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Recent News 2009

Navigation Tech Used To Monitor Endangered Sharks In S China's Hainan
July 1, 2009
Shark Finning In Darien Island
June 29, 2009
Taste For Delicacy Puts Sharks At Risk
June 29, 2009
Tighter Management Measures For Sharks Sought
June 27, 2009
Many Sharks 'Facing Extinction'
June 25, 2009
Endangered Sharks Unprotected On High Seas: Report
June 24, 2009
Grey Nurse Sharks Get Artificial Uterus
June 23, 2009
Woman Donates Shark Tooth To UNH
June 23, 2009
Bull Shark Tracked On Sydney Harbour Cruise
June 23, 2009
Great Whites Are 'Serial Killers'
June 22, 2009
Scottish Shark Research Raises Concerns About The Lack Of Sharks In Scotland
June 22, 2009
Animal Rights Activists Protest Shark Tournament
June 22, 2009
Workshop Will Focus On Sharks
June 21, 2009
Korean Beaches No Longer Shark-Free
June 21, 2009
Mexican Navy Finds Coke In Frozen Sharks
June 18, 2009
Researches Study Whale Sharks Off La. Coast
June 17, 2009
Shark Fins Dealer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dealing In Fins From Protected Species
June 12, 2009
Shark Tagging Mission Under Way
June 12, 2009
Gone Fishin' : Basking Shark Is One Of Largest Seen In Our Waters
June 11, 2009
Locals To Take Up Whale Shark Cause
June 10, 2009
Brief Shark Encounter
June 10, 2009
Scientists Track Bull Shark Population In And Around Mobile Bay
June 10, 2009
New Rules Would Include Shark Size Limits
June 10, 2009
Shark Anglers Who Kill Their Catch May Soon Be Unwelcome In Home Port
June 9, 2009
Maldives Sets Up Zones To Protect Whale Sharks
June 9, 2009
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught Off Taitung
June 9, 2009
Sharks Basking In The Limelight
June 9, 2009
State Seeks Input On Shark Rules
June 8, 2009
30-ft Long Basking Shark Photographed Off Cornwall Coast
June 8, 2009
Mako Sharks Caught Close To Malta Mistaken For Great Whites
June 8, 2009
Scientists Surprised By Record Number Of Basking Sharks
June 5, 2009
Basking Sharks 'Fly' Off Malin Head
June 5, 2009
Gentle Giants Of The Gulf
June 4, 2009
Government Moves To Protect Its Whale Sharks
June 3, 2009
Naitas Cites Donsol Whale Sharks As ‘Hit’ For Tourism
June 3, 2009
Nearly 60% Of Malta’s Shark Species Threatened With Extinction
May 31, 2009
Sharks Make For A Dangerous Game Of Tag
May 31, 2009
Shark-Fin Soup Pulled From Philippe Restaurant's Menu
May 29, 2009
Toothy Sharks Once Ruled Tuscany
May 28, 2009
Four Rare Births Of Sharks At SF Aquarium
May 27, 2009
Sorsogon Hopes Whale Sharks Will Perform ‘Heroic Role’ In Bay
May 26, 2009
Ningaloo Nursery Theory On Whale Shark Sightings
May 25, 2009
Endangered Fish A Saw Point For Zeb
May 24, 2009
Fishermen Turn To Rays As Sharks Decline
May 23, 2009
Blacktip Reef Shark Reproduce In Nha Trang Aquarium
May 22, 2009
Giant Shark Tooth Found On Beach
May 21, 2009
Anglers, Guides Help Track Rare Sawfish
May 21, 2009
Fort Myers Beach Shark Tournament Now No-Kill
May 21, 2009
Shark Tourney Angers Officials
May 20, 2009
Shark Teeth Found In Chianti Hills
May 18, 2009
No Clues In Shark's Death
May 18, 2009
Regulations To Protect Atlantic Sharks
May 18, 2009
Smalltooth Sawfish
May 17, 2009
Casino Mulls Alternatives To Whale Shark Exhibit
May 16, 2009
Mozambique: Illegal Shark Fishing Represents Loss Of US$1 Million To Mozambican State
May 13, 2009
Sharks Circling At Parliament House
May 12, 2009
Filipino Fishermen Active In Conserving Whale Sharks
May 12, 2009
Shark Research Project In Second Phase
May 12, 2009
Could Global Warming Benefit One Species Of Endangered Shark?
