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Spanish Blue Shark Fishery Enters Full MSC Assessment
Published on 8 Jan, 2015 at 13:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENTRY INTO FULL ASSESSMENT 23 TH OF DECEMBER 2014 North and South Atlantic Swordfish & Blue shark Spanish Longline Fishery (Client : ORPAGU & CEPESCA ) MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION BODY: BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION BUREAU VERITAS Certification is pleased to announce that the above fishery is ready for starting the full
Capture gear deployed after fatal shark incident near Albany – Western Australia
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 29. December 2014 ————————— Fisheries officers deploy capture gear after fatal shark incident at Cheynes Beach Beaches have been closed at Cheynes Beach near Albany after a fatal shark incident late this morning. The Department of Fisheries is currently investigating and has deployed equipment in an effort to
WA Catch order for white shark frequenting Warnbro Beach rescinded
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 22. December 2014 ————————— Shark capture order rescinded Following a significant reduction in the rate of detections of the high hazard shark within Warnbro Sound, Department of Fisheries Acting Director General, Dr Rick Fletcher has rescinded the catch order. This action is consistent with the State Government’s guidelines
Northwest Atlantic dusky sharks not warranted for listing under Endangered Species Act
Published on 16 Dec, 2014 at 11:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC515 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Northwest Atlantic Population of the Dusky Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Shark attack kills teenager off Port Douglas, Australia
Media Release Queensland Police 15. December 2014 ———————- Sudden death, Port Douglas An 18-year-old Mossman man has died after sustaining a shark bite off Port Douglas this morning. The man was fishing off Rudder Reef at around 11am when he was bitten by a shark on his leg. Friends who were travelling with the man
NOAA: Five Sawfish Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
Published on 13 Dec, 2014 at 12:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 224 RIN 0648-XZ50 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Endangered Listing of Five Species of Sawfish Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION : Final rule. SUMMARY
NZ shark cage diving permits issued for two years
Media Release Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai 11. December 2014 ———————— DOC issues shark cage diving permits The Department of Conservation has imposed strict rules to ensure great white sharks are not harmed by underwater cage diving operations around Stewart Island/Rakiura and the activity is confined to one location to minimise the impact on
2015 US Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season
Published on 2 Dec, 2014 at 13:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 01. December 2014 —————————- NMFS Announces a Final Rule Regarding the 2015 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a final rule that establishes quotas and opening dates for the 2015 Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Some of the quotas have changed from the
Philippines seeks ban on killing and trading of sharks and rays
Published on 26 Nov, 2014 at 13:13 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release House of Representatives of the Philippines 25. November 2014 —————————- P1M-penalty and 12 year-imprisonment for killing sharks and rays Writer: Jazmin S. Camero, Media Relations Service-PRIB The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure banning the catching, selling, purchasing, possessing, transporting, importing and exporting of all sharks and rays
Noteworthy Shark Records from Mediterranean and European Atlantic Waters – May 2014 to October 2014
Published on 21 Nov, 2014 at 13:42 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 21. November 2014 The following list provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post from 12. May 2014 Noteworthy Shark Records from Mediterranean and European Waters – September 2013 to April 2014 Details on each specimen in descending chronological order : Although all entries have been carefully
Atlantic Fishery Managers Fail Sharks Yet Again
Published on 18 Nov, 2014 at 12:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Shark Advocates International 17. November 2014 ———————– ICCAT leaves high seas mako fishing unregulated, porbeagles under-protected, and finning ban weak Genoa, Italy. November 17, 2014. Fishing nations at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have failed to reach consensus on several shark conservation proposals, including
Man reports shark bite off Kaanapali, Hawaii
News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 13. November 2014 ————————– APPARENT SHARK ATTACK INJURES ALASKA MAN Some West Maui Beaches Closed A 50 year old Homer, Alaska man, snorkeling in the ocean off Airplane Beach in the Ka’anapali area of West Maui, reported being bitten by a shark at around 1:30
International action taken on protecting shark, ray and sawfish species
Published on 11 Nov, 2014 at 11:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release European Commission (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) 10. November 2014 ————————- (10/11/2014) The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2014. The EU was amongst the Parties agreeing
Tiger shark attacks surfer off North Kohala, Hawaii
Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department, North Kohala District 31. October 2014 ———————– North Kohala shark attack 10-31-14 A 34-year-old Kailua-Kona woman was attacked by a shark while surfing at Halaula Lighthouse in North Kohala. At 11:12 a.m. Friday (October 31), police received a report that the victim was en route to North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital
Third shark incident this week reported on Maui
News Release Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) 22. October 2014 ———————– THIRD SHARK ENCOUNTER ON MAUI THIS WEEK Murky Water Warning Continues HONOLULU – For a third time this week, a Maui ocean user encountered a shark in murky water today, around 10 a.m. Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division