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NMFS rejects endangered status for four skate species
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 14:50 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Notice About the Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata) Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata) Under the Endangered Species Act A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 20. December 2011 SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce 90-day finding for petitions to list the thorny
Shark fins seized at California border
Published on 23 Dec, 2011 at 5:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Alleged Shark Fin Smuggler Caught at the Border SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Mexican woman was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle shark fins into California at the San Ysidro border crossing.
Caribbean Workshop on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 12:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Caribbean Region Embraces the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 14. December 2011 The FAO Code of Conduct is highly regarded and used as main framework for fisheries policy development and planning at regional level in the Caribbean. This is seen
WWF-Hong Kong Statement on MSC Dogfish Certification
Published on 19 Dec, 2011 at 13:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Development of sustainable fisheries too slow to conserve shark population News Release Silvy Pun, Programme officer, sharks, WWF-Hong Kong Published on SCMP, 14 December 2011 In September, a fishery for spiny dogfish in British Columbia was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), making it the world’s first MSC shark fishery. The MSC is
MSC Board statement on shark finning
Published on 18 Dec, 2011 at 14:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release by the Marine Stewardship Council, 16. December 2011 At its December 2011 meeting held in Berlin, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Board of Trustees resolved that fisheries engaged in shark finning would not be eligible for certification to the MSC standard for sustainable fisheries. Shark finning is defined as the practice of removing
Mississauga delays shark fin ban
Published on 14 Dec, 2011 at 20:26 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
By Megan O’Toole, National Post, 14. December 2011 Mississauga is postponing its ban on shark-fin products until next summer, a move that puts the city more closely in line with neighbouring Toronto. In October, capping off weeks of debate over the potential negative impacts on local Chinese business owners, Mississauga council passed a bylaw to
Eco-Label for Pelagic Longline Fishery in US North Atlantic
Published on 13 Dec, 2011 at 14:32 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Southeast US North Atlantic Swordfish Longline and Buoy Gear Fishery Completes MSC Certification News Release by the Marine Stewardship Council ( MSC ), 08. December 2011 The Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius) pelagic longline and buoy gear fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification after a rigorous, independent assessment by MRAG Americas,
NDP bill to prohibit import of shark fins
Published on 9 Dec, 2011 at 4:01 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by the New Democratic Party (NDP), Canada, 08. December 2011 OTTAWA – Legislation to prohibit the import of shark fins, often illegally caught using inhumane methods, was introduced today by Official Opposition Fisheries and Oceans Critic Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam). “With millions of sharks being killed each year just for their fins, this
Grand Cayman supermarket pulls shark products from shelves
Fosters remove all shark products By IEye News, 06. December 2011 Fosters Food fair has removed all shark products from its shelves which has been hailed a major boost to the marine environment. Trading in shark products damages shark populations but now a growing number of countries in the Caribbean are banning shark fishing
Petition to list a Hammerhead Species under Endangered Species Act
Published on 27 Nov, 2011 at 12:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 3 Comments
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Ospesca Agreement on Shark Finning
Published on 27 Nov, 2011 at 5:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
DR joins Central America against shark finning By Dominican Today, Staff Writer, 26 November 2011 Panama City.– Agriculture Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic, agreed to ban the capture of sharks for their fins and to encourage intra-regional commodity trade, among other issues discussed in Panama. There was consensus in the Central
London Ontario bans shark fin products
Published on 22 Nov, 2011 at 19:40 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
London, Ont., votes 14-0 to approve ban on shark fin products By the Canadian Press, 22. November 2011 LONDON, Ont. – London has become the latest Ontario city to approve a ban on shark fin products. City council voted 14-0 in favour of the move on Monday night. City staff will draft a bylaw
EU Commission proposes full shark finning ban
Published on 21 Nov, 2011 at 7:44 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Fisheries: European Commission proposes full ban on shark finning at sea
Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Group to stop serving Shark Fins
Published on 21 Nov, 2011 at 4:26 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED Press Release 21 NOVEMBER, 2011 THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED BANS THE CONSUMPTION OF SHARK FIN IN ITS GROUP OPERATIONS (Hong Kong, 21 November 2011) In recognition of the threat facing the global shark population and in line with the Company’s sustainability vision, The Hongkong and Shanghai
ASMFC – Spiny Dogfish Quota for 2012-2013
Published on 20 Nov, 2011 at 7:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
ASMFC Sets Spiny Dogfish Quota for 2012-2013 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission NEWS RELEASE Press Contact: Tina Berger FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2011 ASMFC Sets Spiny Dogfish 2012/2013 Fishing Year Quota at 30 Million Pounds Boston, MA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved a