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Tag! You're It
October 27, 2007
Whale Shark Spotted In Local Waters
October 23, 2007
Sea Leaves, Retrieves Large Dead Shark On LI Beach
September 23, 2007
Sand Tiger Shark Caught At Jones River Landing
September 17, 2007
Shark Beachings Puzzle Experts
September 17, 2007
Coney Island Shark Savior Nets PETA Award
September 11, 2007
NY Lifeguard Rescues Shark From Swimmers
September 4, 2007
Mote Researchers Get Up Close To Whale Sharks
August 26, 2007
Sharks Are Everywhere
August 24, 2007
Rare Shark Surfaces In Nain Fishing Net
August 8, 2007
Over-Fishing Threatening Sandbar Sharks, NOAA Says
August 1, 2007
Rare Whale Shark Seen In Local Waters
July 20, 2007
Students Study Florida's Sharks
February 26, 2007
Good Manners Killing 'Canadian' Shark
November 17, 2006
Migrating Sharks Pass Along S.C. Coast
October 22, 2006
Marine Service Fishing For Input On Plan To Save Sawfish
September 9, 2006
Dogfish Management Measures Set for 2006-2008
July 25, 2006
Revised Fishery Management Plan for Tunas, Sharks, Swordfish, and Billfish Available Online
July 11, 2006
NOAA Researchers Propose to Tag Sharks and Other Species in Closed Area
May 8, 2006
Tracking The Mysterious Greenland Shark
March 17, 2006
Seasonal Quotas Proposed for Commercial Shark Fishery
February 21, 2006
NOAA Will Maintain Current Time/Area Closures to Protect Sharks
December 19, 2005
Multi-year Management Proposed for Spiny Dogfish
December 5, 2005
Shark Finning Ban Adopted in the Northwest Atlantic
October 3, 2005
Control Date Announced for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery
May 27, 2005
Public Comments Requested on a Proposal to Alter Time/Area Closure for Atlantic Sharks
May 13, 2005
Without Sharks, Food Chain Crumbles
April 25, 2005
Swarms Of Sharks Passing Through Area Normal
April 8, 2005
Flurry Of Fins: Swarm Of Sharks Forces Swimmers Out Of The Water
March 30, 2005
Plotting A Great Escape For Trapped Shark
October 1, 2004
Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod
September 24, 2004
Great White Shark Tagged Off Woods Hole
September 24, 2004
Shark Sightings Briefly Close Wells Beach
August 30, 2004
Shark Guide Available To Public Free of Charge Through State DNR
August 30, 2004
Shark Guide Available To Public
August 29, 2004
Shark Attacks Along Texas Coast Are 'Normal'
August 6, 2004
Ocean Watchdog Groups Sue NOAA Over Longline Fishing Hooks
August 2, 2004
Biologist Tries To Steer A Shark, Nose First
July 20, 2004
Casting For Clues About Sharks
July 11, 2004
Bay Sharks Surprise, Perplex Pax
July 8, 2004
Waning Supply Of Sawfish Leads To 'Wanted' Campaign
July 6, 2004
Basking Sharks Seen In L.I. Waters
June 30, 2004
More Sharks On The Red List
June 25, 2004
Basking Shark Excites Beach Crowd
June 21, 2004
Beachgoers Witness Nurse Shark Birthing Two Little Anklebiters
May 21, 2004
Mother Nature Stages Amazing Deep-Sea Show
April 4, 2004
Shark Collector Takes Bite Out Of Crime
March 24, 2004
Recreational Shark Limits For North Carolina Are Re-Defined
March 19, 2004
Sharks Blamed In Island Seal-Decline Mystery
March 10, 2004
New Guide Takes The Mystery Out Of Identifying Sharks
March 5, 2004
Beware Of Smalltooth Sawfish
February 27, 2004
Tagged Shark Provides Migration Clues
February 7, 2004
Mako Captivates Anglers In Gulf
February 6, 2004
Study: Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Virtually Extinct Along Texas
February 3, 2004
Divers Off Port Salerno Pull Up Huge 'Ghost Net' Filled With Dead Sharks, Fish
January 16, 2004
Shark Relief
January 9, 2004
Commissioner Abandons Shark-Fishing Ban
January 9, 2004
Shark-Fishing Ban Sought
January 8, 2004
Aquarium Sinks Teeth Into Shark Display
January 5, 2004
NOAA Fisheries Implements New Fishing Regulations for Atlantic Sharks
December 24, 2003
Should Fishers Manage Their Own Quotas?
