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The IEG is currently undergoing rejuvenation in order to become more active and further the conservation of Elasmobranchs in Ireland.
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MEXICO// As part of World Environment Day celebrations hosted this year by Mexico, President Felipe Calderón announced the creation of three new marine protected areas, including Mexico's first deep sea marine protected area.
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US// A long-term field and DNA study by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, University of Miami, Field Museum of Chicago and others has shown that young lemon sharks born at the Bimini islands, Bahamas, tend to stay near their coastal birthplace for many years.
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UK// An analysis of fossilised shark teeth reveals that the North Sea was once cut off from the rest of the world's oceans.
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US// Biddeford, Maine - University of New England marine biologist James Sulikowski, Ph.D., has placed himself in the middle of a contentious debate between conservationists and the commericial fishing industry over the health of the spiny dogfish stock.
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FRANCE // A French veterinary surgeon has made surgical history by performing the first known operation on a live shark.
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UK// The Shark Alliance, a coalition of more than 55 conservation, scientific and recreational organizations dedicated to conserving sharks, announces the start of the second annual European Shark Week, which runs through 19 October.
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Scientists are working on a way of mimicking shark skin to produce a sterile surface for hospital use.
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New technical advice for International Atlantic Tuna Commission highlights species at risk, suggests measures to prevent overfishing.
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The European Commission announced its highly anticipated proposals for 2009 and 2010 catch limits for deep sea fishes, including a number of deepwater shark species sought for their meat and rich, liver oil.
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