Discovery swimming in shark tales Jul 27, 2008
By O Ryan Johnson MARTHA S VINEYARD - With a 350-pound blue shark circling and nipping at the. By Marie Szaniszlo Animal rights activists are appealing to the organizer of this week s Oak Bluffs. (Boston Herald)
Getting hooked on sharks Jul 20, 2008
"I'm trying to get this out, don't bite me" he said to a 120-pound blue shark that thrashed beside the boat. In his pocket was a tag taken off the back of the shark, which Maiuri will send to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration along with the date and place of his catch. (Boston Globe)
* Fishing association warns of unusual shark increase Jul 18, 2008
A blue shark caught off the coast of Taitung County on Wednesday is pictured on a hook. Fishermen have reported a surge of sharks in the area. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
No trespassing as love match sealed Jun 29, 2008
Local media in the Bahamas carried no reports of the ceremony, which was supposed to have taken place on a private beach at sunset but major interest from Australian media organisations forced the couple to relocate to the Norman-designed Blue Shark Golf Club, which is fenced. The two-day extravaganza at one of the world's most exclusive private resorts was the biggest celebrity wedding for an Australian since James Packer married Erica Baxter on the French Riviera last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Site changed, Jun 27, 2008
But since the business-minded lovebirds sold the exclusive rights to their pictures, the venue was moved to the nearby fenced Blue Shark Golf Club. The change came after Page Two revealed the wedding plans this month. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sports Union Jun 25, 2008
GOLF AND TENNIS GREATS GREG NORMAN AND CHRIS EVERT TO MARRY- New York Post. Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Last Update: 07:50 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Fast decline of Med's sharks Jun 11, 2008
The blue shark and the two mackerel sharks have also apparently vanished from coastal waters ... "This study will hopefully contribute to a greater threat status for hammerheads and blue sharks, and other assessments in the Mediterranean," he said. (BBC News -- Science)
British angler hailed after landing fishing award hat-trick May 31, 2008
He said: "Tope and blue shark are plentiful in British waters and I have caught them many times. "I did catch a massive tope once which would have been a record-breaker but the captain had too much wine and dropped it. "I caught the great white using a whaler shark as bait but the bull sharks are the real fighters. Some sharks you catch by accident while fishing for other things but some were more targeted. The great white was a specific target in South Africa. "It has also been very humbling. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Annual FLS scavenger hunt is under way! Grab the kids, your friends, a stranger - we don't care - and get downtown. Go! May 25, 2008
Second Prizes: $75 Gift Card - The Cats Closet $75 Gift Certificate - Blue Shark Antiques $75 Gift Certificate - Claiborne's $75 Gift Certificate - Corky's $75 Gift Certificate - The Griffin Bookshop $75 Gift Certificate - Legacy Distinctive Home Accents $75 Gift Certificate - Whittingham $75 in Vera Bradley Gifts - A Place in Time $75 Shopping Spree - Jabberwocky Children's Books $50 Gift Certificate - Poppy Hill Tuscan Kitchen $50 Gift Certificate - Downtown Retail Marketing $25 Gift... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Sharks swim closer to extinction May 23, 2008
"But now as those species are declining we're seeing more fishermen targeting sharks. "Porbeagle and shortfin mako are targeted for fins and meat; species like blue shark are likely to be finned, but particularly in Europe we're seeing more blue shark being landed. " Several of the bodies that regulate fisheries in international waters - the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) - have set up measures to curb shark finning, but there are different standards in place, a situation... (BBC News -- Science)
Mediterranean Dangerous For Sharks And Rays Nov 27, 2007
The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is listed as Endangered in the region and even the relatively prolific blue shark (Prionace glauca) is considered Vulnerable to extinction here ... Even the relatively prolific blue shark (Prionace glauca) is considered vulnerable to extinction in the Mediterranean. (Science Daily)
Sharks Harmed by Long Line Fishing Oct 26, 2007
While many species of shark are taken, the blue shark (Prionace glauca), the species most heavily impacted by long line fishing for tuna and swordfish, is now thought to be taken at levels at or above maximum sustainable yield. Losses to long line fisheries is estimated at 10-20 million blue sharks per year ... In areas where finning is unregulated, blue sharks are often discarded if mako sharks are also caught as the mako is more valuable commercially. (Suite101.com)
Rohmann turns up heat Sep 4, 2007
"Artist Chris Woloczyk sculpted the exclusive shark design, which is matted and framed along with a certificate of the respective championship. Woloczyk donated the priceless trophies for both the men's (red shark) and women's (blue shark) champions.The large payout in the men's championship was made possible thanks to the sponsorship of Steve Casanova, an avid surfer and local attorney, who has played a key role in the kidney foundation for many years."I'm 53 years old and I have been surfing... (Florida Today)
Montenegro shark scare has no teeth Aug 11, 2007
The thresher and the blue shark are common in the Adriatic, prized by game fishermen but rarely spotted inshore. At least one Serbian tabloid last week displayed photographs of a huge Great White shark. (Yahoo News)
The Shark's Electric Sense Jul 17, 2007
A great blue shark three meters in length homed in on the scent of blood like a torpedo. As my wife, Melanie, and I watched several large sharks circle our seven-meter Boston Whaler, a silver-blue snout suddenly thrust through a square cutout in the boat deck. (Scientific American)
Shark Lost In Calif. Harbor Captured, Released Jul 11, 2007
A 6-foot blue shark wandering inside Long Beach's Marina Pacifica Harbor was captured and released into open waters Tuesday, an aquarium official said ... Personnel from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach checked out this 6-foot blue shark before releasing it into open water. (CBS 4, CO)
Shark Scooped From Long Beach's Marina Pacifica Harbor Jul 11, 2007
Rescuers said the female blue shark was 6 feet long.. Copyright 2007 by and. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Fishing tournaments attract local anglers Jun 30, 2007
The largest Blue Shark of the Tournament took forth and weighed 274 pounds Locally Striped Bass fishing remains fair to good with large bass up to 35 pounds and Bluefish up to 15 pounds being taken at all the usual spots. Fluking has been red hot along the CT side with reports of fish up to 26 inches being taken on squid and spearing combos. (Huntington Herald, CT)
Humane Society protests shark tourney Jun 16, 2007
The blue shark population has dropped 50 percent to 70 percent in the last 20 years, he said, and makos and threshers are threatened with extinction, according to the World Conservation Union. Grandy opposes what he terms the contest's "cruel and brutal treatment" of sharks. (Newsday)
O.C. shark tournament catches flak from humane society Jun 12, 2007
In February, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources added the common thresher, the mako and the blue shark to its list of threatened species ... But Sampson says his rules set a 6-foot minimum length for those brought to shore and do not allow a group of anglers to enter more than one thresher shark and one blue shark during their two days of tournament fishing. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Five-ton blue shark captured in E China May 26, 2007
People's Daily Online -- Five-ton blue shark captured in east China ... Five-ton blue shark captured in east China. (People's Daily Online, China)
Predators in trouble ecologically Apr 9, 2007
Blue sharks -- gracile, large sharks that range worldwide -- comprise a significant portion of the drift net by-catch ... McCosker uses blue sharks to illustrate his point ... When he was first studying marine biology in the 1960s, he said, blue sharks were cited by his professors as the world's most common large fish. (San Francisco Chronicle)
It's Ok to Play in the Dark: Black Light Mini-Golf Comes to Provo Mar 14, 2007
Black space encircles Meagan Wood as she stares into the glowing eyes of a florescent blue shark that appears to be lit from within. The shark's pearly whites taunt her and her florescent pink golf ball as she tries to focus on the path to the shark's mouth. (The Daily Universe, UT)
OPEN SEASON: Cup full for class of 42 Mar 4, 2007
The heaviest weights (in pounds and ounces) of each species for 2006 (if not listed above) are as follows: bigeye tuna 18-3; bluefish 18-7; blue shark 425; bonito 11-7; cod 68-3; false albacore 14-6; fluke 14-15; haddock 12-8; pollock 31-6; sea bass 7-2; Spanish mackerel 7-13 (new state record); striped bass 57-10; Wahoo 131-5 (new state record); winter flounder 6-3; wolffish 37-6; and yellowfin tuna 105. Each year, MarineFisheries conducts the Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby from March 1... (The Standard-Times, MA)
Sharks Become Threatened as Threshers, Makos, Hammerheads Enter Red List Feb 23, 2007
The commonest pelagic shark, the blue shark, remained globally in the near threatened category, even though scientists have noted a decline in their numbers of 50 to 70 percent in the North Atlantic, the IUCN said in an e-mailed statement. Sharks are vulnerable to fishing because they mature more slowly than other fish, and don't reproduce as often. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Threat to ocean sharks increases Feb 23, 2007
The blue shark is declining but not yet considered threatened. The threat to ocean-going sharks is more severe than previously thought, according to conservation experts. (BBC News -- Science)
400,000 Fun Lubbers Jan 28, 2007
" Michael H. Samuels Baristas And Buccaneers Coffee and Gasparilla aren't synonymous, but that didn't stop Starbucks. The ubiquitous coffee chain set up a tent south of Howard Avenue to distribute free 4-ounce samples of cinnamon dolce latte and cinnamon dolce cream. Travis Raisler, team leader for the sampling team, was offering the fancy Joe with a smile. By 3 p.m., more than 3,000 samples had been tasted. The goal was 5,000, said Raisler, 25, of south Tampa. Jon Giggie and fiancee Danielle... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Environmentalists warn of shark troubles Nov 9, 2006
FILE PHOTO** A blue shark is seen in this undated photo. Shark finning, the practice. (Yahoo News -- Endangered Species)
More Sharks Than Estimated Killed for Fin Soup - Study Oct 26, 2006
Species most at risk are the blue shark, hammerheads and silky sharks, according to the researchers. They said official estimates of the number of sharks killed each year may not reflect the true figure because many fish are caught by unregulated fisheries which do not report the catch. (Planet Ark, United States)
Live shark rescued after getting stranded on Seaside beach Oct 6, 2006
The rescued blue shark. Seaside Aquarium s marine mammal stranding team was working to rehabilitate the blue shark but said its chances of survival were slim since it had been out of water for an estimated 30 minutes ... Blue sharks are common to the area. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Sharks in hot water Sep 30, 2006
Although full population assessments cannot yet be made, the research suggests that for one commonly traded species, blue shark (Prionace glauca), the annual harvest of 10 million may be nearing or exceeding the sustainable yield. The species is currently listed as "lower risk" or "near threatened" by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). (Nature News Service)
Researchers: Too Much Soup Sep 27, 2006
This is probably already happening for one species, the blue shark, the researchers say. Their findings suggest that the current trade in blue sharks is close to, or possibly even exceeding, the species' maximum yield levels. (Fox News)
Triple Threat: World Fin Trade May Harvest Up To 73 Million Sharks Per Year Sep 26, 2006
One of the most productive sharks is the blue shark, and it appears that the catch rate is near the maximum sustainable level, says Clarke. But such assessments were not available for other, less productive shark species. (Science Daily)
Shark-finning measures 'too lax' Sep 1, 2006
5% because the species of shark most often caught in European waters - the blue shark (Prionace glauca) - has relatively large fins. The EU is really having a wide-ranging negative effect on sharks around the world. (BBC News -- Science)
Sharks abound, but for how long? Sep 1, 2006
DAVID HINKEL The long, slender blue shark, plying Southern California waters, can reach 13 feet long. ... Blue sharks, also seen locally, are global swimmers, migrating thousands of miles each year in pursuit of food and temperate waters. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Activists see tournament as killing spree Jul 31, 2006
For comparison, Dr. Greg Skomol, who is a biologist who uses the tournament to collect data, points to the Spanish long lining fleet, which is responsible for 67 percent of blue shark mortalities, according to numbers from the International Commision for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. "They talk about us as shark killers and that label is not even vaguely close," said Steven James, founder of the Boston Big Game Fishing Club, which runs the annual event. (The Standard-Times, MA)
