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734 pounds of shark seized by US Coast Guard
Published on 16 Apr, 2018 at 15:18 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release United States Coast Guard 12. April 2018 — —- —- — — — — – Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing US waters CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted a Mexican lancha boat crew engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Wednesday morning.
World record tagged shark recapture
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 21. March 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — A recreational fisher has caught and released a grey nurse shark that was tagged by Fisheries scientists east of Esperance 23 years ago. This is believed to be a world record for the longest time
North Carolina: Jones to level the playing field for ENC shark fishermen
Published on 18 Mar, 2018 at 5:28 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) 15. March 2018 — — — — — — — — — JONES TAKES ACTIONS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ENC SHARK FISHERMEN WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is working again to level the playing field for Eastern North Carolina shark fishermen. This week,
Samoa hosts first Pacific Ministerial Shark Symposium
Published on 2 Mar, 2018 at 2:54 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Government of Samoa 01. March 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Pacific history was made with the very first Pacific Ministerial Shark Symposium opening in Samoa today, demonstrating global leadership from the island region in protecting and conserving Pacific sharks and rays. The world’s first regional shark sanctuary,
Illegal shark fishing evidence sparks investigation
Published on 3 Feb, 2018 at 16:27 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 01. February 2018 — — — — — — — — Discovery of illegal shark fishing evidence sparks an investigation Three illegally caught tiger sharks cut up and left on a Perth beach Anyone with information is asked to call FishWatch on 1800 815 507 Fishers urged to
NZ: Tests find endangered dolphin killed by shark
Published on 31 Jan, 2018 at 17:02 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release Department of Conservation, New Zealand 25. January 2018 — — — — — — — — An endangered dolphin found washed up at Port Waikato at the weekend, was the victim of a shark attack, a post mortem examination shows. The Māui or Hector’s dolphin was recovered by a DOC ranger on Sunday
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected scheduled dried shark fins
Press Release The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29. December 2017 — — — — — — — — Hong Kong Customs today (December 29) seized about 464 kilograms of dried shark fins of suspected scheduled hammerhead sharks with an estimated market value of about $370,000 from a container at the Kwai
FWC charges 3 in connection to shark dragging video
Published on 14 Dec, 2017 at 17:41 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Wednesday, December 13, 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced charges against three individuals connected to a video of a shark being dragged behind a boat
Hong Kong: Shark’s tail skin found to contain excessive mercury
Published on 26 Nov, 2017 at 8:20 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Centre for Food Safety (CFS) The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10. November 2017 — — — — — — — — — CFS urges public not to consume shark’s tail skin found to contain excessive mercury The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November
L.A.’s front yard—is home to one of the largest nurseries for white sharks in the world,
Published on 16 Nov, 2017 at 13:52 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Scientist Reveals Why Great White Sharks Are Targeting California’s Shallow Waters Santa Monica Bay is a hot spot for the species On Memorial Day weekend in 2016, a triathlete set out on a mile-and-a-half swim that would take her from the entrance of Newport Harbor along a buoy line, an area often used by bathers.
Texas: Restaurant Investigated for Illegal Sale of Shark Fin Soup
Published on 28 Oct, 2017 at 3:34 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 27. October 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — ……… Special of the Day Dallas area game wardens received a request from the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington D.C. to look into the possible illegal possession and/or sale of shark fins for
Live Sharks Seized From Basement Of New York Home
Published on 11 Sep, 2017 at 15:07 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Environmental Conservation, New York 06. September 2017 — — — — — — — — — ECO Actions for Late August Sharks in a Pool – Dutchess County On August 23, ECOs executed a search warrant at a residence in Lagrangeville suspected of harboring illegal wildlife. ENCON Police were joined by
Sustainable Shark Alliance Opposes Unnecessary Bill Threatening to Shut Down U.S Shark Fisheries
Published on 18 May, 2017 at 14:32 in General News | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Sustainable Shark Alliance 12. May 2017 — — — — — — — — — — The future of sustainable U.S. shark fisheries is threatened by a renewed push by environmental groups to pass an unnecessary law that will do little to dent the illegal global shark trade, while penalizing responsible U.S. fishermen.
Spain: 8 metres Basking shark landed in Alicante Province
Published on 27 Apr, 2017 at 16:53 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 27. April 2017 Date: reported on 27th of April 2017 Location: Calp, Marina Alta, Valencian Community, Spain Species: Basking shark (Cetrorhinus maximus) Size: said to be 7,43 metres in length. Sex: male A record from the western Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was caught accidentally by a commercial trawler about 16
Greece: Basking shark caught in Crete
Published on 11 Apr, 2017 at 10:13 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 11.04.2017 Date: reported on 06th of April 2017 Location: Agia Galini, Crete Island, Greece. Species: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Size: said to be up to 7 metres in length. Sources: e-mesara and Eπιλεκτικά Selectively (video embedded below). The specimen was found entangled in a fishing net in the Gulf of