Conservation & Fishery

United States to support Shark Proposals at CITES CoP16

United States to support Shark Proposals at CITES CoP16

U.S. to Support Trade Restrictions on Five Shark Species and All Manta Rays at International Wildlife Trade Meeting Information on Marine Species Proposals: Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead, Great Hammerhead, Smooth Hammerhead, Porbeagle Shark and Manta Rays

IFAW Highlights Threats to Sharks in Yemen

IFAW Highlights Threats to Sharks in Yemen

Press Release International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ) January 22, 2013 Dubai, UAE Concerned about the conservation of sharks in the Republic of Yemen, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) is organizing a national workshop in collaboration with the Yemen Environment Protection Authority. It is estimated 70 million sharks worldwide

CMS Welcomes United Nations General Assembly Resolution regarding CMS Sharks MOU

CMS Welcomes United Nations General Assembly Resolution regarding CMS Sharks MOU

Press Release Convention on Migratory Species ( CMS ) Bonn, 14 January 2013 ——————————–   By adopting the wide-ranging text on “Oceans and the Law of the Sea” on 11 December 2012 in New York, the United Nations General Assembly has for the first time ever officially recognized the importance of the CMS MOU on

UN Advisory Panel Recommendations on Shark Proposals at CITES CoP16

UN Advisory Panel Recommendations on Shark Proposals at CITES CoP16

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

NOAA to work with 10 nations to address IUU fishing

NOAA to work with 10 nations to address IUU fishing

Press Release National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) January 11, 2013 ————————- NOAA to work with 10 nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and stem the bycatch of protected species Six previously identified nations take corrective actions As part of its overall efforts to ensure that the U.S. fishing industry isn’t undermined by

Fishing drives the loss of shark and ray populations in the Adriatic Sea

Fishing drives the loss of shark and ray populations in the Adriatic Sea

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.

CDFW: Evaluation of Petition to List White Shark as Endangered Species

CDFW: Evaluation of Petition to List White Shark as Endangered Species

News Release California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) January 8, 2013 Evaluation of Petition to List White Shark as Listed Species Available The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a staff evaluation of a petition to list the Northeast Pacific population of white sharks as a threatened or endangered species under the

California Court’s Decision on Shark Fin Ban

California Court’s Decision on Shark Fin Ban

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ———————————————— CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. EDMUND BROWN, et al., Defendants. _______________________________/ No. C 12-3759 PJH ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction came on for hearing before this court on October 10, 2012. Plaintiffs appeared by their counsel Joseph

Pregnant shark saved by Bali Sharks Conservation Nursery

Pregnant shark saved by Bali Sharks Conservation Nursery

Saving Ibu Hiu (Mama Shark) By Paul F. ( Bali Sharks ), 04. January 2013 —————————— On Aug.17 our office received a call from a Denpasar Fisherman regarding a 1.6 meter White Tip Reef Shark that had been captured overnight in net off Singaraja (North Bali.)  I immediately thought that seemed odd as fishermen would

US judge denies bid to delay California ban on shark fin soup

US judge denies bid to delay California ban on shark fin soup

Note by SYM : The following article provides an update to the previous post from 19. July 2012 Chinese-Americans Challenge Shark Fin Ban in California ——————————————– Steven Harmon, Contra Costa Times 2nd January 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Wednesday denied an attempt to delay implementation of California’s law banning shark fin soup,

WildEarth Guardians submits petition to list the whale shark under ESA

WildEarth Guardians submits petition to list the whale shark under ESA

Press Release WildEarth Guardians December 21, 2012 ——————————   Advocates Seek Endangered Species Act Listing for Ocean’s “Gentle Giants” Whale Sharks Threatened by Fishing, Pollution, Habitat Destruction Contact: Taylor Jones (303) 353-1490 Washington, DC – WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service this week seeking to list the whale shark (Rhincodon

LDWF New Release on Shark Fishing Season 2013

LDWF New Release on Shark Fishing Season 2013

News Release Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Release Date: 12/28/2012 Commercial Fishing Season for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks to open in Louisiana Waters January 1 Commercial fishing for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks will open in Louisiana waters at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, January 1.  The National Marine Fisheries Service will also open the federal

WildEarth Guardians submits petition to list the great hammerhead shark under ESA

WildEarth Guardians submits petition to list the great hammerhead shark under ESA

Press Release WildEarth Guardians December 20, 2012 ————————— Advocates Seek Endangered Species Act Listing for Imperiled Hammerhead Sharks Great Hammerheads Threatened by “Finning,” Pollution, Habitat Destruction Contact: Taylor Jones (303) 353-1490 Washington, DC –WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) this week seeking to list the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna

UK Fishermen Organisation opposes zero TACs for spiny dogfish and porbeagle

UK Fishermen Organisation opposes zero TACs for spiny dogfish and porbeagle

News Release National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations ( NFFO ) 12. December 2012 Zero TACs Except in a single species fishery in urgent need of dramatic remedial action, zero TACs have no place in fisheries management. The recent history of the CFP is sufficient to demonstrate that in fisheries where a certain level of by-catch

Cook Islands Creates Sanctuary for Sharks

Cook Islands Creates Sanctuary for Sharks

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.