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US Atlantic Dogfish Fishery Close to MSC Certification
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 11:04 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
The United States Atlantic Fishery for Spiny Dogfis.h Marine Stewardship Council Certification. Certification Body: Moody Marine Ltd. Announcement of Determination and Release of the Final Report for Stakeholder Consultation.
Fiji: More monitoring needed to adress shark vulnerability
Published on 16 Jul, 2012 at 20:32 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Fiji Ministry of Information July 16 2012 MORE MONITORING NEEDED TO ADRESS SHARK VULNERABILITY The vulnerability of shark species and their depleting status in the region has become an area of priority analysis for Fiji and the Oceania Fisheries Programme or OFP. Stock assessments of the status of silky shark and oceanic white
New FAO Report: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012
Published on 12 Jul, 2012 at 11:05 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
FAO Media Centre Fisheries and aquaculture – enabling a vital sector to contribute more FAO releases new State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report 9 July 2012, Rome – Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture play a crucial role in food and nutrition security and in providing for the livelihoods of millions of people. FAO’s latest flagship
Oceana: Threatened sharks and rays granted critical protection in the Mediterranean
Published on 12 Jul, 2012 at 3:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Press Release Oceana July 11, 2012 Ten species – including hammerheads, tope, and shortfin mako – will now be strictly protected under the Barcelona Convention Oceana is extremely pleased that the EU has finally voted in favour of strictly protecting ten threatened species of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, under the Barcelona Convention.
Shark Motion presented to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
Published on 11 Jul, 2012 at 19:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Motion M037 presented to the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. M037 Conservation measures for threatened and Near Threatened sharks. ACKNOWLEDGING the increasing concern by the international community that many shark species are threatened and are continuing to decline because of unregulated fishing and bycatch;
Australia: 2nd Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
Published on 9 Jul, 2012 at 19:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Documents / PDF, Fishery Management, Publications | Viewed times | No Comments
Australia’s National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2012 ( Shark-plan 2 ) Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry In July 2012 Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry released Australia’s second National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2012 (Shark-plan
EU Hammerhead Shark Proposal Rejected at 83rd IATTC Meeting
Published on 5 Jul, 2012 at 3:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
The European Commission is disappointed with the outcomes of the 83rd annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 29 June in La Jolla, California, the United States.
Commercial Large Coastal Shark Fishery in Gulf of Mexico to be closed on July 6
Published on 4 Jul, 2012 at 11:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Closure of the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Region The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) projects that the landings for the commercial non-sandbar large coastal shark fishery in the Gulf of Mexico region soon will
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Shark Finning Regulation
Published on 28 Jun, 2012 at 3:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels’ COM(2011) 798 final — 2011/0364 (COD) (2012/C 181/34) Rapporteur: Mr Espuny MOYANO 21.6.2012 Official Journal of the
Venezuela Ends Shark Finning, Creates Protected Area
Published on 22 Jun, 2012 at 3:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The PEW Charitable Trusts Jun 20, 2012 Contact: Rachel Brittin, 202.540.6312 City: Washington Pew applauds action to ban shark fishing in critical breeding habitat Venezuela set forth a series of measures this week to protect sharks within its waters. Most significantly, commercial shark fishing is now prohibited throughout the 3,730 square kilometers (1,440
The UK takes another step to protect endangered sharks
Published on 19 Jun, 2012 at 11:17 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
News Release Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) 18 June 2012 Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon announced today. The agreement, the first of its kind to address the global conservation of sharks, was signed by
EU: Dogfish assessed as not overfished in Northeast Atlantic
Published on 11 Jun, 2012 at 5:29 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Fishing opportunities for 2013: Improvements for some fish stocks Press Release European Commission Brussels, 8 June 2012 In a consultation document adopted today, the European Commission sets out its intentions for fixing fishing opportunities for 2013. Through this annual document the Commission asks for the views of Member States and stakeholders on the setting of
UN Secretary-General urges countries to protect marine environment
Published on 8 Jun, 2012 at 19:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
On World Oceans Day, Ban urges countries to protect marine environment UN News Centre 08. June 2012 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to boost their efforts to protect the world’s oceans, which are threatened by overfishing, toxic waste, and climate change. “We must do more for our world’s oceans, which are threatened
EU Proposal to protect Hammerhead Sharks from sport and commercial fisheries in IATTC Area
Published on 7 Jun, 2012 at 18:19 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION 83RD MEETING La Jolla, California (USA) 25-29 June 2012 PROPOSAL IATTC-83 E-1 SUBMITTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IATTC RESOLUTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF HAMMERHEAD SHARKS (FAMILY SPHYRNIDAE) CAUGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH FISHERIES IN THE IATTC CONVENTION AREA EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Goal: Hammerhead sharks, caught mainly in the longline but also in purse
Australia: Shark fishers focus on sustainability
Published on 3 Jun, 2012 at 3:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
By the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) 28. May 2012 A group of 30 commercial shark fishers has improved their understanding of sustainable fishing practices in a two-day “Improved Environmental Work Practices” workshop at the South East Australia Maritime Education Centre (Seamec) in Lakes Entrance last week. The workshop, a joint initiative between industry, AFMA