May 11, 2009
Spain Seizes 11 Tonnes Of China-Bound Shark Fins
May 11, 2009
Calls To Ban Shark Fin Exports
May 11, 2009
Whale Sharks Turn Philippine Fishermen Into Activists
May 8, 2009
Giant Shark Mystery Solved: Unexpected Hideout Found
May 7, 2009
Satellite Plots White Shark’s 6000km Trip
May 7, 2009
Tourists On The Spots To Help Reveal Shark's Secrets
May 6, 2009
Basking Sharks To Return To Manx Waters This Month
May 5, 2009
Tagging Whale Sharks In The Maldives
May 5, 2009
Fishermen Face Trial Over Shark Kill
May 5, 2009
The Ocean’s Most Fearsome Predators
May 2, 2009
Sharks Show Traces Of Prescription Drugs
May 1, 2009
Tiger Sharks Hit-And-Run Hunters, Research Shows
May 1, 2009
Seychelles Bans Cutting Sharks' Fins
May 1, 2009
Fishing Bans Aim To Protect Grey Nurse Shark
May 1, 2009
Call To Ban Shark-Feeding Tours Approved By Board
April 30, 2009
Whale Sharks On The Rise
April 30, 2009
New Shark Tagging System For Perth Beaches
April 30, 2009
Korean Vessels Fined For Illegal Fishing
April 29, 2009
Grey Nurse Shark Numbers Down Down
April 29, 2009
Scotland To Crack Down On Shark Finning
April 29, 2009
Shark Mystery: Fossilized Great White Tooth Found On Hampton Beach
April 28, 2009
Hawaii Kai Board Resolution Seeks Ban Of Shark-Feeding Tours
April 27, 2009
North Shore Shark Tours Draw Legal Concerns
April 26, 2009
Shark Fins Protection Welcomed
April 26, 2009
Saving Sharks
April 23, 2009
EU Promises Tighter Fishing Laws To Protect Sharks
April 23, 2009
Giant Stingray Could Be Worlds Biggest
April 23, 2009
Shark Dumped On A Doorstep Goes Home In A Divvy Van
April 23, 2009
Qatar Studies On Sharks Win Praise
April 22, 2009
Cagayan Fisherfolk Rescue Rare Whale Shark
April 22, 2009
Rally Against Shark Fin Trade Opens In Singapore
April 19, 2009
Lost Whale Shark Found Dead
April 17, 2009
Fishermen Look To NOAA In Dogfish Fight
April 16, 2009
Plans To Protect Sharks Set To Receive Backing
April 16, 2009
Yahya Hails Campaign Against Finning Sharks
April 13, 2009
Young Asians Saying No To Shark Fin Soup
April 12, 2009
Geneticist Seeks DNA From Our Whale Sharks
April 12, 2009
Persian Gulf Sharks Face Extinction
April 11, 2009
Plea For Better Tracking Of Great White Sharks
April 9, 2009
What Is A Megamouth Shark? Is It Still A Scientific Mystery?
April 9, 2009
Sawfish Slaughter: Minister Closes Fishing Spot
April 9, 2009
More Grey Nurse Sharks Confirmed
April 9, 2009
Shark-Fin Traders Thrive In UAE
April 8, 2009
Hawaii Kai Residents Fight To Ban Shark Tours Dives
April 7, 2009
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught, Eaten In Philippines
April 6, 2009
Taiwan Ship Pays R1.5m Shark Fin Fine
April 6, 2009
Shark Fin Out Of Vogue Among Young Asians
March 29, 2009
New Protections Now In Place For Great White Sharks, Other Marine Life
March 24, 2009
Back To The 80s As Basking Shark Sheds Light On Ocean Fronts
March 23, 2009
Shark Alliance Denounces Illegal Landing Of Basking Sharks In Greece
March 21, 2009
If You Think That's A Big White . . .
