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Relative Abundance of Smalltooth Sawfish

Relative Abundance of Smalltooth Sawfish

Relative Abundance of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Based on the Everglades National Park Creel Survey By John K. Carlson and Jason Osborne February 2012 U.S. Department of Commerce PDF – Download      

Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions

Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions

Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) at San Miguel Island, California: A new phenomenon Jeffrey D. Harris, Sharon R. Melin, and Robert L. DeLong ABSTRACT: Shark-inflicted lesions on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) were observed in unprecedented numbers on San Miguel Island (SMI), California,from February to September 2011. Prior to this time period

Shark Fin Soup Helps the Poor

Shark Fin Soup Helps the Poor

Is the Fin Industry all that Bad? A seminar hold by Dr Choo-hoo Giam, Member, CITES Animals committee, UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Shark’s fin soup Also helps the Poor ‘’Each year, 73 million sharks are killed primarily for their fins to feed our increasing hunger for sharks fin soup.’’ WWF Singapore

Fisheries in the WECAFC region

Fisheries in the WECAFC region

WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION (WECAFC) FOURTEENTH SESSION Panama City, Panama, 6-9 February 2012 ‘ Review of the State of Fisheries in the WECAFC region ‘ by Tarûb Bahri PDF – DOWNLOAD    

BC Spiny Dogfish – Fisheries in Transition

BC Spiny Dogfish – Fisheries in Transition

50 Interviews with the Fishing Sector Report commissioned by The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit February 2012 Please see PDF – page 36 : British Columbian Spiny Dogfish Fishery Interview with Michael Renwick, Executive Director of the British Columbia Dogfish Hook and Line Industry Association PDF-Download    

2012 Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting

2012 Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting

January 26-29, 2012 in Biloxi, Mississippi Meeting with Elasmobranch Symposium. FINAL  PROGRAM ( including Abstracts ): Fisheries in Recovery ? PDF – Download    

Identification Guide to SHARKS of Mississippi

Identification Guide to SHARKS of Mississippi

By Dr. Eric Hoffmayer, Jim Franks and John Shelley The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Center for Fisheries Research and Development PDF – Download      

Manta Ray of Hope 2011 Report

Manta Ray of Hope 2011 Report

The Global Threat to Manta and Mobula Rays Shawn Heinrichs, Mary O’Malley, Hannah Medd, Paul Hilton. PDF – Download      

NSW Briefing Note – Wild Fisheries

NSW Briefing Note – Wild Fisheries

NSW Government Primary Industries Science and Research BRIEFING NOTE Wild Fisheries – Winter 2011 PDF – Download      

Florida Fishing Regulation for 2012

Florida Fishing Regulation for 2012

FLORIDA Saltwater Recreational 2012 FISHING REGULATION Valid from Jan 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012 See article on page 6 : FWC Increases Protection for Vulnerable Coastal Sharks, by Melissa Recks PDF – DOWNLOAD        

Shark Attacks in Reunion Island

Shark Attacks in Reunion Island

Survival Guide for surfers in Reunion Island, in French language. LE GUIDE DE SURVIE DU SURFER RUN EN PRESENCE DU RISQUE REQUIN En attendant des avancées significatives des pouvoirs publics en termes de gestion du risque requin PDF – Download      

IOTC – 14th Session of the Scientific Committee

IOTC – 14th Session of the Scientific Committee

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( IOTC ) Report of the Fourteenth Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee Mahé, Seychelles, 12–17 December 2011 IOTC–2011–SC14–R: 259 pp. PDF – Download

Bycatch Workplan for AUS Tuna and Billfish Fisheries

Bycatch Workplan for AUS Tuna and Billfish Fisheries

Australian Tuna and Billfish Fisheries BYCATCH AND DISCARDING WORKPLAN 2011 – 2013 By the Australian Fisheries Management Authority PDF – Download    

Chondrichthyans in the Arctic Ocean

Chondrichthyans in the Arctic Ocean

OCCURRENCE OF CHONDRICHTHYAN FISHES IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS Lynghammar et al. 2011 Introduction: The sea ice cover decreases and human activity increases in Arctic waters. Fisheries (by-catch issues), shipping and petroleum exploitation (pollution issues) make it imperative to establish biological baselines for the marine fishes inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas

Scottish Shark Tagging Programme

Scottish Shark Tagging Programme

Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network Scottish Shark Tagging Programme Christmas Newsletter 2011 PDF – Download