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Hong Kong Customs seizes over 1.2 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins
Press Release Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department 18 February 2023 — — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 17) seized over 1.2 tonnes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of endangered species with an estimated market value of about $40 million at Hong Kong International Airport. Through risk assessment,
Video: Great white shark caught in Tunisia, Dec 2022
Published on 28 Dec, 2022 at 16:26 in Front Page, Shark Fishing Videos, Videos | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The video was uploaded by “sayada zamen” on December 22nd, 2022. This male Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was reportedly caught in the waters off Monastir, located in eastern Tunisia. The shark measured over 5 metres in length (estimated 2 tons in weight).
Ireland: Basking shark gets status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act
Published on 6 Oct, 2022 at 5:21 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Ireland) 02 October 2022 — — — —- — — Ministers Noonan and McConalogue announce that the Basking Shark has been given the status of ‘protected wild animal’ under the Wildlife Act Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, and Minister for Agriculture,
South Africa: Plett beaches closed after shark incident
News Release The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 25. September 2022 — — — — — — The NSRI and the Bitou Municipality appeal to the public to be cautious along the Plettenberg Bay and Southern Cape coastline. Beaches have been closed in Plettenberg Bay by Bitou Municipality. This sadly follows a fatal shark incident
Hawaii: Shark incident at Pāʻia Bay on Maui’s north shore
News Release Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources 04. September 2022 — — — — — — — — — An apparent shark incident, this afternoon, at Pāʻia Bay on Maui’s north shore has prompted shark warning signs to go up from Baldwin Beach to Taveres Bay. A woman was transported to the hospital
New Zealand: Feedback sought on action plan to protect sharks
Published on 4 Aug, 2022 at 17:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand 02 August 2022 — — — — — — Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback on a new plan of action for the conservation of sharks. The draft National Plan of Action Sharks 2022 (NPOA-Sharks 2022) sets out directions for the
Greenpeace Report: Hooked on Sharks
Published on 17 Jul, 2022 at 17:06 in Documents / PDF, Front Page, Publications | Viewed times | No Comments
HOOKED ON SHARKS:THE EU FISHING FLEETS FUELLING THE GLOBAL SHARK TRADE Published by Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace SpainJuly 2022 Main findings EU distant water fleets from Portugal and Spain are deliberately targeting juvenile (baby) shark breeding grounds. The EU, along with the Spanish and Portuguese governments, have both consistently resisted attempts to improve the management
CITES Proposal submitted to protect all sharks in the family Carcharhinidae
Published on 30 May, 2022 at 14:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES No. 2022/043 Geneva, 30 May 2022 CONCERNING:Proposals to amend Appendices I and IIConsultation with range States 1. This Notification is being published at the request of Panama 2. Panama has submitted a proposal, for consideration of the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to the Secretariat to include the
Federal Fishery Managers Continue Reducing Impacts to Protected Species in the Pacific
Published on 29 May, 2022 at 14:07 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 24 May 2022 —- —- —- —- — Federal Fishery Managers Continue Reducing Impacts to Protected Species in the Pacific with Required Gear Change HONOLULU (24 May 2022) An industry-led conservation measure to reduce impacts to oceanic whitetip sharks is the latest example in a long history
Proposed Changes to Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limits
Published on 10 Apr, 2022 at 10:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Draft Environmental Assessment,Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a Rule to Modify the Retention Limit for Shortfin Mako Sharks United States Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceOffice of Sustainable FisheriesHighly Migratory Species Management Division April 8, 2022 ABSTRACT: This proposed action is necessary to implement bindingrecommendations of the
UAE: Seasonal Ban on Shark Fishing, Trade on March 1
Published on 2 Mar, 2022 at 4:20 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) 28 February 2022 — — — — — — — — Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to Commence Seasonal Ban on Shark Fishing, Trade on March 1 The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) will impose an annual fishing and trade ban on sharks
Video: Great White Shark caught off Djerba, Tunisia
Published on 9 Feb, 2022 at 18:51 in Front Page, Shark Fishing Videos, Videos | Viewed times | No Comments
The video was uploaded by Radio Carthage FM. Last Friday, February 4th 2022, this Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was reportedly landed in Houmt Souk, a port located on the northern coast of Djerba Island in Tunisia. According to local news reports, the shark died after it became entangled in fishing gear of crab fishermen.
Hawaii: Shark fishing ban goes into effect January 1
Published on 2 Jan, 2022 at 5:38 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaii — —- —- —- — —- — A bill passed by the 2021 State Legislature banning shark fishing will take effect January 1, 2022. Act 51 (House Bill 553) makes it illegal to knowingly capture, entangle, or kill a shark in state marine waters. The new law applies
European Commission welcomes landmark agreement on the conservation of North Atlantic Shortfin Mako shark
News Release European Commission 24. November 2021 — — — — — — The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) reached yesterday afternoon a landmark agreement on a Recommendation on the conservation of North Atlantic stock of shortfin mako shark. Welcoming the agreement, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, said:
Researchers shed light on blind spot of shark attacks
Press Release University of Bristol, UK 01. November 2021 — — — — — — — Scientists have found more evidence to support the mistaken identity theory’ in juvenile white sharks during surface attacks on humans. Research, which has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, suggests that sharks mistake humans for