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ASMFC Approves Smoothhound Shark Addendum II
Published on 23 May, 2013 at 18:57 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 66 views times | No Comments
NEWS RELEASE Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2013 —————— ASMFC Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Board Approves Smoothhound Shark Addendum II & Initiates Draft Addendum III Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board has approved Addendum II to the Atlantic Coastal Sharks Fishery Management Plan.
Dusky Sharks Will Be Considered for Endangered Species Act Protection
Published on 18 May, 2013 at 3:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed 467 views times | No Comments
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Dusky Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Good news for sharks at Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 3:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 386 views times | No Comments
News Release World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) 13. May 2013 —————— Gland, Switzerland: WWF welcomes the adoption of key conservation measures for oceanic white-tip sharks, whale sharks and cetaceans following the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) annual meeting last week in Mauritius. IOTC member states agreed on important measures for the management
Coast Guard stops illegal shark fishing near Mexico border
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 2:58 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 434 views times | No Comments
News Release Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi 13. May 2013 —————— Coast Guard stops illegal fishing; releases endangered sea turtle and 5 sharks BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An endangered sea turtle and five sharks were released back to the ocean late Sunday night after the Coast Guard spotted Mexicans fishing illegally in U.S. waters, approximately 1
Final US Catch Limits for Spiny Dogfish for 2013-2015
Published on 5 May, 2013 at 12:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 211 views times | No Comments
Northeast Region Bulletin National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 —————— For information contact: Sustainable Fisheries Division 978-281-9315 Date issued: 04 /30/2013 Spiny Dogfish Fishery SMALL ENTITY COMPLIANCE GUIDE Final 2013 – 2015 Fishery Specifications Effective date: May 1, 2013 NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has approved final
Great Hammerhead Sharks Will Be Considered for Endangered Species Act Protection
Published on 27 Apr, 2013 at 3:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed 626 views times | No Comments
Press Release WildEarth Guardians 25. April 2013 ———————————— Great Hammerheads Threatened by Commercial Exploitation, “Finning” Washington, DC –National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will consider listing the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) as “threatened” or “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency has made a positive preliminary finding on a petition by WildEarth Guardians
NOAA seeks comments on proposal to list scalloped hammerhead sharks under ESA
Published on 4 Apr, 2013 at 13:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed 1,717 views times | No Comments
NOAA’s Fisheries Service, in response to a petition submitted by the WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals is proposing to list four populations of scalloped hammerhead sharks under the Endangered Species Act, two as threatened and two as endangered.
Taiwan: Fisheries Agency’s new rule aims to help shark research
Published on 25 Mar, 2013 at 14:11 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed 694 views times | No Comments
By Lee I-chia / Taipei Times Staff reporter, 26. March 2013 FACT FISHING: A sudden rise in reports of catches of three shark species has prompted the agency to devise regulations aiming to aid scientific research A new regulation requiring fishing management departments and research laboratories to report the capture of great white sharks,
Mediterranean and Black Sea sharks risk extinction
Published on 14 Mar, 2013 at 13:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed 2,650 views times | No Comments
Shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea have dropped dramatically over the last two centuries and now risk extinction, with serious implications for the region's entire marine ecosystem and food chains, according to a new FAO study.
California: Fishing Industry Joins Legal Battle Against Shark Fin Ban
Published on 12 Mar, 2013 at 12:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed 3,046 views times | No Comments
On March 4, 2013 the Sustainable Fisheries Association (SFA), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization representing New England Atlantic spiny dogfish shark processors, joined a California legal battle arguing that a state law banning the sale and transport of shark fins is both wasteful and unconstitutional.