 2017 Atlantic Region Increased Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit to 36 Sharks per Trip and Regulation Reminders The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is increasing the retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and hammerhead shark management groups for directed shark limited access permit holders in the Atlantic region
Rare Spotted Ray caught at Annual Scottish Shark-a-Tag Event
Press Release Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) 12. June 2017 — — — —- —- The 9th annual Sharkatag event took place on the 3rd and 4th of June this year in southwest Scotland. For the first time ever during the event a Spotted Ray was caught, the angler being Sharkatag veteran Alison Morris
WA: World-first shark deterrent subsidy kicks-off
Media Statement Hon Dave Kelly BA MLA Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science Friday, 26 May 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — – Election commitment delivered Subsidy of $200 for 1,000 devices starts today Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly is urging Western Australians to benefit from
A smarter approach to shark mitigation in WA waters
Media Statement Hon Dave Kelly BA MLA Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science 13. May 2017 — — — — — — — — — Election commitment for a shark deterrent subsidy delivered Shark monitoring network extended to Esperance Election commitment for Beach Emergency Numbering grants delivered Funding provided to the City
Gibraltar enacts new legislation protecting Sharks, Rays and Skates
Published on 7 May, 2017 at 12:28 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release HM Government of Gibraltar Ministry of Education, Heritage, Environment, Energy and Climate Change 4th May 2017 — — — — — — — — The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change, Dr. John Cortes, has today published a significant amendment to the Nature Protection Act 1991 making Gibraltar one of the
Spain: 8 metres Basking shark landed in Alicante Province
Published on 27 Apr, 2017 at 16:53 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 27. April 2017 Date: reported on 27th of April 2017 Location: Calp, Marina Alta, Valencian Community, Spain Species: Basking shark (Cetrorhinus maximus) Size: said to be 7,43 metres in length. Sex: male A record from the western Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was caught accidentally by a commercial trawler about 16
Greece: Basking shark caught in Crete
Published on 11 Apr, 2017 at 10:13 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 11.04.2017 Date: reported on 06th of April 2017 Location: Agia Galini, Crete Island, Greece. Species: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Size: said to be up to 7 metres in length. Sources: e-mesara and Eπιλεκτικά Selectively (video embedded below). The specimen was found entangled in a fishing net in the Gulf of
Greece: Two records of Thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf
Published on 1 Apr, 2017 at 16:03 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 01. April 2017 Please find below the short report on two recent catches of thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf (located in the Aegean Sea off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece). 1st Specimen : Date: reported on 21st of March 2017 Location: Nea Kios, Peloponnese, Greece Species: Bigeye
Video: Great white shark caught in Al Hoceima, Morocco
Published on 26 Mar, 2017 at 5:26 in Front Page, Shark Fishing Videos, Videos | Viewed times | No Comments
This footage was uploaded by AlbahrTV on 23rd of March 2017. It shows a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) that was allegedly caught in the waters between Al Hoceima and Nador in Morocco. An additional short video-clip can be watched HERE, and photos HERE.
Saving lives with eyes in the sky
Press Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Regional Water Minister for Trade and Industry 08. March 2017 – — — — — — — — — — The NSW Government’s summer drone and helicopter surveillance programs have highlighted their effectiveness in reducing the risk of shark attacks on NSW beaches. NSW Minister
Shipments of dried shark fins seized in Hong Kong
Published on 12 Mar, 2017 at 5:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) 06. March 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Shipments of suspected scheduled dried shark fins seized by AFCD A joint operation was mounted between the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Customs and Excise Department against illegal importation of shark