March 19, 2009
New Species Of Sting Ray Discovered
March 18, 2009
Animal Rights Group Calls On Venetian To Stop Serving Shark's Fin
March 17, 2009
Atlanta Whale Shark Deaths Cited In Protest
March 16, 2009
Great White Sharks Had Humble Beginnings
March 16, 2009
Biologist Pioneers Shark DNA Tags
March 16, 2009
Not Many Of Us Seeing Sawfish
March 15, 2009
Sharks Losing Battle
March 15, 2009
Two Tons Of Shark Fins On Taiwanese Boat
March 15, 2009
Don't Take Shark Tags, Experts Urge Anglers
March 14, 2009
Great White Sharks Once Grew Slower, Fossil Shows
March 12, 2009
Shark Picture: Most Complete Great White Fossil Yet
March 12, 2009
3 Endangered Species To Be Protected In HK
March 12, 2009
Overfishing Of Sharks Hits Entire Marine Food Chain
March 12, 2009
Spaniards Lobby Madrid On Shark Protection: Campaigners
March 12, 2009
Groups Against Whale Shark Import
March 11, 2009
Divers Urged To Take Snaps Of Sharks
March 11, 2009
Anglers Banned From Catching Big Whaler Sharks
March 10, 2009
Giant Stingray Could Be World's Largest Freshwater Fish
March 10, 2009
Tiny Whale Shark Helps Unlock Secrets
March 9, 2009
Maldives Moves To Protect Its Sharks
March 9, 2009
History's Smallest Whale Shark Rescued In Sorsogon
March 9, 2009
Scientists Get Their Teeth Into Shark Preservation
March 7, 2009
Shark Numbers Stable As Fish Surge
March 6, 2009
Agency Studying Fish As Endangered Or Threatened
March 4, 2009
First Fossil Brain: Shark Relative That Lived 300 Million Years Ago Yields Very Rare Specimen
March 3, 2009
UNH Researchers Studying Spiny Dogfish, Gulf of Maine's Mini Shark
March 3, 2009
Whale Shark In Tainan Canal Led Back To Sea
March 3, 2009
Ministry Bans Reef Shark Fishing
March 2, 2009
Young Whale Shark Trapped In Tainan Canal
March 2, 2009
Study: Sharks Divide By Sex
February 28, 2009
Rampant Shark Poaching On
February 25, 2009
Whale Sharks Spotted
February 25, 2009
Sharks Fall Foul Of Fishing Bia
February 25, 2009
British Angler Lands Monster Stingray In Thailand
February 24, 2009
Ban Shark Finning Activities: Council
February 24, 2009
Contractors Fear Proposed Sawfish Rules
February 21, 2009
Backbone Samples Reveal Where Sharks Swim
February 20, 2009
Shark Attacks Decline Worldwide In Midst Of Economic Recession
February 19, 2009
Ancient Sharks Saw The Deep Sea In Colour
February 18, 2009
Grey Nurse Sharks To Breed In Artificial Uterus
February 17, 2009
Shark Catch Quotas 'Not Linked' To Attacks
February 16, 2009
Divers Threaten To Boycott Sabah Over Shark Finning
February 16, 2009
More Whale Shark Sightings Reported In Philippines Waters
February 15, 2009
Sawfish Protection Public Comment Deadline Today
February 13, 2009
Sammy Ready To Say So Long
February 10, 2009
Huge Shark In SA River
February 9, 2009
Migratory Pattern Puts Sharks Close To Shore Off Island
February 8, 2009
Whale Sharks In Batangas Fresh Waters
February 8, 2009
Brussels Wants EU Governments To Protect Their Sharks
February 8, 2009
More Whale Sharks Seen In Gulf
February 7, 2009
Can Music Set The Mood For Fish At MOA Aquarium?
