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The Hockey Hall of Fame has announced its latest class to their Hall of Fame and it is difficult to argue with any of these selections.
This year's class will include our number one selection, Joe Sakic. The former Hart Trophy winner enters in his first year of eligibility and was a proven winner on every level. Joining him is our number three selection, Adam Oates, who frankly we think fell through the cracks and should have been inducted years ago. Our number six selection, Mats Sundin also enters the Hall. Like Sakic, the Swedish star enters his first year of eligibility. Rounding out the quartet is Pavel Bure who we had at number eight. Bure's career was cut short due to injuries and this might explain why he waited as long as he did.
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In addition, proponents and land managers should refer to the Recovery Plan (where available) or the Conservation Advice (where available) for recovery, mitigation and conservation information.
|EPBC Act Listing Status
|Listed as Conservation Dependent
|Listing and Conservation Advices
Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Adopted/Made Recovery Plans
|Policy Statements and Guidelines
Survey guidelines for Australia's threatened fish. EPBC Act survey guidelines 6.4
(Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2011i) [Admin Guideline].
Marine bioregional plan for the South-west Marine Region (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2012z) [Admin Guideline].
|Information Sheets
The School Shark Rebuilding Strategy 2008 (Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), 2009d) [Information Sheet].
Addendum to the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy 2008 (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009d) [Information Sheet].
Federal Register of
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Inclusion of species in the list of threatened species under section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (75) (11/01/2009) (Commonwealth of Australia, 2009o) [Legislative Instrument].
|Non-statutory Listing Status
|Scientific name
|Galeorhinus galeus [68453]
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|Linnaeus, 1758
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Scientific: Galeorhinus galeus
Common Name: School Shark
Other Names: Eastern School Shark, Snapper Shark, Tope, Soupfin Shark
Galeorhinus was previously thought to comprise several different species in different parts of the world, but was recognised as only a single species, Galeorhinus galeus, by Compagno (1984 cited in Stevens 2005).
The School Shark is a moderately slender, bronze-grey shark with a very large sub-terminal lobe on the caudal fin (giving it a double-tailed appearance); a small second dorsal fin; relatively long snout; very small anterior nasal flaps; and sub-triangular teeth with oblique cusps and lateral cusplets (Last & Stevens 1994; Stevens 2005).
The size of adults varies between regions. In Australia, pups are born 30 cm long and adults grow to 175 cm long (Last & Stevens 1994). In the North Atlantic, adults regularly grow to 195 cm long (Last & Stevens, 1994). The average weight of this species is 612 kg with a maximum weight of 33 kg (Daley et al. 2002a).
The School Shark often occur in small schools composed predominately of individuals of the same sex and age group (Last & Stevens 1994).
The School Shark occurs throughout the temperate coastal waters of southern Australia. They are found from Moreton Bay, in southern Queensland, to Perth, Western Australia, including offshore waters of Lord Howe Island and Tasmania (Pogonoski et al. 2002). The School Shark moves extensively throughout the waters of southern Australia (TSSC 2009b). This species is mainly found in demersal waters, over the continental and insular shelves, but also over the upper slopes, in depths from near shore to 550 m (Last & Stevens 1994). Inshore areas are particularly important as birthing and nursery sites (TSSC 2009b).
The School Shark is commercially fished and is primarily caught in the Gillnet, Hook and Trap (GHAT) sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF); however, the species is also caught in fisheries of Western Australia and the eastern states. Historically, the School Shark was taken predominantly on longlines, but the GHAT is now primarily a gillnet fishery that targets Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus), with School Shark taken as bycatch (McLoughlin 2007). The School Shark is considered overfished in the SESSF. A stock rebuilding strategy has been developed in accordance with the Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy which requires formal rebuilding strategies for all fishery species that are below their biomass limit reference point (AFMA 2009d).
The School Shark is distributed world-wide in temperate waters (Compagno et al. 2005). It is found in the western and eastern North Atlantic, western South Atlantic, eastern North and South Pacific, and off South Africa, New Zealand, Hawaii and southern Australia (Last & Stevens 1994; McLoughlin 2007).
Globally, School Shark numbers are declining. Intensive fishing by the Californian fishery caused stock collapse of this species. Global populations are estimated to have decreased by over 20% in the past 6075 years (three generations) (Stevens 2005).
The School Shark is threatened internationally by uncontrolled targeted fisheries, incidental and purposeful catch of pregnant females and juveniles around nursery grounds, habitat loss (especially of inshore pupping areas) and installation of high voltage direct current sub-sea cables across their migration lanes which disrupt the electric sensors sharks use to feed and navigate (Walker et al. 2005).
A number of tagged individuals have been tracked moving between Australia and New Zealand, in both directions (Stevens 2005). The relationship between Australian populations and those in other regions is not clear. Genetic studies using mitochondrial DNA have revealed restricted gene flow between eastern New Zealand and Australia (Ward & Gardner 1997). Australian and New Zealand School Shark populations are therefore regarded as separate stocks for management purposes (McLoughlin 2007; Ward & Gardner 1997).
