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Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile
Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile. Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 04. March 2012. A fisherman from Peru was bitten by a shark while operating illegally in Chilean waters.
Plan for Shark Exclusion Net in South African Cape
City to consider a proposed trial installation of a shark exclusion net for Fish Hoek Beach. The South Peninsula Subcouncil (19) will shortly be considering a proposal to take the first steps to begin a trial of shark exclusion nets in the southern section of Fish Hoek beach.
Rare shark found dead in Azores
Rare smalltooth sandtiger shark Odontaspis ferox found dead in Azores. The dead specimen (male) was found beached at Praia dos Poços. The exact cause of death is unknown, the animal showed no external injuries.
Three Recent Shark Records from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Three Recent Shark Records from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.January - February 2012. Bluntnose sixgill sharks Hexanchus griseus in Turkey, Shortfin Mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus in Israel.
EU pushes for CITES Appendix III listing of Porbeagle Sharks
Published on 19 Feb, 2012 at 19:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
2012/0020 (NLE) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the submission by the European Union of an amendment of Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
New Mississippi State Record Mako Shark
CMR Certifies Three State Saltwater Fishing Records. Tim King of Ocean Springs set a new state conventional tackle record for Shortfin Mako with a 550‐pound fish on January 8, 2012.
South Australia limits shark fishing from metropolitan beaches
Hindmarsh residents win shark fishing ban. A new ban on shark fishing from South Australian metropolitan beaches strikes the right balance between swimmers and recreational fishers, Steve Georganas said today.
OCEANA: European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks
Published on 9 Feb, 2012 at 20:31 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks. The EU, with the largest reported shark catches in the world, is blocking other Mediterranean countries from protecting threatened sharks.
ISAF 2011 Shark Attack Summary
ISAF 2011 Shark Attack Summary. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shark attacks in the U.S. declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File report released today.
Maryland introduces bill to ban Shark Fins
Published on 5 Feb, 2012 at 21:05 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Maryland introduces bill to ban Shark Fins. HOUSE BILL 393. Natural Resources – Shark or Elasmobranch Fins – Prohibition on Possession or Distribution.
ISSF Resolution to Prohibit Shark Finning
Published on 1 Feb, 2012 at 20:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Finning Banned by World’s Largest Tuna Conservation Coalition 1 February 2012 – A conservation measure passed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Board of Directors will require industry participants to adopt written policies that prohibit the practice of shark finning and refrain from transactions with fishing vessels that engage in the practice.
Illinois introduces bill to ban Shark Fins
Published on 30 Jan, 2012 at 21:20 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Illinois introduces bill to ban Shark Fins Full Text of HB4119 Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin. Defines "shark" and "shark fin".
Spain: Several shark and ray species gain protection
Published on 25 Jan, 2012 at 12:08 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Spain protects 11 species of sharks and rays in Mediterranean Sea. On January 21, Spain's Official State Bulletin (BOE) has announced the inclusion of eleven elasmobranch species to the List of Wild Species under Special Protection (in Spanish: Listado de Especies Silvestres en Régimen de Protección Especial) .
Dead basking shark found on beach in Canada
Dead basking shark found on beach in Canada. Reported on 23. January 2012. Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The specimen washed up near Locke’s Island at the head of Jordan Bay last week.
EU project to protect threatened sharks
Published on 19 Jan, 2012 at 13:35 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by World Fishing & Aquaculture, 18. January 2012 Open-ocean shark populations throughout the world are dropping, not only due to overfishing but also from inadvertent captures by fishermen in search of tuna. In an effort to protect these vulnerable animals, the MADE project receives €2,980,000 in EU funding and is working to develop ways