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Two Recent Shark Records from Norway

Two Recent Shark Records from Norway

Two Recent Shark Records from Norway Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 16. January 2012 Specimen No 1: Porbeagle shark Lamna nasus Specimen No 2: Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Fatal Shark Attack in South Africa

Fatal Shark Attack in South Africa

East Cape surfer killed by shark Johannesburg - A 25-year-old man was killed by a shark at Port St Johns Second beach on Sunday, the Eastern Cape health department said.

Mystery Mackerel Shark in Hawaii

Mystery Mackerel Shark in Hawaii

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 14.01.2012 Is it the infamous ‘White Death’ or just an ordinary (but huge) Mako Shark ? On January 12th, the recreational fisherman Addison Toki  has filmed a big shark in the waters near Kaena Point off Oahu, Hawaii. The specimen is quite obvious a member of the Lamnidae family (mackerel

Mako shark found beached in France

Mako shark found beached in France

Mako shark found beached in France 9.January 2012 The dead specimen was found on a beach at Lit-Et-Mixe, which is located in the south-western part of France (on the southern coast of the Bay of Biscay).

Ecuador Landings in October 2011

Ecuador Landings in October 2011

Sharks and Rays caught by Ecuador in October 2011 In October 2011, the estimated total landing of sharks and rays was reported to be 572.08 tons. It represents a decrease of ca. 67.43% in comparison to the previous month.

Fishermans gold Shark fin hunt empties west African seas

Fishermans gold Shark fin hunt empties west African seas

Spurring these fishermen on is the insatiable Asian appetite for shark fins, which make their way onto ostentatious dinner tables in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.

Fox Sharks caught in the Mediterranean Sea

Fox Sharks caught in the Mediterranean Sea

Fox Sharks caught in the Mediterranean Sea. Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 06. January 2012. Three recent records of thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus) from the Mediterranean Sea.

Central America united against shark finning

Central America united against shark finning

Central America united against shark finning A new legislation underlines Central America’s united stand against the practise of shark finning. The Regional Regulation OSP-05-11 has become effective on January 1st, 2012.

Records of Sharks from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Records of Sharks from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Sharks caught in Turkish waters Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 30. December 2011 Four recent records of sharks from Turkey. Bluntnose sixgill sharks Hexanchus griseus and Carcharhinus species

Basking Shark caught in Portugal

Basking Shark caught in Portugal

Basking Shark caught in Portugal Date: 22. December 2011 Location: Cascais, Portugal. Species: Basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ). Size: reported to be 3 metres in length.

Two new species of guitarfish discovered in Omani waters

Two new species of guitarfish discovered in Omani waters

New species of guitarfish discovered in Omani waters. Shark Project Oman (SPO) elasmobranch like sharks, rays, sawfish and guitarfish in Omani waters

Ecuador Landings in September 2011

Ecuador Landings in September 2011

Ecuador: Elasmobranch Landings in September 2011.The total landing of sharks and rays was determined to be 1756,35 tons.This result represents an increase of ca. 205 percent in relation to August 2011.

Thresher Shark Fishing in Nusa Penida

Thresher Shark Fishing in Nusa Penida

Bali Shark Project Thresher Shark Fishing in Nusa Penida 76 Females harvested with 69 pregnant with two babies each - babies discarded. Bali Shark Project Thresher Shark Fishing

Miami angler lands giant tiger shark

Miami angler lands giant tiger shark

Miami angler lands 15 foot tiger shark LMR Tackle is reporting about the capture of a huge tiger shark in the Miami area. 15 feet in length and weighed over half a ton

Shark attack at Angourie – New South Wales – Australia

Shark attack at Angourie – New South Wales –  Australia

Shark attack at Angourie on Steven King New South Wales, Australia