February 6, 2009
Making Waves Over Whale Shark
February 6, 2009
EU Gives Shark Protection Teeth
February 5, 2009
Sharks Attacked
February 5, 2009
EU Presents Plan To Save Sharks
February 5, 2009
Randy Rays
February 4, 2009
Sawfish Population Shouldn't Be Cut
February 4, 2009
Predator In The Soup
February 4, 2009
Dead Whale Shark Recovered From Gopalpur Beach
February 3, 2009
Public Comment Extended On Smalltooth Sawfish Designation
January 29, 2009
The More Sharks The Better, Say Breede Locals
January 29, 2009
Borg Wants Better Protection Of The EU's Endangered Sharks
January 29, 2009
Chinese New Year Celebrants Targeted In Shark-Fin Campaign
January 28, 2009
Fishermen A Threat To Shark Species
January 28, 2009
Great White Hunter To Return
January 28, 2009
Largest Shark Known To Science Caught
January 28, 2009
Sharks' Reputation A Case Of Overkill
January 24, 2009
Wild Shark Chase Ends In Fines
January 24, 2009
Great White Sharks: Even The Scariest Of Winter Visitors In The Gulf Of Mexico Off The Florida Coast Need Protection
January 23, 2009
Baby Shark Discovered In Wollongong Rock Pool
January 23, 2009
Shark Fin Availability Lessens On China-Based Website
January 22, 2009
Rare Photo Of Gentle Giant
January 21, 2009
Zoo Reviews Procedures After Sharks' Death
January 21, 2009
15 Sharks At Indianapolis Zoo Die After Maintenance Error
January 21, 2009
Large Bite Taken Out Of Queensland's Shark Population
January 20, 2009
Navy Nails Illegal Shark Trawler
January 20, 2009
A Case Of Fish vs. Developers: Move Afoot To Protect Smalltooth Sawfish
January 18, 2009
UCT Scientists Honour Shark Researcher
January 18, 2009
Ocean Nets Catch 900 Great White Sharks
January 17, 2009
Sharks, Not Humans, Most At Risk In Ocean
January 16, 2009
Federal Sawfish Plan Concerns Water-Based Businesses
January 15, 2009
Mini-Sub To Probe Behaviour Of Basking Sharks
January 15, 2009
Conservationists Demand Queensland Shark Fishing Ban
January 15, 2009
Fisherman Says He Tried To Save Pregnant Shark
January 15, 2009
Smalltooth Sawfish Could Be Part Of Critical Habitat
January 14, 2009
Oldest Shark Braincase Shakes Up Vertebrate Evolution
January 14, 2009
Proposed Smalltooth Sawfish Rules To Be Discussed At Wednesday Hearing
January 13, 2009
Bahamas Still Reviewing Shark Diving
January 12, 2009
Ban On Shark Finning In U.S. Waters On Table In Congress
January 12, 2009
Overfishing Linked To Increased Shark Sightings
January 12, 2009
Shark Hunter's Theory On Human Prey 'Rubbish'
January 12, 2009
Scuba Diver Helps Get Shark Fin Soup Off Menu
January 10, 2009
Great White Tops List Of Hardest-Biting Sharks
January 9, 2009
Shark Fin Sales Halted On Website
January 8, 2009
Human Predators Driving Sharks To The Brink Of Extinction
January 7, 2009
Fisheries Minister 'Disgusted' By Shark Slaughter
January 6, 2009
Forget Jaws, This Great White Shark Operation Is Real
January 6, 2009
Grey Nurse Sharks Will Venture Into Our Waters
January 5, 2009
Public Showing Of Deceased Great White Shark
January 5, 2009
Shark Bite Study Lands UT Researcher On Magazine's Top 100 List
January 5, 2009
Disgusting Proof Of WA Fish Carnage Covered Up
January 4, 2009
Sharks Have Wimpy Bites, Study Finds
January 4, 2009
Fishermen Who Caught Whale Shark May Be Fined
January 4, 2009


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