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New study shows small cookiecutter shark feeds on flesh of great white
Researchers have discovered the great white shark, one of the most feared ocean predators, can occasionally become prey for the mysterious cookiecutter shark, a lone predator one-tenth its size.
UN Advisory Panel Recommendations on Shark Proposals at CITES CoP16
Published on 18 Jan, 2013 at 15:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 5 Comments
Last year, we already reported about the submitted six proposals to list ten species of elasmobranch fish ( five shark- and five ray-species ) in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). See Here
Fishing drives the loss of shark and ray populations in the Adriatic Sea
Published on 10 Jan, 2013 at 19:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 2 Comments
According to a JRC co-authored article published today in Nature Scientific Reports, the shark and ray communities in the Adriatic Sea have been highly depleted in recent years, with fishing being a key driver of the decline.
Western Australia issues order to kill great white shark
Department of Fisheries officers have set shark capture gear in the State’s south west after repeated shark sightings indicated there was an imminent threat to water users in the popular beach, surfing and diving areas around Bunker Bay.
Notes on Sharks recently recorded from the Mediterranean and European Region
Published on 6 Jan, 2013 at 13:54 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Twenty-seven recent noteworthy Elasmobranch Records from the Mediterranean and European Region ( recorded from 30. September 2012 to 06. January 2013 ).
Port St Johns’s “beach of death”
Port St Johns’s “beach of death” when 20-year-old Liya Sibili, of Gauteng, was attacked and killed by a shark while swimming at the notorious Second Beach.
South Australia updates rules on metropolitan shark fishing
Update to metropolitan shark fishing rules. PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced changes to the gear restrictions currently affecting shark fishing along the metropolitan coastline.
Cook Islands Creates Sanctuary for Sharks
Published on 13 Dec, 2012 at 19:49 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
The Pew Environment Group applauds the Cook Islands for its decision to ban the possession, sale, and trade of shark products and end commercial shark fishing in more than 1.9 million square kilometers (756,000 square miles) of ocean.
Great White Shark shot by fisherman in Tunisia
Published on 4 Dec, 2012 at 20:07 in Front Page, Shark Fishing Videos, Shark News, Shark Videos, Videos | Viewed times | 32 Comments
Tunisian fishermen shoot and kill a great white shark off the coast of Sousse, located ca. 140 km south of the capital Tunis. I assume that these are commercial tuna fishermen. According to the poster, the incident occurred on December 3rd, 2012.
2 La. men admit illegally fishing for shark fins
Published on 30 Nov, 2012 at 19:40 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 4 Comments
2 La. men admit illegally fishing for shark fins Published 2:05 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to a Louisiana fishing violation after authorities said fins from hundreds of sharks were found aboard their vessel. Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says 37-year-old Rick Nguyen of
WA Shark hazard guidelines now in place
Department of Fisheries operational guidelines that give effect to the WA Government’s ‘imminent threat’ policy to deal with significant shark hazards are now in place. Director General Stuart Smith said the guidelines (pdf) provided a framework for assessing the threat posed by a shark and, if required, acting to take a shark.
Fatal Shark Attack in Mexico
Altata, Navolato: Media reported today that 32-year-old lifeguard Cárdenas García was attacked by a shark at 11:40am off the Nuevo Altata beach after cutting rope that had entangled him in high waves.
EU Shark finning loopholes closed
Published on 22 Nov, 2012 at 10:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
MEPs removed exceptions to the EU ban on "shark finning" - i.e. cutting off fins and dumping carcasses at sea - in a vote on Thursday. These exceptions required fishermen to keep carcases on board, but they made the ban difficult to enforce, as by allowing boats to land fins and bodies at different ports, they made it hard...
ICCAT 2012: Good News for Tuna, Less so for Sharks
Published on 19 Nov, 2012 at 19:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Agadir, Morocco - This year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been a tale of two giants of the open ocean: tunas and sharks, with contrasting outcomes for each.
Taiwan: Fishermen catch a third Great white shark off East Coast
Published on 14 Nov, 2012 at 13:22 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 11 Comments
According to Taiwanese media reports, fishermen have caught another great white shark off the island's east coast. The specimen marks the third capture of an adult white shark in Taiwan since late October.