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Preserved Whale Shark displayed in China
Published on 15 Sep, 2011 at 20:24 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine 16. September 2011 ‘People’s Daily Online’ is reporting that a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) nicknamed Yang Yang was displayed in China on September 11. The 6 metres long specimen with a weight of 2 tons had been preserved through plastination, a technique that replaces body fluids with plastics. The event
Atlantic Angel Sharks illegally caught in Mississippi
Published on 15 Sep, 2011 at 18:55 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Marine Patrol Seizes Two Sharks and 4,000 Pounds of Shrimp in Federal Waters News Release by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) 14. September 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Marine Patrol was patrolling in federal waters under the Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) on Wednesday, Sept. 14
Shark Fisherman fined in Reunion
Published on 14 Sep, 2011 at 13:28 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine 14. September 2011 A fisherman found himself in the Criminal Court of Saint-Denis, on La Reunion Island , after killing a large bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in Saint-Gilles last February. The 3 metres long predator (photo) was caught the day after a surfer had been severely injured by a shark
Rare shark caught in Turkey
Published on 12 Sep, 2011 at 20:06 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Date: reported on 11. September 2011. Location: Gulf of Bandirma, Dutliman, Balikesir Province, Turkey. Species: presumably a bramble shark ( Echinorhinus brucus ). Size: said to be 2 metres in length. Source and Photos : gazete5.com, bandirmaninsesi.com
Spearfisherman kills blue shark in Malta
Published on 10 Sep, 2011 at 10:12 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine Date: 10. September 2011 Location: Salina, Malta. The ‘Times of Malta’ is reporting that a blue shark (Prionace glauca) was harpooned by a diver and brought to the beach this morning. The man was fishing for octopus when the shark approached him. “The shark flashed past me and I fired my harpoon,“
Thresher Shark sighting off Isle of Man
Published on 9 Sep, 2011 at 11:07 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Sighting of a Thresher Shark By Manx Wildlife Trust 08 September 2011 A warden on the Calf of Man recently had a spectacular sighting of a thresher shark, leaping fully out of the water. Simon Davies was doing a watch for sea birds on the north of the Calf, when he spotted a huge splash
Rare Megamouth Shark found in South Africa in 2009
Published on 9 Sep, 2011 at 4:17 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 09. September 2011. ‘Dispatch Online’ is reporting that a shark discovered by East London scientist Kevin Cole two years ago was formally identified this week as being a rare megamouth shark ( Megachasma pelagios ). The specimen represents the second record of a megamouth shark in South Africa. The first record washed
Scientists refute report of White Shark capture in Russia
Published on 8 Sep, 2011 at 6:02 in General News | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Scientists refute report on capture of great white shark in Primorye newsbcm.com 08. September 2011 Scientists refute the information about the capture of a five-meter great white shark in Primorye. Yesterday, a local paper published a photo of a huge shark caught by fishermen. Scientists claim that the photo taken is a montage. In fact,
Sixgill Shark caught in Italy
Published on 4 Sep, 2011 at 19:39 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Date: 03. September 2011. Location: Marina di Campo, Elba Island, Italy. Species: Bluntnose sixgill shark ( Hexanchus griseus ). Size: over three metres in length. According to the source, the female shark had eleven swordfish in its stomach. The fishermen caught another shark (male) on the same day, but it was released alive. Source: gonews.it
Hammerhead Shark spotted off Portugal
Published on 3 Sep, 2011 at 19:45 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Year Magazine, 04 September 2011 According to ‘Observatorio do Algarve’, a big hammerhead shark was spotted off the Algarve coast on August 31. The sighting of the estimated three metres long shark was made about 8 km south of Quarteira by the crew of a Navy vessel. It’s the third confirmed shark sighting in
Monterey aquarium gets great white shark
AP Associated Press September 1, 2011 MONTEREY (AP) — A great white shark that was caught in the waters off Southern California is now on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Aquarium officials say the four-foot, seven-inch male shark was transferred from Malibu to Monterey and placed in the aquarium’s Open Sea exhibit on Wednesday
Fisherman Captures Great White Shark
Published on 31 Aug, 2011 at 3:53 in General News | Viewed times | 3 Comments
You can see the video of the shark capture in our Video Section ( White Shark caught by Anglers in California ) By Vikki Vargas and Lori Bentley, NBC LA Aug 30, 2011 “I was nervous, excited,” fisherman Michael Castillo said. “I didn’t know what was at the end of the hook.” On August
Whale Shark captured in Korea
Date: reported on 30. August 2011. Location: Donghae, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Species: Whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ). Size: 5.3 metres in length, estimated 2 tons. The fisherman found the shark dead in his fishing net and immediately informed the coast guard. Source and Photo Credit: daum.net
Mafia starts whale shark sighting tourism
Published on 28 Aug, 2011 at 5:49 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
By MASEMBE TAMBWE, Tanzania Daily News 26 August 2011. Mafia Marine Park authorities have started promoting the whale shark following increased sightings and numbers within the park in recent times. Their General Management Plan has been updated making the whale shark an attraction. ”The increased sightings have prompted us into revising our plans,” the Park’s
Greek fishermen catch big shark
Date: 20. August 2011. Location: Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. Species: Bluntnose Sixgill Shark ( Hexanchus griseus ). Size: said to be 4.5 metres in length. The shark got entangled in a fishing net. It has been misidentified as a basking shark by the Greek media. Source and Photo Credit: filodimos.gr