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NOAA: 90-Day Petition Finding to list Pacific Great White Sharks as Endangered
Published on 29 Sep, 2012 at 11:16 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 28. September 2012 —————————- NOAA Finds Federal Protection of Northeastern Pacific Ocean Great White Sharks May Be Warranted NOAA Fisheries published in today’s Federal Register ( Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 189 ) a finding that two petitions contain substantial scientific information indicating that the northeastern
Countries Agree New Plan for Global Shark Conservation
Published on 27 Sep, 2012 at 10:31 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Government representatives from 50 countries have gathered in Bonn, Germany, for the first meeting of signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks concluded under the UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Participants adopted a new conservation plan, which aims to catalyze regional initiatives to reduce threats to migratory sharks. Signatory states also agreed to involve...
Measures to protect oceanic whitetip shark in New Zealand
Published on 27 Sep, 2012 at 4:01 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Oceanic whitetip sharks are to get the same status as the great white shark, Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today. International research show the species is facing high risk of extinction. From early 2013 they will become fully protected under the Wildlife Act 1953, giving them the same protected status as great white shark and basking shark in New...
Small Island of Kosrae Joins Effort to Create Massive Shark Sanctuary
Published on 24 Sep, 2012 at 3:50 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The Pew Charitable Trusts 21. September 2012 Two million-square-mile regional protected area now within reach Kosrae has become the first member of the Federated States of Micronesia to establish shark protections in its waters. The unanimous vote by the legislature in Kosrae, a small island of 7,700 people in the Pacific, is an
Australia: NSW announces sandtiger shark protection moves
Published on 20 Sep, 2012 at 9:07 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Katrina Hodgkinson MP Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Small Business Thursday 20 September 2012 ———————————– New Rules Protect Grey Nurse Sharks Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson today announced new management arrangements to protect the critically endangered grey nurse shark. Ms Hodgkinson said the new rules are simple for recreational fishers and
EU: Shark finning ban remains on agenda after EP vote today
Published on 19 Sep, 2012 at 11:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
The European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries adopted the Patrão Neves Report today on the removal of shark fins onboard vessels by 11 votes in favour, 10 against, and no abstentions. Although contradictory amendments were adopted, two major amendments proposed by the Rapporteur were adopted (amendments concerning the special fishing permits and the possibility, in some cases, to separate fins...
Porbeagle shark protection reminder issued by MMO
Published on 17 Sep, 2012 at 12:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) 14. September 2012 Advice on porbeagle sharks The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued guidance following the recent landings of porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus), a species considered critically endangered in the North East Atlantic. This comes after two reports of porbeagle sharks being caught off the North East
Oceana reveals economic costs of shark finning ban negligible when compared to public investments
Published on 13 Sep, 2012 at 10:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Press Release Oceana European shark fishing fleet has received at least € 117 000 000 in EU subsidies. 12. September 2012 Next week, the Fisheries Committee of European Parliament will vote to put in place a complete shark finning ban – a measure that the industry claims will cost them € 9.4 million. According to
Poor fisheries management endangers sharks in the Coral Triangle
Published on 9 Sep, 2012 at 17:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 08. September 2012 Hong Kong, China – WWF and TRAFFIC today released a new report that shows the need for a more concerted effort in managing shark fisheries in the Coral Triangle, to help conserve dwindling populations of these threatened species. The report, An Overview of Shark
Shark Advocates International: Concern Over Certification of Dogfish Fishery as Sustainable
Published on 4 Sep, 2012 at 3:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Advocates International ( SAI ) Statement of Concern Re: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of Northeast U.S. fisheries for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Background In August 2012, the MSC certified as “sustainable” U.S. federal and state (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina) longline, gillnet, and trawl fisheries taking
First U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Obtains MSC Certification
Published on 30 Aug, 2012 at 20:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The United States east coast North Atlantic fishery for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), assessed as six separate units of certification, has been awarded MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery following an independent, third-party assessment by the certification body, Intertek Moody Marine
Shark Catching Ban in American Samoa
Published on 30 Aug, 2012 at 3:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Order banning catching of rare marine species signed in American Samoa Published by Radio New Zealand International, Posted at 18:36 on 26 August, 2012 UTC The American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono has signed an executive order banning the catching of rare marine species including sharks from the territory’s waters. The executive order was announced
ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves Addendum IV
Published on 17 Aug, 2012 at 19:27 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Alexandria, VA. — AUGUST 16, 2012 The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board has approved Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish. The Addendum updates the definition of overfishing consistent with that of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and provides the Board the flexibility to
Shark and Ray Conservation Status Revealed in New Expert Report
Published on 15 Aug, 2012 at 5:14 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
At the close of the annual meeting of leading American shark and ray scientists, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG) is releasing the first compilation of conservation status assessments for nearly 300 sharks, rays, and chimaeras (collectively known as chondrichthyan fishes) found in North American, Central American, and Caribbean waters conducted using the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
New DNA Study Reveals Fins of Endangered Shark in U.S. Soups
Published on 9 Aug, 2012 at 14:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Americans who eat shark fin soup—an Asian delicacy costing up to $100 per bowl in the United States—might be unknowingly consuming an endangered species. According to an unprecedented scientific analysis by Stony Brook University, the Field Museum in Chicago and with support from the Pew Environment Group, the shark fin soup served in 14 U.S. cities contains at-risk species,...