In search of a monster Jul 31, 2006
As the Blue Shark gets closer to the boat the crew estimates it to weigh close to 170 pounds, way to small for the tournament's 300-pound minimum ... "I've never been so happy to see a blue dog," says crew member Rick Charon, using the slang for blue shark ... The crew from Atlantic Boats Incorporated, a dealership in Wareham, and angler Mike Cornish, 16, of Mattapoisett, weighs a 378-pound blue shark, one of the tournament's largest blues. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Venues Vanish, But Beat Goes On Jul 30, 2006
" One club owner feeling threatened is retired Hillsborough County teacher and coach George W. Wilds, who opened Blue Shark, a dark, smoky blues bar, in 1998. Wilds, whose club attracts an older-than-35 crowd, said he didn't expect problems after he moved in May to a larger space farther west on Seventh Avenue at 15th Street. But he said a band performing in June received a warning for being too loud. "At the old establishment, we were closer to the door, which made it more difficult when they... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Cold War intrigue vexing for West Virginia woman Jul 23, 2006
Dickinson framed a copy with a blue shark, the symbol of Lively's squadron. Jack Lively was a U.S. Navy airman apprentice when this photo was taken. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Twins, but they're nothing alike Jul 10, 2006
serving all of Mandarin. Magdalena Bellinger (left) drew these pictures of herself and her 7-year-old twin sister Annalise to illustrate their differences. (Florida Times-Union)
Tag team: Network to track marine species Jun 28, 2006
A blue shark is tagged aboard a research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. . (MSNBC -- Environment)
Atlantic walrus at risk, scientists say May 29, 2006
Many of the world's sharks have declined in numbers, mainly because of overfishing, and the committee has recommended the shortfin mako be considered threatened and the blue shark listed a special concern. Destruction of sand dune habitats in Western Canada also led the committee to add Ord's kangaroo rat, the burrowing owl and the gold-edged gem moth to the endangered list. (Globe and Mail)
Yesterday's Hollywood Park Charts May 22, 2006
OCEANSIDE 28 anglers, one three-quarter-day boat: 1 sand bass, 4 calico bass, 3 sculpin, 21 red snapper, 3 sheephead, 2 whitefish; 63 anglers, three half-day boats: 37 sand bass, 19 calico bass, 3 sculpin, 3 blue shark (released). Rugby. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Cuban Coast Guard shoots 3 suspected U.S. drug smugglers, kills 1 Apr 7, 2006
n Azul or Blue Shark, registered in Florida to a Cuban-American named John Roberto. According to Cuban accounts, the boat regularly smuggled Cubans to Mexico. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Suspected migrant smuggler killed off Cuban coast Apr 7, 2006
The report said the speed boat is registered to an American man of Cuban origin named John Roberto, who is nicknamed "Tiburon Azul," or "Blue Shark." It said the boat had traveled to Cuba numerous times on past migrant smuggling trips, many of them through Mexico. The incident "confirms the irresponsible, criminal and aggressive character of United States policy toward Cuba," Granma said. (CNN -- World)
'Shark and Awe' Mar 9, 2006
As it happens, though, DARPA-sponsored plans are a good deal lustier than that: next stop, the blue shark, which reaches a length of 4 meters. Project engineer Walter Gomes of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, claims a team will soon put neural implants "into blue sharks and release them into the ocean off the coast of Florida" ... And then there's that ultimate underwater dream, the Microfabricated Biomimetic Artificial Gill System, that could lead to all sorts of navy... (Asia Times Online)
After five months and 5,000 miles in Columbus's wake, epic nears its end Jan 23, 2006
" Online log tells of big fish, giant waves and exhaustion 27 DECEMBER, 2005: Today I landed a 30lb dorado, but I put him back and for that he bit me with his razor sharp teeth. The reason for putting him back was that a lot of him would have been wasted. While I was hauling this fish on board the rest of the school of dorado were attacking the boat viciously, and the minute I put him back they stopped. It is amazing to see this sort of thing in close up. 28 December, 2005: The past 15 hours... (Scotsman.com)