December 18, 2003
Startling Deep-Sea Encounter With Rare, Massive Shark
October 14, 2003
Basking Shark Numbers Boost
August 29, 2003
Fewer Fish Swim The Sea
August 11, 2003
Scientists Update Stock Status For Five Marine Stocks
July 18, 2003
Federal Fishery for Spiny Dogfish Closed Until April 30, 2004
July 18, 2003
2003 Final List of Fisheries for Marine Mammal Protection Act
July 18, 2003
State, US in Dogfight Over a Once-lowly Fish
July 12, 2003
Sawfish Is First Sea Fish on U.S. Endangered List
June 4, 2003
Atlantic Large Coastal Shark Commercial Fisheries Open July 1, Close September 15
May 30, 2003
UF Researcher Wants More Sharks in Water
May 21, 2003
NOAA Fisheries Announces Availability of Scoping Summary Report for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks
May 15, 2003
Non-Ridgeback Large Coastal Shark Fishery Closes May 15
May 15, 2003
Key Ocean Fish Species Ravaged, Study Finds
May 15, 2003
Americans Hooked on Shark Myths; National Survey Shows People Know Little About Sharks
May 14, 2003
Surfer Tries to Rebuild Life After Nearly Losing Hand
May 9, 2003
Surfer Steps on Shark, Suffers 3-4 Bites, Severed Tendons
May 7, 2003
Shark Nips Another Person in Volusia
April 21, 2003
Quota Set to Protect Spiny Dogfish Shark
April 21, 2003
Sanford Boy Suffers Small Shark Bite
April 20, 2003
NOAA Fisheries Announces '03 Quota & Catch Limits for Spiny Dogfish
April 17, 2003
Sawfish Added to the Endangered Speices List
April 1, 2003
The New England Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management Plan
March 24, 2003
The Dogfish Debate
February 10, 2003
Shark Attacks Decline Globally, Stay Same in Area
February 7, 2003
Shark Fishing Quota Increases Called Illegal
January 27, 2003
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposed 2003 List of Fisheries
January 22, 2003
Shark Populations Plunge in North Atlantic
January 21, 2003
Large Coastal Shark Stock Assessment Peer Reviews Complete; Science Shows Blacktip Sharks Fully Rebuilt
January 17, 2003
Atlantic Sharks Decimated by Fishing, Report Finds
January 17, 2003
North Atlantic Sharks in Sharp Decline, Study Finds
January 16, 2003
Public Hearings Announced for Input on Proposal to Reduce Bluefin Tuna Incidental Catch and Emergency Measures for the Commercial Atlantic Shark Fishery
January 9, 2003
Emergency Rule Changes Commercial Shark Management Measures, Including Quota Levels And Commercial Large Costal Shark Fishery Closure Dates
January 3, 2003
North Carolina Regulates Spiny Dogfish
December 17, 2001
North Carolina Close Spiny Dogfish Fishing Until End of Year
November 30, 2001
North Carolina Closes Second Biannual Shark Season
November 21, 2001
NOAA Fisheries to Use Modified Techniques in Next Year's Shark Stock Assessment: Independent Panel Finds More Data Needed
November 6, 2001
Wildlife Commission Bans Shark Feeding
November 1, 2001
2001 Commercial Atlantic Shark Second Semi-Annual Fishery Update
October 12, 2001
2001 Atlantic Shark Second Semi-Annual Fishery Update
August 28, 2001
Two Environmental Groups File Suit to Stop Shark Fishing
July 27, 2001
Public Hearing on Shark Finning Prohibition Act Set for July 11
July 3, 2001
NOAA Fisheries Announces Dates for Commercial Atlantic Shark Fisheries
June 29, 2001
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to List Smalltooth Sawfish as Endangered
April 17, 2001
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Notice of Availability of Draft Biological Opinion
April 13, 2001
NOAA Fisheries Re-Establishes Atlantic Commercial Quotas for Large and Small Coastal Sharks at 1997 Levels
March 14, 2001
Body of Rare Whale Shark Found Floating in Port Everglades
February 16, 2001
Deaths of 200 Sharks Near Pensacola Puzzles Scientists
February 14, 2001
NMFS Postpones TIME/AREA Closures Until March 1, 2001
February 5, 2001
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposed 2001 List of Fisheries
January 31, 2001
Request for comments: Issuance of 2001 Exempted Fishing and Scientific Research Permits
January 16, 2001
NMFS Atlantic East Coast Shark Fishing Season Notification
December 5, 2000
House Votes to End Practice of Removing Living Sharks' Fins
October 31, 2000
Louisiana Seafood Dealer and Fisherman Agree To Pay $178,000 for Shark Fishery Violations
August 9, 2000
Agency Rules to Limit Longline Fishing in Gulf of Mexico
August 3, 2000
Petition to List North American Populations of Smalltooth Sawfish and Largetooth Sawfish as Endangered Species
May 9, 2000
Spiny Dogfish Plan Implemented: Stock Rebuilding to Start May 1
April 6, 2000
Florida State Officials Plan to Ban Feeding Sharks
February 4, 2000
Issues Final Rule to Initiate Management of Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
January 11, 2000
NOAA Charges Louisiana Seafood Dealer and Fisherman with Significant Shark Fishery Violations
September 16, 1999
NMFS Changes Atlantic Large Coastal Shark Fishery Closure New Closure Effective July 28, 1999
July 8, 1999
Court Order on Atlantic Shark Management Measures
July 1, 1999
Advisory - Commercial Shark, Swordfish, Tuna Fishing
June 7, 1999
Government Restricts Atlantic, Gulf Coast Deep-Sea Fishing
April 26, 1999
NMFS Issues First Comprehensive Fishing Rules for Atlantic Migratory Fish
April 26, 1999
Study Examines Territorial Ties Between Sharks and Offshore Oil Rigs
April 20, 1999
Shark Attacks Down, but Fatality Recorded in Florida
March 17, 1999
NOAA Extends Comment Period for Management Plan Proposal
January 27, 1999
NOAA Announces Draft Management Plan For Overfished Atlantic Swordfish, Sharks, and Tunas
October 22, 1998
NMFS Closes Second Semiannual - Atlantic Large Coastal Shark Fishery
August 4, 1998
NMFS Closes Atlantic Large Coastal Shark Fishery
March 31, 1998
Northwest Atlantic Spiny Dogfish to Get Review
October, 1997
Northwest Atlantic Spiny Dogfish to Get Review
October, 1997
U.S. Atlantic Shark Fisheries: Quota Adjustment
August, 1997
Atlantic Shark Fisheries Management Plan Update
July, 1997

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