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Palau wins Future Policy Award for its Shark Haven Act
Published on 29 Sep, 2012 at 10:57 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press release – for immediate release The World Future Council 26. September 2012 Saving oceans and coasts – outstanding political solutions Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau In the small Micronesian Republic local people live in peace with sharks / Exemplary policies from Namibia and the Philippines win Silver Awards New York, 26 September
Shark fin bans ensnare New England fishermen
Published on 20 Sep, 2012 at 17:54 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe, 16. September 2012 SIX MILES OFF CHATHAM — Greg Walinski leaned over the side of his boat and pulled spiny dogfish one by one off hooks he hauled from 70 feet below. Within an hour, the floor of the Alicia Ann was writhing with hundreds of the 3-foot-long, yellow-eyed
Chatham: The presence of sharks and tagging of 20 ft great white closes Lighthouse Beach
Published on 13 Sep, 2012 at 19:16 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS & SWIMMERS 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. September 13, 2012 Note by SYM: Please see also the related previous notice from August 29. Chatham: East-facing Ocean Beaches closed due to white shark activity Effective immediately, by order of the Harbormaster, Lighthouse Beach is closed to swimming until further notice. Yesterday the Division of
Great White Shark caught in Corsica and other Shark Records from France
Published on 9 Sep, 2012 at 16:46 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 9 Comments
A great white shark from Corsica (Specimen No.1) and two noteworthy recent shark records (Specimen No. 2 and 3) from France. We have received the news from the Corsica – Mediterranean Shark Research Group that a juvenile great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) was recently caught in a fishing net off the French island of Corsica.
Dead Great White Shark found beached in Rhode Island
Published on 1 Sep, 2012 at 11:12 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 01. September 2012 The carcass of a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias washed ashore in Westport (Rhode Island) on Saturday, September 1st. Gary Severa spotted the fish in the surf while he was fishing at Brayton Point. The angler used his fishing rod to estimate the length of the shark.
DENR-7 supports move to stop whale shark feeding in Oslob
Published on 1 Sep, 2012 at 3:57 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
By Hazel F. Gloria Thursday 30th of August 2012 CEBU CITY, August 30 (PIA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 will support moves to stop tourists and scuba divers in Oslob, Cebu from feeding whale sharks or Rhincodon typus. DENR 7 will hold consultation meetings or dialogues with the Bureau of
Chatham: East-facing Ocean Beaches closed due to white shark activity
Published on 31 Aug, 2012 at 12:19 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS & SWIMMERS 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. August 29, 2012 Over the last several days, the Town of Chatham has received information from private parties, state division of marine fisheries and commercial fishermen that has led us to conclude that white shark activity has apparently increased in the vicinity of Chatham’s eastern, ocean
Public warned to keep out of water around whale carcass in Pahoa
Published on 25 Aug, 2012 at 18:06 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release: August 23, 2012 Signs posted on coastline – sharks actively feeding HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources is warning the public to keep out of the nearshore and ocean waters off Pahoa, due
The Latest Notable Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region
Published on 24 Aug, 2012 at 10:03 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 6 Comments
The following provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post from 15. June 2012 Notable Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region.Twenty-six Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region. Details on each specimen in descending chronological order :
Whale Shark dies at South Korean Aquarium
Published on 22 Aug, 2012 at 2:44 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
One of two whale sharks at Aqua Planet Jeju dies By Kim Doo Young, The Jeju Weekly, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Hanhwa Aqua Planet Jeju, located on the east side of the island at Seongsan, Seogwipo City, is facing questions after one of two whale sharks in its facility suddenly died. According to the
Sandtiger shark in English Channel
Published on 20 Aug, 2012 at 16:01 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
SPECIALISTS have been surprised after a Sandtiger Shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters.
Recent Stingray Incidents
Published on 17 Aug, 2012 at 20:25 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Ray pulls man to his death Luke Rawalai, The Fiji Times, Sunday, August 12, 2012 A 21-year-old man is dead after a tragic fishing trip on Friday. The body of the Naweni farmer of Cakaudrove was found by his companion. Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro confirmed the report yesterday, saying the deceased was found floating in
Malta: Increase in Dogfish landings in 2nd quarter this year
Published on 10 Aug, 2012 at 3:56 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release National Statistics Office – Malta 6 August 2012 During the second quarter this year, the volume and wholesale value of fish landings increased by 5.1 and 22.7 per cent respectively. Fish Landings: Q2/2012 Fish landings in the second quarter this year amounted to 423,777 kilograms, an increase of 5.1 per cent over the
Nantucket adopts shark sighting policy after false report
Published on 28 Jul, 2012 at 3:54 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
28. July 2012 Nantucket selectmen have endorsed a new beach policy after a supposed shark sighting July 18 at Fisherman’s Beach turned out to be a false alarm. The shark scare briefly closed three popular south shore beaches to swimming, but the sighting was actually an ocean sunfish, or mola mola, John Chisholm, of the
New alarms warn dolphins to steer clear of shark nets
Published on 25 Jul, 2012 at 10:22 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
News Release Fisheries Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 23 July, 2012 New acoustic alarms are being trialled on the Gold Coast and Rainbow Beach north of the Sunshine Coast to help reduce the number of dolphins caught in shark control equipment. The alarms, known as pingers, have been attached to six of the