Sharks

October, 2008

• 5 October

  Six Indonesian fishermen apprehended

  

  (From torresnews.com.au)- Six Indonesian crew members aboard an Indonesian shark boat have been flown to Darwin after being apprehended in the Torres Strait. The boat was spotted by a Customs Coastwatch helicopter while conducting surveillance on Monday, September 22. The vessel was boarded about 115km east of Thursday Island on …
• 4 October

  Shark washes up in Oregon with mystery parasites

  

  (From nwcn.com) Seaside, Oregon-  A shark that washed up on an Oregon beach was covered with unknown parasites. Seaside Aquarium officials say the 4-foot salmon shark that washed up in the Cannon Beach area Wednesday was covered with a dense layer of parasites in an unusual way. Aquarium manager Keith …

September, 2008

• 27 September

  Environment ministry issues decree to regulate fishing of sharks

  

  (From zawya.com) United Arab Emirates- Minister of Environment and Water, Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, has issued a ministerial decree on bye-laws of Federal Law no. 23 of 1999 dealing with the use, protection and development of water resources in the UAE. According to the decree, only motorboats are henceforth …
• 27 September

  Resort takes shark’s fins off it’s menu

  

  (From dailyexpress.com.my) Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia- At least one resort here has started the ball rolling to prevent sharks being cruelly mutilated for their prized fins at sea. “Killing sharks and throwing them away just for their fins is a despicable and shameful practice that must be stopped,” said Nilakrisna James, …
• 22 September

  Shark fin soup consumption rising, experts warn

  

  (From news.com.au)- The fairly innocuous-sounding, almost tasteless, and rather expensive so-called delicacy, shark fin soup, or fish wing soup in Chinese (the shark fin bit is conveniently lost in translation), supports ingredients of spectacular brutality that include serious fissures in the oxygen trade, ecosystem disruption and agonising death. In a …
• 18 September

  Tattoos putting charity in swim

  

  (From thisissouthwales.co.uk)- When three employees at the Lush store in Swansea city centre found out about their company”s nominated charity, they were over the moon. All three of them support the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society which, among other things, aims to prevent sharks being unlawfully killed. But the trio decided …
• 17 September

  Stricter rules sought for shark fishing

  

  (From upi.com) London- Environmental activists say the European Union needs to adopt stricter regulations about shark finning — catching sharks for shark fin soup. About half of ocean shark species and one-third of European sharks could become extinct if nothing is done, experts told the BBC. Oceana, a group campaigning …
• 17 September

  West African shark catches show drastic reduction

  

  (From apanews.net) Dakar, Senegal- Shark catches in West Africa have drastically dropped from 30,000 to 10,000 tons between 2002 and 2008, an expert of the sub-regional Fisheries Commission (CSRP) Mika Diop revealed at an ongoing event in Dakar. “This drop in catch shows that the situation is critical in our …
• 6 September

  Protection of Sharks

  

  (From insidecostarica.com)- The Costa Rican Fisheries Institution (INCOPESCA in Spanish) banned the unloading of sharks with their fins cut off. From now on, only the whole fish can be brought to land. The decision is in line with a ruling from the General Comptrollership of the Republic which demands observing …
• 5 September

  Released whale shark found dead In Davao Sur

  

  (From newsinfo.inquirer.net) Padada, Davao del Sur- A whale shark that was returned to sea after beaching here Thursday was found dead near the shore of Barangay (village) Paligue Friday morning. The provincial fisheries office said it still could not determine what caused the death of the 15-feet long fish, which …
• 5 September

  Ministry of Fisheries in denial on shark finning

  

  (From scoop.co.nz)- Forest & Bird’s call for a New Zealand ban on shark finning – cutting off the high-priced fins of sharks and dumping the rest of the body at sea – is gathering support among New Zealanders, who are disgusted by the practice. Ministry of Fisheries chief executive Wayne …
• 3 September

  Shark protestor hangs own skin on hooks

  

  (From metro.co.uk)- A shark protester hung herself to the ceiling of a shop window with shark hooks pierced through her skin. A Lush spokesman said: “We are trying to change people”s perceptions about sharks as a lot of people still associate them with Jaws. “There was only one person killed …