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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,
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
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
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
EU to decide on Shark Finning Proposal tomorrow
Published on 19 Nov, 2011 at 21:12 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Strengthening EU shark finning ban Press Release by Maria Damanaki, EU Commission – Maritime affairs and fisheries. 18. November 2011 On the basis of the public consultation the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels ( PDF here ) that run until February, Commissioner Damanaki put on the table a proposal to strengthen the
ICCAT: Silky Shark gains protection
Published on 19 Nov, 2011 at 12:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
ICCAT: Progress, Yes. Success, No. News Release by the PEW Environment Group. Despite work to end bluefin tuna fraud and protect silky sharks, more needed to conserve marine life in Atlantic Ocean ISTANBUL, Nov. 19, 2011 Governments at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have adopted several important provisions
Florida protects four shark species
Published on 17 Nov, 2011 at 6:22 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
News Release by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC): FWC moves to protect tiger sharks, hammerheads News Release Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) moved Nov. 16 to prohibit the harvest of tiger sharks and three species of hammerheads
Alternative Fishing Gear Can Reduce Shark Mortality
Published on 15 Nov, 2011 at 13:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by the Pew Environment Group 15. November 2011 City Washington/Istanbul CONTACT: Joanna Benn, 202.540.6611 Dave Bard, 202.486.4426 Pew lays out simple steps to cut bycatch numbers A new global scientific review shows that simple changes in fishing gear could significantly reduce the large number of sharks unintentionally caught in the world’s oceans. The
30th Annual NEAFC Meeting in London
Published on 14 Nov, 2011 at 20:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by NEAFC, 11. November 2011 NORTHEAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION AGREES TO CONTINUED AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR FISHERIES AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS UNDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY The 30th Annual Meeting of the North‐East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) was held in London from 7 to 11 November 2011 under the chairmanship of the Acting President, Mr
WCPFC Proposal – Conservation Measures for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
Published on 13 Nov, 2011 at 7:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
WCPFC USA PROPOSAL FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURE FOR OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK
Oceana seeks protections for sharks at ICCAT meeting
Published on 11 Nov, 2011 at 13:40 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Oceana seeks protections for sharks at ICCAT meeting
Ecuador wants to protect hammerhead sharks
Published on 10 Nov, 2011 at 15:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Ecuador wants to protect hammerhead sharks
Closure of Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic Region
Published on 8 Nov, 2011 at 14:12 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
NMFS Announces a Closure of the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic Region
Resolutions adopted by the 15th EEA Scientific Conference
Published on 7 Nov, 2011 at 13:43 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 07. November 2011. This is an update on the previous post Shark Researchers meet in Berlin . Here are the links to download a pdf of the programme (including abstracts) and the resolutions adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the EEA in Berlin, Oct 2011 : EEA 2011 Scientific Conference: