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German court wants fugitive activist Paul Watson extradited
Published on 25 Jul, 2012 at 5:34 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Published by Expatica 25/07/2012 A German court Wednesday called for the extradition to Costa Rica of Paul Watson, the founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, as he had skipped bail and apparently left the country. The higher regional court in Frankfurt said Watson’s lawyer had informed it that he had left Germany “for an
Shark Tourism to be outlawed in Western Australia
Fisheries Minister Norman Moore today announced that regulations were being drafted for a State ban on targeted or dedicated shark tourism ventures, including cage diving operations, based on the attraction of sharks.
Three shark dive licences offered in South Australia
Published on 4 Jul, 2012 at 11:35 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Friday, June 29 2012 Shark dive licences offered Three licences to allow tourism operators to continue to take tourists cage diving with great white sharks have been offered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) today. Under new licensing arrangements for this tourism activity confirmed in May this year, three licences
Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2012 Lineup
Published on 27 Jun, 2012 at 14:14 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Shark Week’s 25th Anniversary: Discovery Channel Announces Lineup Posted: 06/27/2012 ( huffingtonpost.com ) Shark Week, cable’s longest running programming event, celebrates 25 years on August 12, kicking off at 9 p.m. ET on Discovery Channel. Among the programming is the search for the great white sharks of Seal Island, South Africa … and one in
Notable Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region
Published on 15 Jun, 2012 at 3:57 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 7 Comments
The following provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post from 01 May 2012 Notable Recent Shark Catches from the Mediterranean Sea. Seventeen Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region.
Half-ton whale shark caught in central Vietnam
Published on 10 Jun, 2012 at 12:54 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Published by Tuoitrenews, 10. June 2012 Tran Quang Son, a fisherman in the central province of Thu Thien Hue, net-caught a giant fish, that is thought to be a whale shark, off the province this morning. The species has a length of 4.5m and an estimated weight of 500 kilograms. There is a belief that
Japan’s Sharks and Rays tested on Radioactivity
Published on 1 Jun, 2012 at 18:35 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Effect of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on the Elasmobranch Fauna in Japan. Below are the latest results of the tests on levels of radioactive Caesium (Caesium-134 and Caesium-137) found in muscle tissue of elasmobranch species (sharks, skates and rays).
Workshop Offers New Job Opportunities for Former Shark Fishermen in Maldives
Published on 29 May, 2012 at 18:03 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Former shark fishermen learn farming and aquaculture at M&S-sponsored workshop By Musliha Hassan, Minivan News, 29. May 2012 Mohamed Rauf is a father of three from Kanditheemu in Shaviyani Atoll. Like most fishermen in his island, he took up shark fishing as a means to provide for his family. For three years Rauf’s family
Swimming With Bali’s Sharks
Published on 29 May, 2012 at 17:50 in General News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
By Febriamy Hutapea, The Jarkata Globe, 24. May 2012 When snorkeling off Bali, you would expect to see some beautiful coral, ocean plants, schools of fish and maybe a turtle or two. But snorkeling in shark-filled waters is an entirely different beast. It’s a unique way to get your adrenaline levels up and better understand
Great White Shark caught in Mozambique
Published on 21 May, 2012 at 3:51 in General News | Viewed times | 5 Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 21. May 2012 Date: reported on 18. May 2012 . Location: Mozambique. Species: Great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ). According to the source, the capture of this specimen took place at Coconut beach last April. Source and Photo Credit: David C. Bernvi (Blog).
Small Bull Shark killed by Rangers in South African River
Published on 16 May, 2012 at 19:31 in General News | Viewed times | 3 Comments
Published by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife on 16 May 2012 : Field Rangers repairing a fence crossing at the white iMfolozi (Siyembeni area, Makhamisa Section) river saw an unidentified large fish swimming between their legs. They struck it with a “celemba”, and killed it. Upon inspection it was realised they had killed a +/- 1 meter
South Africa: Paddle out for Sharks in KZN
Published on 7 May, 2012 at 10:43 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Press Release By Cormac McCreesh and Amanda Barratt, Photo Credit: Allen Walker. At first light on the 6th of May 2012, over 100 people gathered on dive boats, jet skis and surfboards at the shark nets off Scottburgh. In the surfer’s tradition of a “paddle out” the gathered community honoured animals that have died
Record-Breaking Seizure of almost 8 tons of Shark Fins in Brazil
Published on 6 May, 2012 at 12:38 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 8 Comments
Brazilian authorities have made one of their biggest seizures of illegal shark fins. On Friday May 4th, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) seized about 7.700 kg of dried shark fins in Belém. The capital and largest city of the state of Pará is located in the country's northern region.
DEA Press Release: New permit for Shark Research Project issued
Published on 5 May, 2012 at 3:10 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
MEDIA STATEMENT 4 MAY 2012 OCEARCH PERMITS UPDATE The permits issued to Chris Fisher and various scientists for research on Great White Sharks were suspended on 19 April 2012 following news of the fatal shark attack on body-boarder David Lilienfeld. This was done in order to ensure that further activities were not undertaken whilst the
Notable Recent Shark Catches from the Mediterranean Sea
The following provides a supplement and continuation of our previous post Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean and European Region. Seven Recent Shark Records from the Mediterranean Sea in descending chronological order: