CITES Upholds Historic Vote on Shark Conservation
On Thursday (13 March 2013) Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ratified a vote cast earlier in the week, adding five species … Continue reading
CITES Delegates Approve Protection for Sharks and Manta Rays
Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) voted today (Monday 11 March 2013) to add five species of shark to the list of plants … Continue reading
Texas Aims to Ban Shark Fins: Legislature Hears Compelling Testimony
Well, says Beel, Texas is known for leaving no child behind. Evidently that has morphed into leave no issue behind. Texas State Senator Larry Taylor, whose district includes Galveston, has … Continue reading
Queensland, Australia Woman Forces Lungfish to Breathe Air in Daring Rescue
Sasha Ambrose of Gympie, Queensland has earned her 15 minutes of fame, plus a bit more. Sasha rescued an Australian lungfish from flood waters that had carried it into a hotel … Continue reading
Lebanese Fishery for Young Sharks
Al Arabiya News (Lebanon) reported today there is a growing Lebanese fishery for young sharks. Regulations do not prevent the practice and there a growing market for the fish in the … Continue reading
Yarkon Bleak Reintroduction into Isreal Rivers a Success
The Yarkon bleak Acanthobrama telavivensis is a small minnow native to Israel’s coastal river systems. It is an unremarkable fish, really, silvery in color and reaching a maximum length of only 20 … Continue reading
Indonesian Sanctuary for Sharks and Manta Rays: Is it really for Conservation?
The Jarkata Globe, Indonesia, reported last Wednesday that Indonesia had announced establishment of a new shark and manta ray sanctuary to protect these ecologically important species. The story has by … Continue reading
Florida Couple Busted for Selling Shark Pups
They’re so adorable, says Beel! Who would be involved in illegal sales of such cuties? According to a story on KeysNet.com a Federal Grand Jury handed down a sealed indictment … Continue reading
Risky Business: Ocean Ramsey Swimming with a Great White Shark
Ocean Ramsey has gotten a lot of press lately for a video and photographs showing her swimming with a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias. The video and photographs are a … Continue reading
Shark Stanley an Ivy-league SpokesFish for Conservation
The Yale Daily News recently reported that endangered marine species now have a new versatile spokesperson- a shark created by Yale students Ben Goldfarb and Leah Meth. In “The Adventures of … Continue reading
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to Take Action on Tarpon
Bonefish on the Brain recently commented on a vote by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, last Wednesday, to end “gaff and drag” fishing by making making tarpon a catch-and-release only … Continue reading
Kmart and the Dead Shark: Lessons to be Learned from the British Horse Meat Scandal
Last week there was extensive reporting on the death of a white tip shark that had been flown to California to star in a Kmart commercial. News of this began … Continue reading →