Daily Archives: May 12, 2011

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/atlantis-shark-tale-gets-extra-bite-in-new-book 12 May 2011 ABU DHABI // An author has celebrated the first anniversary of the release of a whale shark from the aquarium at Dubai’s Atlantis Hotel by publishing a children’s book inspired by its time in captivity.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134221.htm 12 May 2011 Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper in the journal BioScience finds.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015040424_apwaxgrsharkfinban.html 12 May 2011 Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed legislation that prohibits the sale, trade or distribution of shark fins or derivative products in the state of Washington. Supporters including the Humane Society of the United States say Senate Bill … Continue reading →

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/whale-shark-caught-in-suez-canal/story-e6frf7jx-1226055010176 12 May 2011 FISHERMEN have netted a young whale shark in Egypt’s Suez Canal in a very rare catch of one of the gentle giants in the waterway. The shark, which measured about five metres and weighed 700 kilograms, died … Continue reading →

http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-dying-by-the-dozens-due-to-internal-bleeding.html 12 May 2011 Dozens of leopard sharks have been washing up dead in California since April, and now a necropsy shows at least one of the sharks died of massive internal bleeding, such that blood was even coming out of the … Continue reading →

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/990588–brantford-pushes-for-canada-s-first-shark-fin-ban 12 May 2011 Sleepy Brantford will surf to the edge of the sustainability debate next week as its city council debates enacting a bylaw to prohibit the possession, sale and consumption of all shark fin products, the first ban … Continue reading →