The 2001 stock assessment estimated that there were 1.1 million School Sharks in Australia in 1999, excluding pups. It is known that more than 80% of pups do not survive their first year (Punt & Pribac 2001 cited in AFMA 2009d). While there are insufficient data at present to determine whether current stocks are declining, stable or rebuilding, management measures implemented progressively since 2001 to protect the species may have been effective (AFMA 2009d).
The size of the Australian population of the School Shark has decreased significantly over the last 50 years (Stevens 2005). Pup production is considered to be the most appropriate indicator for shark abundance and the 2001 assessment indicated that pup production was between 914% of unexploited levels (McLoughlin 2007), indicating a decline in the species of at least 86% between 1927 and 1999. Consequently, lower catch levels have reduced the confidence in Catch Per Unit Effort data that has previously been used to assess the abundance of School Shark stocks. However, an assessment by SharkRAG in 2007 concluded that while School Shark stocks were still very low, decline in abundance had halted and the stock was showing some signs of stabilising (SharkRAG 2007).
The Commonwealth Government Harvest Strategy Policy (DAFF 2007) allows that declines of up to 60% are acceptable for a commercially harvested species where depletion is a managed outcome, depending on the biology of the species. Given the life history characteristics of the School Shark, in particular its low reproductive rate and slow growth compared to the high fecundity and moderate growth of most commercially harvested bony fish species, the decline of this species numbers is severe (TSSC 2009b).
The number of School Sharks caught during surveys conducted between Sydney (NSW) and Gabo Island (north-east Victoria) by a NSW Fisheries Research vessel in 197677 and again in 199697 illustrate population trend for this species (Graham et al. 1997, 2001). In the years 19761977, the catch rate of the survey vessel was 3.4 kg/h with this species common off Ulladulla and Eden. In contrast, no School Shark were caught when the vessel returned to survey the same waters in 199697 (Graham et al. 1997, 2001).
The generation length of the School Shark may be between 2025 years (Stevens 2005).
The School Shark is most abundant in cold to temperate continental seas, from the surfline and very shallow water to well offshore (Compagno et al. 2005). It is primarily a deep water demersal (bottom-dwelling) species, although individuals have been recorded undertaking daily vertical migrations, remaining at depths of around 500 metres during the day and moving up to around 100 metres at night (McLoughlin 2007). Females and juveniles utilise inshore coastal areas around Victoria, Tasmania and parts of South Australia for nursery areas (Pogonoski et al. 2002).
Similar to most shark species, the School Shark has low fecundity compared to most bony fish species (TSSC 2009b). Males attain sexual maturity at 125135 cm, and females at between 134140 cm (Stevens 2005). Maturity is estimated to occur at 10 years with reproduction occurring every 23 years (Fenton 2001; Stevens 2005; TSSC 2009b). Life expectancy is estimated to be more than 55 years (Fenton 2001; Stevens 2005). In the absence of fishing, mortality is expected to be low, with a natural mortality rate of about 0.100.26 (Stevens 2005).
Female School Sharks give birth to 15–43 pups (average 26, maximum 54) at 30–35 cm in length (Stevens 2005; TSSC 2009b). The young develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body until they hatch, when they emerge as live young (ovoviviparous). Pups are born in spring or summer (in December and January off southern Australia), after a gestation period of 12 months (McLoughlin 2007; Pogonoski et al. 2002; Stevens 2005). In Australia, females are reported to breed every second year.
School Sharks depend on inshore nursery areas (shallow sheltered bays, estuaries and inlets) as habitat for females giving birth and for juveniles. Pups in such habitat feed on a variety of mainly seagrass associated fauna in the sediment (Olsen 1954; Walker et al. 2005). The most important pupping areas identified were around Tasmania, particularly in the south-east, and in Victoria, including Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and Corner Inlet (AFMA 2009d). This preferred birthing habitat makes this species vulnerable to predation, fishing, habitat destruction and pollution (Olsen 1954; Walker et al. 2005).
Adult School Sharks are predatory and feed mainly on teleost (ray-finned) fish and bottom-associated species, but may also feed on pelagic species (Stevens 2005). Squid and octopus, as well as other cephalopods are also important constituents of their diet. The diet of juvenile School Shark may include a higher proportion of crustaceans, annelids and gastropods (Stevens 2005).
The School Shark undertakes long migrations of up to 2500 km in the north-east Atlantic and 1400 km in southern Australia. These migrations are thought to be associated with reproduction (Last & Stevens 1994). Movements and mixing across the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand have been recorded from tagged individuals (Stevens 2005). Despite extensive migrations within regions, studies of different global populations indicate that each region hosts a genetically distinct population. Within regions it is suspected that there may be localised subpopulations (TSSC 2009b).
In an effort to study migrations, CSIRO marine researchers are tagging School Sharks with data-logging tags that can record depth, water temperature and light levels for up to two years (Johnson 1999). Individuals have been recorded undertaking daily vertical migrations, remaining at depths of around 500 m during the day and moving to around 100 m at night (McLoughlin 2007).
The current mature biomass of the School Shark has been estimated to be below 20% of the pre-fishing level (Walker et al. 2005).
