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Swimmers ‘courting death’

By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.

Sunshine Coast Daily Online, 12/31/08: Hundreds of swimmers are courting death at La Balsa Beach every day according to proponents of a shark net that was controversially removed last month. [Read More]

Shark snaps 10-year-old

By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.

Great Lakes Advocate, 12/31/08: You’re a 10-year-old kid and it’s summer. [Read More]

Fishermen nervous about choice to head NOAA

By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.

Asbury Park Press, 12/26/08: Commercial and recreational fishermen are anxious about upcoming regulations after they learned about President-elect Obama’s choice to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [Read More]

Debate over shark shield

By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.

AdelaideNow…, 12/29/08: Calls to install shark netting have been rejected by the mayor responsible for some of Adelaide’s popular beaches because most attacks happen well offshore. [Read More]

Whale hunt, Sea Shepherd saga and debate continue

By Elizabeth M. Lukan to Marine News on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.

Los Angeles Times, 12/29/08: When a country (Japan) chooses to kill whales despite international opposition, and a controversial group (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) decides to intervene, people from around the world take notice. [Read More]