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Thresher Shark caught off French Mediterranean coast
Published on 29 Nov, 2011 at 14:08 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 29. November 2011 Date: 24. November 2011. Location: Marseille, France. Species: Thresher shark ( Alopias vulpinus ). Size: reported to be 4 metres in length. The specimen was caught in the net of commercial fishermen, operating from a small harbour called the Vallon des Auffes. Source: citizenside. Photo Credit: marsactu.
Head of rare shark donated to Melbourne Museum
Published on 24 Nov, 2011 at 17:55 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Rare red goblin shark found by Gippsland fishermen in Bass Strait By Keva Gocher, Bega 24. November 2011 A Gippsland fishing crew caught a shark with prehistoric teeth that was so unusual they thought they’d found a new species. Skipper Trevor Hunt, or Bluey as he prefers, says they recently hauled from Bass Straight
Turkish Fisherman Captures Mako Shark
Turkish Fisherman Captures Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus in Urla
Guitarfish caught in Turkey
Published on 23 Nov, 2011 at 13:40 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Guitarfish caught in Turkey
UK Aquarium hails birth of rare shark
Published on 17 Nov, 2011 at 18:42 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
UK FIRST AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ANGEL SHARK GIVE BIRTH AT DEEP SEA WORLD Published by Deep Sea World, 17. November 2011 Delighted keepers at Deep Sea World, Scotlands national aquarium, are celebrating after the birth of a rare angel shark pup. Its the first time the critically endangered shark has ever bred successfully in the
Basking Shark found stranded in Chile
Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus found beached in Santa Maria Island Chile The specimen was found on the beach in the area of Punta Delicada. Basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ).
Elasmobranch Landings in Ecuador
Published on 14 Nov, 2011 at 8:11 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Ecuador Fisheries Elasmobranch Shark Ray Landings July August 2011
For sharks, it all adds up in Cape waters
Published on 12 Nov, 2011 at 22:25 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
By Patrick Cassidy, Cape Cod Times, 12. November 2011 Experts have made the first scientific attempt to quantify the shark phenomena in local waters, and what they have concluded is (spoiler alert): More seals means more sharks. “That’s it in a nutshell,” said state shark researcher Greg Skomal, who gave the Cape Cod Times a
Big Hammerhead Shark caught near Gibraltar Strait
Big Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena caught near Ceuta Gibraltar Strait
Sad News: Released Great White Shark dead
Sad News Released Great White Shark dead Monterey Bay Aquarium
Fury on Facebook over great white exposé
Published on 2 Nov, 2011 at 13:38 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
By Melanie Gosling, Pretoria News, 01. November 2011 A spat has broken out on Facebook pages with a man accusing the Mossel Bay researcher who exposed the illegal great white shark trophy hunter two weeks ago of “making a moerse issue” about the incident. The man, Allan Firmani, wrote on shark researcher Ryan Johnson’s Facebook