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Is shark conservation working in the USA?
Published on 8 Jan, 2014 at 18:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
In 1986 a shark survey began off the east coast of the USA. 1998 was a record high of 917 sharks and tagged 859. In 2009 another record high of 1,675 sharks from 19 different species and tagged 1,352. In 2012 another record high of 1,831 shark were caught with 1,654 tagged and released. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2009/SciSpot/SS0909/
Colombia Signs Sharks MOU
Published on 16 Dec, 2013 at 17:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) 06. December 2013 ————————– Bonn, 6 December 2013 – The CMS Secretariat welcomes Colombia as the 27th country signing the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU) with effect from 1 November 2013. The original signature block was received this week.
2014 Commercial Shark Fishing Season in Louisiana
Published on 16 Dec, 2013 at 4:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) 12. December 2013 ———————- COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR NON-SANDBAR LARGE COASTAL SHARKS TO OPEN IN STATE WATERS JANUARY 1 December 12, 2013 – Commercial fishing for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks will open in Louisiana waters at 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2014, federal waters will also open in
Solomon Islands Government takes a lead on shark conservation
Published on 12 Dec, 2013 at 4:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release WWF, Australia 04. December 2013 ———————– SUVA, FIJI: The Government of the Solomon Islands has taken a significant step forward to address threats to shark populations within their waters. At an announcement made today at the 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation & Protected Areas in Suva, the Ministry of Environment, Climate
New Zealand proposes ban on shark finning
Published on 10 Nov, 2013 at 6:49 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The Government is proposing to ban the removal of shark fins and the dumping of the shark carcass at sea, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.
Fishing Industry Science Alliance – Spiny Dogfish Project Launched
Published on 9 Nov, 2013 at 12:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by ‘Hebrides News Today’, on 05. November 2013 This morning Barra and South Uist Councillor Donald Manford chaired a meeting of fishermen and fishing industry representatives in Stornoway to mark the launch of the Fishing Industry Science Alliance – Spurdog/Spiny Dogfish Project. Dr. Clive Fox from the Scottish Marine Institute in Oban explained
Costa Rica uses INTERPOL Purple Notice to warn about illegal shark finning
Published on 6 Nov, 2013 at 20:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Media Release INTERPOL 06. November 2013 ———————– LYON, France – An alert for a method of shark finning aimed at avoiding detection of illegal practices has been circulated to all 190 INTERPOL member countries after a case was identified by Costa Rican authorities. An INTERPOL Purple Notice has been circulated for a modus operandi of
ASMFC increases dogfish quota for 2014/15 and 2015/16 fishing seasons
Published on 6 Nov, 2013 at 12:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) 01. November 2013 ————————- ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Revises Quotas for 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 Fishing Seasons St. Simons Island, Georgia – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board increased its spiny dogfish quotas for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 fishing seasons (May 1 – April 30)
EU: MP calls for action on spurdog discards
Published on 20 Oct, 2013 at 12:16 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by ‘Hebrides News Today’, on 17. October 2013 Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has today written to the Governments in Edinburgh and London regarding the amount of boxes of spur dog that are continuing to be dumped at sea because of quota restrictions. Mr MacNeil has urged that both the UK Government and Scottish
MMO issues advice on thresher sharks
Published on 19 Oct, 2013 at 20:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Marine Management Organisation (MMO) 16. October 2013 ——————— Advice on thresher sharks The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued guidance following the recent landing and sale of a common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus), a species which is found in cold temperate waters including around the UK. There are certain restrictions for commercial fishing
BC Dogfish Fishery Announces MSC Self-Suspension
Published on 17 Oct, 2013 at 19:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The B.C. Dogfish Hook and Line lndustry Association announces a 'self-suspension' of MSC fishery certificates (2) for the B. C. Hook and Line Spiny Dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) (also known as Squalus acanthias) fishery, effective from September 14, 2013, until further notice.
EU Council: Netherlands expresses concern about shark fishing in Cape Verde
Published on 17 Oct, 2013 at 18:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Following the ex post evaluation of the current protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde, the Netherlands wishes to express its concern about the level of shark fishing in the waters of the Republic of Cape Verde.
Closure of Commercial Management Groups for LCS, hammerheads, blacknose and non-blacknose SCS in Atlantic region
Published on 26 Sep, 2013 at 10:04 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release NOAA Fisheries 25. September 2013 ————————— NMFS Announces Closure of the Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Blacknose Shark, and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Shark Management Groups in the Atlantic Region Commercial shark dealer reports indicate that the landings for the commercial Atlantic aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and blacknose shark management groups
India: Policy Circular on Shark Finning Prohibition
Published on 26 Sep, 2013 at 3:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 26. September 2013 Below is a copy of the official Policy Circular regarding the prohibition of ‘finning’ of sharks at Sea. Please see also the related Press Release by India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests here. —
Shark Advocacy Groups Announce Support for Shark Finning Bill
Published on 19 Sep, 2013 at 12:44 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Senator Daylin Leach Representing the 17th Senatorial District 17. September 2013 ————————— HARRISBURG, September 17, 2013 – State Sens. Richard Alloway (R-Adams/Franklin/York) and Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today thanked Fin Free Pennsylvania and Shark Angels for their support of Senate Bill 340, which would ban the sale and possession of shark fins in the