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New Report: Status of Key Australian Fish Stocks 2012
Published on 11 Dec, 2012 at 13:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) 11. December 2012 Fisheries stocktake a confidence boost for consumers The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) says consumers can be confident in the sustainability of Australian seafood this Christmas. A new report released today shows that the vast majority of key Australian fish stocks are healthy and
LWF Commission Modifies Rules for Large Coastal Sharks
Published on 8 Dec, 2012 at 5:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Release Date: 12/06/2012 (Dec. 6, 2012)– Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action on a Declaration of Emergency to modify the commercial harvest possession limits for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks. The commercial possession limit will increase from 33 to 36 for the 2013 commercial harvest
Pew Applauds French Polynesia for Creating the World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary
Published on 7 Dec, 2012 at 12:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Pew Charitable Trusts Contact: Rachel Brittin, (202) 540-6312 WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2012 – Josh Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to French Polynesia announcing comprehensive and permanent shark protections. The announcement was made on Dec. 6 during the annual meeting of the Western and
Upper-Slope Dogfish management poses potential consequences for the industry
Published on 3 Dec, 2012 at 14:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Australian Fisheries Management Authority ( AFMA ) Friday November 30, 2012 AFMA Update, Volume 9, Issue 16 Harrison’s Dogfish and Southern Dogfish are being considered for threatened species listing by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon. Tony Burke MP. As part of this process Minister Burke will assess whether AFMA’s
EU Shark finning loopholes closed
Published on 22 Nov, 2012 at 10:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
MEPs removed exceptions to the EU ban on "shark finning" - i.e. cutting off fins and dumping carcasses at sea - in a vote on Thursday. These exceptions required fishermen to keep carcases on board, but they made the ban difficult to enforce, as by allowing boats to land fins and bodies at different ports, they made it hard...
ICCAT 2012: Good News for Tuna, Less so for Sharks
Published on 19 Nov, 2012 at 19:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Agadir, Morocco - This year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been a tale of two giants of the open ocean: tunas and sharks, with contrasting outcomes for each.
EU: New Fishery for Lesser Spotted Dogfish in Irish waters
Published on 15 Nov, 2012 at 17:50 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Fine Gael November 9th, 2012 McHugh welcomes breakthrough for small fishermen at EU talks Fine Gael TD for Donegal North East, Joe McHugh, has today (Friday) welcomed the agreement between the European Council and the European Parliament, which is expected to allow for the establishment from Jan 1st 2013 of a new gillnet lesser
New Study Reveals Alarming Declines in Pacific Shark Populations
Published on 31 Oct, 2012 at 21:04 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Press Release Shark Advocates International 31. October 2012 ———————— NOUMEA, New Caledonia, — Research published today in the journal Conservation Biology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the status of Pacific shark populations to date. The paper, authored by Dr. Shelley Clarke and a team from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in New Caledonia,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council Votes for Spiny Dogfish Increases
Published on 25 Oct, 2012 at 4:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2012 Council Votes to Increase Commercial Quota and Trip Limits for Spiny Dogfish DOVER, DE—Last week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted to increase the commercial quota for spiny dogfish by 14% to 40.8 million pounds in 2013. If approved by the National Marine
Pirate fishermen off Sierra Leone export to EU says EJF Report
Published on 12 Oct, 2012 at 4:01 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) 11. October 2012 EJF launches new report: Pirate Fishing Exposed A damning report released today exposes the continued role of the European Union and East Asian countries in facilitating a market for seafood illegally caught in West Africa. Following a two-year investigation by The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), “Exposing
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