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Far-Travelled Shark

Far-Travelled Shark

News Release NAFC Marine Centre University of the Highlands and Islands 14. January 2016 —————— A hound shark caught near Shetland in December had been tagged off the Dutch coast in 2013 The starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias) was caught by the Shetland fishing boat Arcturus (skipper Bobby Sandison) while she was fishing in the East

NOAA: 90-Day Finding To List the Oceanic Whitetip Shark Under the Endangered Species Act

NOAA: 90-Day Finding To List the Oceanic Whitetip Shark Under the Endangered Species Act

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 RIN 0648-XE314 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Oceanic Whitetip Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act Agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Action: 90-day

Japan: Goblin shark and Frilled shark displayed in Yokohama aquarium

Japan: Goblin shark and Frilled shark displayed in Yokohama aquarium

This video was taken on 06. January 2016 and later uploaded by the YouTube poster ‘Elpasoaqua’. The footage shows a goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) and frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) which are currently held in captivity at the ‘Hakkeijima Sea Paradise’ in Yokohama, Japan. According to the aquarium (published on 05. January 2016), the two rare

Texas: U.S. Coast Guard confiscates 44 illegally caught sharks

Texas: U.S. Coast Guard confiscates 44 illegally caught sharks

News Release U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Corpus Christi 09. January  2016 —————– Coast Guard seizes more than 3,000 pounds of shark, snapper from multiple lanchas in Gulf of Mexico CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard seized 3,249 pounds of illegal catch from three Mexican fishing boats poaching in waters off South Padre Island early

Sand Tiger Shark Nursery Discovered in New York Waters

Sand Tiger Shark Nursery Discovered in New York Waters

Press Release Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) 05. January 2016 ————————- Scientists Discover Nursery Ground for Sand Tiger Sharks In Long Island’s Great South Bay Discovery made by project tracking local sharks since 2012 Research led by WCS’s New York Aquarium NEW YORK (January 5, 2016)—Scientists and veterinarians working for WCS’s New York Aquarium

NSW North Coast To Receive State’s First Ever Barrier Nets

NSW North Coast To Receive State’s First Ever Barrier Nets

Media Release Mike Baird Premier of NSW Minister for Western Sydney 21. December 2015 ————————– NORTH COAST TO RECEIVE FIRST SHARK BARRIERS The first barrier nets off the NSW coast will be installed off Ballina and Lennox Head as the NSW Government continues rolling out the $16 million shark strategy. NSW Premier Mike Baird and

Mauritius ready to prepare National Plan of Action to protect sharks

Mauritius ready to prepare National Plan of Action to protect sharks

Press Release Republic of Mauritius 22. December 2015 ——————— National Plan of Action for the conservation and management of sharks is in preparation A National Plan of Action (NPOA) for the conservation and management of sharks, is being prepared, in line with the International Plan of Action for Sharks of the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Shark Incident Reported From Brazilian Archipelago

Shark Incident Reported From Brazilian Archipelago

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 22. December 2015 In the late afternoon of Monday (Dec.21), a man suffered severe injuries in a shark attack at Fernando de Noronha. It’s a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, located over 350 km (220 miles) offshore from the coast of Pernambuco in Brazil. The victim, a 33-years

CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN General Assembly

CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN General Assembly

Press Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 15. December 2015 —————— CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN General Assembly in annual resolution on Sustainable Fisheries Geneva, 15 December 2015 – The resolution on Sustainable Fisheries1 (A/70/L.19) adopted unanimously on 8 December by the 70th

Suspected Hammerhead Shark Fins Seized By Hong Kong Customs

Suspected Hammerhead Shark Fins Seized By Hong Kong Customs

Press Release Hong Kong SAR Government News 14. December 2015 ————– Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae at airport Hong Kong Customs seized about 16 kilograms of suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae, an endangered species, and arrested a man at Hong Kong International Airport today (December 14). Customs officers intercepted

New Shark Enclosures for two Beaches in Reunion Island

New Shark Enclosures for two Beaches in Reunion Island

Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 09. December 2015 The authorities in Reunion Island have designated the beaches of Boucan Canot and Roches Noires as locations for new seabed-to-surface barriers that are supposed to protect people by preventing sharks from entering the enclosed area. The two beaches are located in the commune of Saint-Paul on

NOAA: 12-Month Finding for 7 Foreign Elasmobranch Species Under the Endangered Species Act

NOAA: 12-Month Finding for 7 Foreign Elasmobranch Species Under the Endangered Species Act

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 RIN 0648–XE184   Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for 7 Foreign Species of Elasmobranchs Under the Endangered Species Act A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 12/07/2015 Agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),

Texas: Coast Guard saves 50 sharks caught illegally off South Padre Island

Texas: Coast Guard saves 50 sharks caught illegally off South Padre Island

News Release U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Corpus Christi 02. December 2015 —————– CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard freed 50 living sharks and two tripletail Tuesday, from illegal longline gear and gill net that was found about 400 yards offshore, near South Padre Island. Five dead sharks were also caught in the illegal fishing

New Zealand: DOC tightens controls on shark cage diving

New Zealand: DOC tightens controls on shark cage diving

Media Release Department of Conservation, New Zealand 01. December 2015 —————– DOC has tightened permit conditions for commercial shark cage diving on Stewart Island/Rakiura and will increase monitoring. The shark cage diving season begins today. DOC says it will continue watching the two cage diving operators on Stewart Island to ensure the activity is not

Drones and smart drum lines to be trialled at northern NSW beaches

Drones and smart drum lines to be trialled at northern NSW beaches

Media Release Niall Blair Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water 25. November 2015 —————————– First Shark Technology Trial Underway Drones will be trialled and aerial surveillance boosted on the North Coast as the NSW Government fast tracks the rollout of its world-first $16 million shark strategy. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair