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Hawaii beach closed after tiger shark incident
News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 18. March 2015 ————————– HAPUNA BEACH STATE PARK CLOSED DUE TO SHARK BITE HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources and county lifeguards closed Hapuna Beach State Park today following an incident just before noon, in which a 58 year old male
French Polynesia: Child bitten by shark in Bora Bora
Published on 18 Mar, 2015 at 13:35 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page, Shark News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 18. March 2015 On Monday, March 16, late in the morning around 10 a.m., a 9-year-old child was bitten on the hand by a shark in Bora Bora which belongs the Society Islands of French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. The boy was accompanied by his mother when the
Feeding sharks to make a buck is not conservation
Published on 15 Mar, 2015 at 23:30 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 12 Comments
Shark Cowboy Randall Jordan Guilty of breaking Florida Fish Feeding Law. Guilty on all three counts. – No jail time. 12 months probation. – Total $1,500 fines. – Must pay court costs $1,800. – Community service. – Investigation costs to be determined later. The investigation costs share could be high. the State Attorney said during
2014 Summary of the Shark Fishing Program in Réunion Island
Published on 27 Feb, 2015 at 11:42 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 27. February 2015 About 60 sharks killed in Réunion Island’s fishing program in 2014 Last September, we published a post about the protective shark fishing programs ‘Cap Requin’and ‘Valo Requins’ in Réunion Island. The related article can be found here: 29th Shark killed on Drumline in Reunion Island. The
MSC Certificate suspended for US Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery
Published on 23 Feb, 2015 at 20:45 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE SUSPENSION Sustainable Fisheries Association Inc. US Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery ————— SAI Global wishes to notify stakeholders that the above fishery certificate will enter into Suspension according to MSC CR v1.3 clause 7.4.3.2 on the 19th February 2015. Suspension has been enacted in order for the fishery
11 ft Tiger shark said to be involved in latest fatal attack in La Reunion
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 17. February 2015 Local sources have released the identity of the young woman killed in a shark attack in the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion last saturday ( 14. Feb 2015 ). Twenty-two years old Talon Bishop died from ‘multiple bites’, one of which severed the femoral artery.
Reunion Island: Woman dies in shark attack at l’Etang Salé
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 15. February 2015 On 14. February 2015 at around 6:40 pm, a young woman in her early 20’s was seriously injured in a shark attack in Reunion Island. The incident occurred while the victim was swimming with her friend close to shore at a beach in l’Etang Salé on
Unveiling the secrets of long-distance migration of tiger sharks
Media Release Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) 13. February 2015 ———————— Tiger sharks can migrate over very large distances ranging from the tropics to cool temperate waters, according to a new study by researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the University of Western Australia (UWA), CSRIO Marine and Atmospheric Research and
Shark attack deaths down in 2014, UF says
News Release University of Florida 11. February 2015 ————————– Writer: Alisson Clark Source: George Burgess Three people died worldwide from shark attacks last year, far below the average of 6.3 deaths per year over the past decade, according to the International Shark Attack File report released by the University of Florida today. The U.S. had
Government of Madagascar Creates Country’s First Shark Sanctuary
Published on 4 Feb, 2015 at 13:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) 04. February 2015 ———————– New sanctuary in Antongil Bay to protect 19 shark species New law grants local communities exclusive use and management rights to fishing areas New York (February 3, 2015) – The Government of Madagascar has created the country’s first marine sanctuary for sharks as
EU plans to ease regulations for dogfish imports
Published on 1 Feb, 2015 at 19:22 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 02. February 2015 The European Union is a major market for spiny dogfish that is used for human consumption. These dogfish products mainly originate from sustainable fisheries in North America. But on many occasions, EU member states have repeatedly rejected these imports due to exceptionally high levels of non
GMA News: 66th Megamouth shark caught in Philippines
Video uploaded by ‘GMA News and Public Affairs’ on 29. January 2015: Megamouth shark ( Megachasma pelagios ) dies in Albay after getting trapped in net A 15-ft megamouth shark has died after getting trapped in a fishing net for several hours at Barangay Marigondon, Pio Duran, Albay on Wednesday, January 28. Nonie Enolva, Bureau of
WA classifies black and smooth stingrays as protected fish in the South West
Published on 28 Jan, 2015 at 4:25 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 28. January 2015 ————————- Two stingray species now protected in the South West New regulations have now come into force to classify two stingray species – black and smooth stingrays – as protected fish, in both the West Coast and South Coast Bioregions of WA. These regions cover
Six Shark Attacks Reported from the US Pacific Coast in 2014
News Release Shark Research Committee 22. January 2015 ————————– Pacific Coast Shark Attacks During 2014 There were 6 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks on humans reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2014. All of the attacks were recorded from California. The attacks were distributed in the following months; July (1), October (4) and
Scientists document longest-ever case of sperm storage in sharks
Press Release California Academy of Sciences 08. January 2015 ———————– A brownbanded bamboo shark at the California Academy of Sciences lays viable egg – with healthy pup – after 45-month seclusion from males SAN FRANCISCO (January 8, 2015) — Brownbanded bamboo sharks take the term “resourceful” to a whole new level. Steinhart Aquarium biologists at