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Shark Fishing in Ecuador
Published on 8 Jul, 2011 at 11:21 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
08 July 2011, GALAPAGOS BLOG. In 2007 President Rafael Correa overturned the law prohibiting the sale of shark fins and shark meat making it legal for fishermen who “accidently” catch sharks while conducting other fishing activity. As a result thousands of sharks are killed each year and sold to Hong Kong or other parts of Asia
Oceana Applauds Chile for Banning Shark Finning
Published on 7 Jul, 2011 at 9:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Dustin Cranor ( OCEANA Senior Manager, Campaign Communications ). 06 July 2011 Today, the Chilean National Congress passed legislation that completely bans shark finning. The bill, promoted by Oceana, requires every shark that fishermen catch to be landed with their fins naturally attached. The President of Chile is expected to sign the legislation
Bahamas acts to protect sharks
Published on 5 Jul, 2011 at 11:37 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Bahama Islands Info, submitted by Lia Head / BNT. Tuesday, 05 July 2011 08:52 NASSAU, Bahamas — Sharks in The Bahamas can breathe more easily after the nation’s government announced Tuesday that all commercial shark fishing in the approximately 630,000 square kilometers (243,244 square miles) of the country’s waters is now prohibited. “2011 is fast
Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Caught In Tuna Fisheries
Published on 4 Jul, 2011 at 10:19 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Pelease by the Pew Environment Group. 30 June 2011. Sharks Caught in the Jaws of Tuna Fisheries Pew points to plunging whitetip numbers. Governments will soon have a chance to help conserve populations of oceanic whitetip sharks, which have declined so much in the eastern Pacific that catch numbers have been reduced to almost
Florida FWC surveys on shark fishing changes
Published on 28 Jun, 2011 at 4:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
27. June 2011, The Islander. By Rick Catlin, Islander Reporter The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s public forum in Sarasota June 23 drew a number of anglers and fishing guides, many of whom disagreed with an FWC proposal to add great hammerheads and tiger sharks to the banned fishing list. FWC division of fisheries
Honduran President Lobo Sosa Announces Permanent Shark Sanctuary
Published on 24 Jun, 2011 at 19:31 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
ROATAN, Honduras, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa announced a permanent shark sanctuary in Honduran waters today, building on the country’s 2010 shark-fishing moratorium. The designation encompasses all 240,000 square kilometers (92,665 square miles) of the country’s exclusive economic zone on its Pacific and Caribbean coasts. “We have seen that protecting sharks
Plans to Safeguard Scottish Sharks, Skates and Rays
Published on 24 Jun, 2011 at 3:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
23. June 2011, The Scottish Government. More protection for vulnerable species New rules are being drafted to increase protection of vulnerable species of shark, skate and ray in Scotland.Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said the Scottish Government intended to introduce a protection order for the species, collectively known as elasmobranchs. Subject to parliamentary approval, this will
Conservation Authority Guy Harvey Reiterates Shark Free Marina Policies
Published on 23 Jun, 2011 at 5:06 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) June 16, 2011 Guy Harvey, Chairman of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts, underscores need for clear policy prohibiting the landing of sharks at a Shark Free Marina. Conservation and marine science authority Dr. Guy Harvey, Chairman of Guy Harvey Outpost LTD., announced today that a photographic image of a Mako shark, taken
NOAA Fisheries encourages fishermen to release shortfin mako sharks alive
Published on 23 Jun, 2011 at 5:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Online map will show locations of live releases Press Release by the NOAA, May 25, 2011. NOAA’s Fisheries Service today launched a voluntary program to encourage commercial and recreational fishermen to safely release Atlantic shortfin mako sharks alive and report the releases to NOAA for posting on an online map. The new program is designed