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Northwest Atlantic dusky sharks not warranted for listing under Endangered Species Act
Published on 16 Dec, 2014 at 11:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC515 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Northwest Atlantic Population of the Dusky Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
NOAA: Five Sawfish Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
Published on 13 Dec, 2014 at 12:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 224 RIN 0648-XZ50 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Endangered Listing of Five Species of Sawfish Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION : Final rule. SUMMARY
AFMA not flakey about shark handling
Published on 7 Dec, 2014 at 5:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) 04. December 2014 ————————- Recognising the important role that sharks, rays and related species play in Australia’s ecosystems, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) together with Monash University and the shark fishing industry have developed a guide to increase the survival rate of sharks and rays accidentally caught
2015 US Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season
Published on 2 Dec, 2014 at 13:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 01. December 2014 —————————- NMFS Announces a Final Rule Regarding the 2015 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a final rule that establishes quotas and opening dates for the 2015 Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Some of the quotas have changed from the
Philippines seeks ban on killing and trading of sharks and rays
Published on 26 Nov, 2014 at 13:13 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release House of Representatives of the Philippines 25. November 2014 —————————- P1M-penalty and 12 year-imprisonment for killing sharks and rays Writer: Jazmin S. Camero, Media Relations Service-PRIB The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure banning the catching, selling, purchasing, possessing, transporting, importing and exporting of all sharks and rays
Atlantic Fishery Managers Fail Sharks Yet Again
Published on 18 Nov, 2014 at 12:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Shark Advocates International 17. November 2014 ———————– ICCAT leaves high seas mako fishing unregulated, porbeagles under-protected, and finning ban weak Genoa, Italy. November 17, 2014. Fishing nations at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have failed to reach consensus on several shark conservation proposals, including
U.S. Federal government must reconsider porbeagle protection, says court
Published on 15 Nov, 2014 at 5:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
News Release The Humane Society of the United States 14. November 2014 ————————– Federal Court Stands Up for Sharks The federal government must reconsider the protection of porbeagle sharks in the Northwest Atlantic, a court has ruled. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the National Marine Fisheries Service’s basis for denying
International action taken on protecting shark, ray and sawfish species
Published on 11 Nov, 2014 at 11:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release European Commission (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) 10. November 2014 ————————- (10/11/2014) The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2014. The EU was amongst the Parties agreeing
Miami captain cited for not landing a shark in whole condition
Published on 28 Oct, 2014 at 6:49 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report October 17 – October 23, 2014 ( … ) MIAMI-DADE Officer Martin was on water patrol in southern Miami-Dade County when she stopped a vessel near Caesar’s Creek. Officer Martin conducted a fisheries inspection and soon discovered a nurse shark
Delaware man cited for possession of prohibited shark parts
Published on 10 Oct, 2014 at 3:57 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC ) State of Delaware 09. October 2014 ————————- Fish & Wildlife Enforcement reminds citizens to review Delaware and federal regulations before posting fish or wildlife parts for sale DOVER (Oct. 9, 2014) – Over the past 10 days, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife
New Zealand: Shark Fin to Greenweight Ratios – Circular 2014
Published on 26 Sep, 2014 at 10:56 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 Fisheries (Shark Fin to Greenweight Ratios) Circular 2014 (Notice No. MPI 391) Pursuant to Regulation 52C of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001, and after meeting consultation requirements, the Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries issues the following circular. C i r c u l a r 1.
FWC cites angler for possession of over the shark bag limit
Published on 24 Sep, 2014 at 13:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ( FWC ) Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report September 12-September 18, 2014 ( … ) SOUTHWEST REGION MANATEE COUNTY Officer Laskowski was patrolling the south Skyway fishing area for fishing activity. Officer Laskowski was watching an individual fishing when he observed him catching a shark and put it
Cebu: Amended PB ordinance shields shark from extermination
Published on 16 Sep, 2014 at 4:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Provincial News Cebu Provincial Government 16. September 2014 —————————– By Ramon Gallardo The once dreaded creature in the sea, the shark, which man fears to encounter specially during a sea mishap, human being now seems shifted his notion to this kind of animal as a mere predator – to its importance to our marine biodiversity.
NOAA: Stock Status Determination for Atlantic Sharpnose and Bonnethead Sharks
Published on 6 Sep, 2014 at 11:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD476 — Stock Status Determination for Atlantic Highly Migratory Atlantic Sharpnose and Bonnethead Sharks A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/05/2014 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This action serves as a
US ‘JAWS Act’ introduced to halt foreign aid to countries that allow shark finning
Published on 28 Aug, 2014 at 13:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Press Release Blake Farenthold United States Congressman, 27th District of Texas 19. August 2014 ————————- U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold introduces H.R.5308, the Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks (JAWS) Act to halt foreign aid to countries that allow shark finning WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (TX-27) introduced H.R. 5308, the Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks