Publications

Greenpeace – EU Deep Sea Report 2011

Greenpeace – EU Deep Sea Report 2011

Ocean Inquirer Issue No. 2 – Autumn 2011 Until the Very Last Fish ? The Absurd Model of Deep Sea Fisheries PDF – Download    

New Species of Lanternshark from Southern Africa

New Species of Lanternshark from Southern Africa

A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa

CMS Report on Gill Net Bycatch

CMS Report on Gill Net Bycatch

TENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Bergen, 20-25 November 2011 Agenda Item 19   ASSESSMENT OF BYCATCH IN GILL NET FISHERIES (Prepared by Sextant Technology Ltd. for CMS) Pursuant to the recommendation of the 16th Meeting of the Scientific Council, the CMS Secretariat commissioned Sextant Technology Ltd. to undertake an assessment of bycatch

Mississauga Shark Fin Ban

Mississauga Shark Fin Ban

The Corporation of the City of Mississauga By-Law Number 0268-2011 A by-law to prohibit the possession, sale, trade, distribution of shark fins or derivative products PDF – Download    

Postrelease survival, movements and thermal habitats of pelagic sharks

Postrelease survival, movements and thermal habitats of pelagic sharks

Postrelease survival, vertical and horizontal movements, and thermal habitats of five species of pelagic sharks in the central Pacific Ocean Musyl et al. ABSTRACT: From 2001 to 2006, 71 pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) were deployed on five species of pelagic shark (blue shark ; shortfin mako ; silky shark ; oceanic

Incidental Catch in the Canadian Longline Fishery

Incidental Catch in the Canadian Longline Fishery

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Science Advisory Report 2011/057 Considerations for the Estimation of Incidental Catch in the Eastern Canadian Swordfish/Other Tunas Longline Fishery. Published in October 2011 PDF- Download    

Oceania Chondrichthyan Society 2011

Oceania Chondrichthyan Society 2011

OCS 2011 Program & Abstracts 3rd Workshop and Conference 13-15 September 2011, Gold Coast, Australia PDF – Download      

A migration mechanism for transfer of sharks from ethanol to aqueous glycerol solutions

A migration mechanism for transfer of sharks from ethanol to aqueous glycerol solutions

Published in September 2011 MacLeod, I.D., and van Dam A.J. ABSTRACT: This paper presents a scoping study on the impregnation of glycerol into formaldehyde-fixed and aqueous-ethanol-preserved sharks. The weight increase and solution density changes were monitored in sequential baths of aqueous glycerol. Positive results included a return of the colour of the specimens, improved flexibility,

Project AWARE Shark Study Guide

Project AWARE Shark Study Guide

AWARE Shark Conservation Distinctive Specialty Course Study Guide Published in Sept. 2011 PDF – Download    

Toronto Staff report for action on Banning Shark Fins Products

Toronto Staff report for action on Banning Shark Fins Products

STAFF REPORT ACTION REQUIRED Banning the possession, sale, and consumption of shark fin products in Toronto Date: October 4, 2011 To: Licensing and Standards Committee From: Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards Wards: All Reference Number: P:\2011\Cluster B\MLS\LS11020 PDF – Download      

ICES advice on Elasmobranch stocks

ICES advice on Elasmobranch stocks

Special request, Advice September 2011 ECOREGION – Widely Distributed and Migratory Stocks SUBJECT – NEAFC request on Northeast Atlantic elasmobranch species classification Advice summary A table classifying elasmobranch species found within the NEAFC area is provided. Advice on basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, and porbeagle, Lamna nasus, has remained unchanged for some years and new advice

Annual fecundity assessment for the Rio Skate Rioraja agassizi

Annual fecundity assessment for the Rio Skate Rioraja agassizi

Note Oddone, M. C. and Capapé, C. 2011 Annual fecundity assessment for the Rio Skate Rioraja agassizi (Chondrichthyes: Arhynchobatidae) endemic to a neotropical area (southeastern Brazil). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 59(3):277-279, 2011 PDF – Download    

SEDAR 21 Shark Stock Assessment Reports

SEDAR 21 Shark Stock Assessment Reports

SEDAR 21 addresses stock assessments for HMS species sandbar, dusky, and blacknose sharks. The Data Workshop was held June 21 – 25,2010 in Charleston, SC, the Assessment Process was conducted via a series of webinars between September 2010 and March 2011 and the Review workshop was held April 18-22,2011 in Annapolis, MD. HMS Dusky Shark-

Extinction of sharks in the Archipelago of Saint Paul’s Rocks

Extinction of sharks in the Archipelago of Saint Paul’s Rocks

Published online on 8 September 2011 Extinction of a shark population in the Archipelago of Saint Paul’s Rocks (equatorial Atlantic) inferred from the historical record Osmar J. Luiz and Alasdair J. Edwards ABSTRACT: Detecting and determining the validity of local extinctions is an important conservation measure in order to uncover management failures. There are quantitative

Biological studies on sharks and rays in Mexico

Biological studies on sharks and rays in Mexico

Dr. Felipe Galván-Magaña Biological studies on sharks and rays to recommend conservation or management measures in Baja California Sur Mexico