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Update on shark massacre in Colombia
Published on 1 Nov, 2011 at 20:02 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Costa Rica officials still awaiting Colombia report on shark massacre By Karla Arias Alvarado, The Tico Times Published on 27. October 2011 Two weeks ago, more than 2,000 sharks were killed in a Colombia marine sanctuary by alleged Costa Rican shark finner boats. On Oct. 14, at least 2,000 sharks were discovered dead with
Suspected shark predation on dolphin in Italy
Published on 28 Oct, 2011 at 11:25 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 28.10.2011 L’Unione Sarda is reporting that the partly devoured carcass of a dolphin was discovered on the cliffs of Nora, a small town located in the southern part of the Island of Sardinia. The discovery was made by Giuseppe Ollano from the Cetaceans and Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Pula.
Monterey Bay Aquarium to release Great White Shark
Monterey Bay Aquarium to release Great White Shark
Basking shark spotted in Belgian waters
Published on 24 Oct, 2011 at 19:42 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 25. October 2011 According to the ‘Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models’ (MUMM), a basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) was recently spotted in the southern North Sea, off the Belgian coast. The sighting has been made by a surveillance helicopter on Friday October 21st. A MUMM operator was also
Shark tag alert in Tasmania
Published on 23 Oct, 2011 at 18:14 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark tag alert: reward for beachcombers Media Release by the University of Tasmania 17. October, 2011 Beachcombers, keep your eyes peeled for strange pointy items washing up on the Derwent’s shores. Researchers at UTAS’ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies are hoping locals will find three important shark tags and are offering $100 reward
Costa Rican delegate comments on shark massacre in Colombia
Published on 21 Oct, 2011 at 11:07 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Costa Rica rejects shark massacre in Malpelo waters By Natalie Dalto, Colombia Reports, 20. October 2011 A delegate of the Costa Rican government arrived in Cartagena Thursday and stated that the country disapproves of the Malpelo shark massacre in Colombian waters, Noticias Uno reported (see video below). Arturo Navarro, arrived in the coastal Colombian
Great White Shark caught in New South Wales Australia
Four-metre great white shark netted off Bar Beach New South Wales Australia
Researcher seeks shark tag missing on Maui
Published on 18 Oct, 2011 at 18:13 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Researcher: Returning shark tag ‘right thing’ By Harry Eager – Staff Writer, The Maui News, 18. October 2011 A Florida shark researcher is looking on Maui for the satellite tracking tag he attached to a female tiger shark in Maalaea Bay. That’s right. On Maui. Somewhere in Haiku. Whether the shark, named MAZ, came
Another Sixgill Shark netted in Turkey
Another Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus netted in Istanbul Turkey
Sixgill Shark caught in Turkey
Published on 16 Oct, 2011 at 4:57 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 16. October 2011 Date: reported on 14. October 2011. Location: Istanbul, Turkey. Species: Bluntnose sixgill shark ( Hexanchus griseus ). Size: said to be 2 metres in length, 180 kg. The shark was caught in the Sea of Marmara. Source and Photo Credit: Beyaz Gazete
Shark Finning in Vietnam
Published on 15 Oct, 2011 at 18:29 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark fin trade continues to go unregulated By SGTT, dtinews, 15. October 2011 Traders have been flocking to the central province of Binh Dinh to harvest shark fins, which sell at high prices because of their supposed health benefits. Fin capital Shark finning involves cutting of the fins and throwing the fish back into
Costa Rican fishermen kill 2,000 sharks in Colombia
Published on 14 Oct, 2011 at 18:51 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Colombia condemns shark hunting in Colombian Pacific By Alice Boyd, Colombia Reports, 14. October 2011 Colombia’s presidential advisor for biodiversity has condemned the killing of around 2,000 sharks in Colombian waters by Costa Rican fishermen. The sharks were killed in the Colombian Pacific just off Malpelo island, which has been declared a sanctuary of
Aussie Shark alert high after shark caught
Published on 13 Oct, 2011 at 19:26 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Published by BigPond News, 14. October 2011 Summer is only around the corner, but Queenslanders are on high alert after a record-breaking tiger shark was caught off Main Beach on the Gold Coast yesterday. Measuring 3.8 metres and tipping the scales at a massive 470 kilograms, the shark was hooked when it bit a metre-long
Newborn White Shark caught in Russia
Published on 13 Oct, 2011 at 12:55 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | 4 Comments
Newborn Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias caught in Primorye Russia