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Five Countries to reject new international regulation on shark trade
Published on 15 Jun, 2013 at 12:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 3 Comments
Five Countries to reject new international regulation on shark trade. Several CITES members will ignore new trade restrictions for sharks and manta rays.
EU agrees to tighten its ban on shark finning
Published on 6 Jun, 2013 at 10:17 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Today, the Council adopted an amending regulation on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels following a first reading agreement with the European Parliament (76/12). The Portuguese delegation voted against. This text aims to eliminate existing derogations to the ban on "shark finning".
Fear of sharks helps preserve balance in the world’s oceans
A prey’s fear of a shark is critical to protecting ocean biodiversity, according to FIU researchers. Without this fear, a cascading effect within the ecosystem could destabilize the world’s oceans. Seagrass beds provide habitats for other fish and marine life — many of which people rely on. When predators, such as tiger sharks, rove in areas near seagrasses, herbivores...
Record sized Leopard Shark landed in Southern California
Published on 29 May, 2013 at 13:10 in Front Page, Shark News, Sport fishing | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Chuck Burguin may have caught a record-breaking Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) while fishing off San Diego in the early evening of May 13th.The large specimen weighed in at exactly 51 pounds 3 ounces (or 23.22 kg ) and measured 72 inches (182.88 cm) in length.
Forest & Bird praises Air NZ shark fin suspension
Published on 23 May, 2013 at 19:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Forest & Bird has been talking with Air New Zealand since early May about banning transportation of shark fins. This announcement follows a news item last Sunday (May 19), in which the airline was criticised for having flown shark fins. Shark fins are commonly used to make soup in Asia.
Dusky Sharks Will Be Considered for Endangered Species Act Protection
Published on 18 May, 2013 at 3:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Dusky Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Fossil Shark Teeth to Become North Carolina State Symbol
Published on 14 May, 2013 at 10:58 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
On May 6th, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted unanimously to add the teeth of a legendary extinct shark species to the list of official state symbols. The related House Bill 830 is entitled as 'An Act To Adopt An Official State Fossil, Frog, Salamander, Marsupial, Folk Art and Art Medium'.
Shark kills Frenchman on Reunion Island
A man has been attacked and killed by a shark on his honeymoon while surfing near a beach on the French island of Reunion.
Young Great White Sharks in So Cal Have High Contaminant Levels in Them
The ocean off Southern California is a known birthing ground for great white sharks. It also holds toxic chemical concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the insecticide DDT that were dumped into coastal waters decades ago, especially off the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
China ignores CITES Appendix III listing of two shark species
Published on 2 May, 2013 at 13:40 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 6 Comments
According to a CITES Notification to the Parties ( released on 09. April 2013 ), the CITES Secretariat has been informed that, on 26 February 2013, China entered reservations concerning the listing of the porbeagle shark Lamna nasus and the scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini in Appendix III of the Convention.
New York Senate Passes Bill Banning Shark Fin Sales
Published on 25 Apr, 2013 at 11:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauded the New York State Senate yesterday for passing a bill that will ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the state.
New eco study looks at Great white shark behavior
In a new study published in PLOS ONE titled, "White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) scavenging on whales and its potential role in further shaping the ecology of an apex predator," Captain Chris Fallows from Apex Expeditions collaborated with University of Miami (UM) scientists Dr. Neil Hammerschlag and Austin Gallagher, to explore the behaviors of Great white sharks scavenging on dead...
NOAA seeks comments on proposal to list scalloped hammerhead sharks under ESA
Published on 4 Apr, 2013 at 13:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
NOAA’s Fisheries Service, in response to a petition submitted by the WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals is proposing to list four populations of scalloped hammerhead sharks under the Endangered Species Act, two as threatened and two as endangered.
Noteworthy Recent Shark Records From Mediterranean And Adjacent Waters
Published on 26 Mar, 2013 at 14:38 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The following list provides a supplement and continuation of our previous posts from 06. January 2013 Notes on Sharks recently recorded from the Mediterranean and European Region. Twenty-nine notable recent shark records from Mediterranean and adjacent waters ( reported from 06. January 2013 to 25. March 2013 ).
Cape Town begins exclusion net trial at Fish Hoek beach
The City of Cape Town commenced its exclusion net trial at Fish Hoek beach today, 22 March 2013, in accordance with the permit conditions set out by the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Department of Environmental Affairs. The decision was made to commence the trial today as weather conditions proved to be ideal for the...