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CITES Proposals submitted to protect four pelagic shark species and devil rays
Published on 6 Feb, 2016 at 20:45 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 07. February 2016 On 05. February, CITES has informed its members on the latest received proposals to amend the Appendices for several marine species. All these proposals are related to elasmobranch species (sharks and rays) and will be considered at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Seven Fishing Associations File an Amici Brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Shark Fin Lawsuit
Published on 29 Jan, 2016 at 21:05 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Saving Seafood 28. January 2016 ———————- WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — January 28, 2016 — Seven fishing associations have filed an amici brief in support of the Plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari in Chinatown Neighborhood Association, et al. v. Kamala D. Harris, which seeks to overturn California’s shark fin possession ban. The Sustainable Fisheries Association,
CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN General Assembly
Published on 15 Dec, 2015 at 12:38 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 15. December 2015 —————— CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN General Assembly in annual resolution on Sustainable Fisheries Geneva, 15 December 2015 – The resolution on Sustainable Fisheries1 (A/70/L.19) adopted unanimously on 8 December by the 70th
Suspected Hammerhead Shark Fins Seized By Hong Kong Customs
Published on 14 Dec, 2015 at 13:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Hong Kong SAR Government News 14. December 2015 ————– Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae at airport Hong Kong Customs seized about 16 kilograms of suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae, an endangered species, and arrested a man at Hong Kong International Airport today (December 14). Customs officers intercepted
DEC: First Successful Shark Fin Case Results in Guilty Felony Plea
Published on 11 Aug, 2015 at 18:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Press Release New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) 10. August 2015 ——————- First Case to Conclude Under NY’s New Shark Fin Ban The Brooklyn-based Long Quan Seafood Corp. pleaded guilty to felony commercialization of wildlife on June 22 in Brooklyn Criminal Court and paid a $10,000 fine for trafficking in shark fins, New
New Zealand Signs CMS Sharks MOU
Published on 19 Jul, 2015 at 18:09 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) 13. July 2015 —————— Support for International Conservation of Sharks and Rays in Oceania is Growing as New Zealand Joins the CMS Sharks MOU Bonn, 13 July 2015 – New Zealand signed the UNEP/CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory
EU agrees to modify max level of non-dioxin-like PCBs in spiny dogfish
Published on 14 May, 2015 at 11:51 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 14. May 2015 European Commission adopts new PCB limits for spiny dogfish As noted in our article published last February, the European Union revealed its intention to significantly raise the allowable level of non-dioxin-like PCBs in products of wild caught spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. The related post can be
New shark fin identification tool released
Published on 3 Feb, 2015 at 13:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 29. January 2015 ————————– Geneva, 29 January 2015 – The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), welcomes the new software package for the identification of shark fins released today by
EU plans to ease regulations for dogfish imports
Published on 1 Feb, 2015 at 19:22 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 02. February 2015 The European Union is a major market for spiny dogfish that is used for human consumption. These dogfish products mainly originate from sustainable fisheries in North America. But on many occasions, EU member states have repeatedly rejected these imports due to exceptionally high levels of non
Australia approves trade operation for incidental harvesting of CITES species – Smooth hammerhead shark
Published on 24 Jan, 2015 at 12:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, have considered in accordance with section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), advice on
Spanish Blue Shark Fishery Enters Full MSC Assessment
Published on 8 Jan, 2015 at 13:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENTRY INTO FULL ASSESSMENT 23 TH OF DECEMBER 2014 North and South Atlantic Swordfish & Blue shark Spanish Longline Fishery (Client : ORPAGU & CEPESCA ) MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION BODY: BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION BUREAU VERITAS Certification is pleased to announce that the above fishery is ready for starting the full
Florida Man Sentenced for Illegal Trade of Bonnethead Sharks
Published on 18 Dec, 2014 at 4:30 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida 15. December 2014 ————————— Florida Keys Resident Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking in Marine Life Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Tracey Dunn, Assistant Director, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge, U.S.
NOAA proposes to list Harrisson’s dogfish under Endangered Species Act
Published on 16 Dec, 2014 at 20:32 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 RIN 0648–XD370 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Eastern Taiwan Strait Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, Dusky Sea Snake, Banggai Cardinalfish, Harrisson’s Dogfish, and Three Corals Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service
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