Australian fishing pressure
The main threat identified for school shark is fishing pressure. Fishing for the School Shark in Australia began in 1927 in eastern Bass Strait using hooks, with catches reaching 400 t/year to 500 t/year by the mid 1930s (AFMA 2009d). The fishery continued to grow throughout the 1940s, spreading to eastern South Australia and Tasmania as demand for both meat and shark liver oil grew. Demand for shark liver oil fell in the 1950s and catches declined until demand for meat grew again in the 1960s (AFMA 2009d).
Gillnets were introduced to the fishery in 1964 and catches grew rapidly, peaking in 1969 at over 2500 t/year. The landing of large School Shark was banned in 1972 due to concerns about mercury levels which saw a large shift in effort to Gummy Shark. Once the mercury ban was lifted catches of School Shark again increased, mainly based on catches from Tasmania and South Australia (AFMA 2009d). Targeted fishing does not currently affect the School Shark, however this species is taken as Gummy Shark bycatch in Australian fisheries (Stevens 2005).
Global fishing pressure
The School Shark has long been the target of directed fisheries in most parts of its range. School Shark are harvested for meat, liver oil (squalene) and fins (Stevens 2005). An intensive fishery operating in California between 19371945 took over 24 million tonnes of School Shark, resulting in a rapid population crash and closure of the fishery (Stevens 2005). In the Southwest Atlantic, School Shark have suffered intense declines yet continue to be fished. In the Brazilian and Uruguayan Fisheries, the catch per unit energy rate of the School Shark has declined to almost zero (Walker et al. 2005).
Nursery areas
The School Shark population in southern Australia appears to have been affected by historic fishing pressure and ongoing habitat degradation to inshore nursery areas (TSSC 2009b). Some pupping areas in southern Australia have been closed to targeted shark fishing (including all large mesh netting), however degraded habitat is restricting recruitment and recovery.
Declines in abundance of neonatal and juvenile School Sharks have been documented in inshore and coastal waters off Victoria and southern Tasmania, although the causes for the decline are difficult to conclusively identify (TSSC 2009b).
The condition of, and threats to, School Shark nursery grounds have not been assessed across the species' Australian distribution, making it difficult to determine the extent of the impact of nursery habitat degradation on the species as a whole (TSSC 2009b).
Fishing at nursery sites
Fisheries (commercial and recreational) operating in and around nursery areas threaten the School Shark populations by intercepting gravid females during their pupping migration, and by increasing mortality of juveniles (Stevens 2005).
Intensive fishing of juvenile School Sharks in Port Phillip Bay in the 1940s (60 000 juveniles were caught annually between 1943 and 1945) caused rapid localised declines (Stevens 2005). Since the 1950s, only small numbers of School Shark have been caught anywhere in Port Phillip Bay. However, it must be noted that stock collapse in Port Phillip Bay may be the result of heavy industry development, especially near Geelong. Nevertheless, declines in abundance of juveniles in two Tasmanian nursery areas was attributed to intensified fishing of juveniles in inshore areas such as Port Phillip Bay. A continuation of this nursery area survey during the 1990s showed a substantial further reduction in abundance of School Shark pups and small juveniles in Tasmanian and Victorian embayments and estuaries (Olsen 1959; Stevens 2005; Walker et al. 2005).
Overfishing of nursery grounds in Argentina are expected to cause stock collapse within the next 510 years if the current intensity levels continue (Walker et al. 2005).
Nursery degradation
Nursery degradation is limiting the recruitment and recovery of the School Shark (AFMA 2009d). Since nursery areas are often located in inshore bays and estuaries they are vulnerable to the effects of habitat destruction (for example, loss of seagrass habitat), coastal development and pollution (sediment and chemical run-off) caused by increasing human populations in coastal areas (Stevens 2005). Moreover, changes to coastal habitats, such as the draining of swamps and the clearing of mangroves, is reducing the value of some pupping sites for the School Shark.
The Geelong Arm in the western region of Port Phillip Bay was identified as an important nursery area for the species, and this area has been subject to pollution from heavy industrial activity (Walker 1998).
As a key commercial species caught within a Commonwealth fishery, the management of the School Shark falls under the Commonwealth Government Harvest Strategy Policy, an overarching policy for sustainable commercial fisheries management that is based on a series of biological reference points (DAFF 2007). While the School Shark is no longer targeted within the SESSF, the Harvest Strategy Policy considers that it is a key commercial species because it has previously been targeted and was then considered a significant component of the fishery (TSSC 2009b).
The School Shark is accepted to be below their minimum limit reference point under the Harvest Strategy Policy and are therefore the subject of a Rebuilding Strategy developed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA 2009d). The School Shark Rebuilding Strategy describes a series of management measures and responses designed to recover School Shark to a prescribed target biomass within a biologically reasonable timeframe (AFMA 2009d; TSSC 2009b).
The School Shark Rebuilding Strategy
The School Shark Rebuilding Strategy is a major policy to rebuild School Shark stocks and to implement a sustainable maximum harvest yield. A number of management actions are highlighted in the strategy and include (AFMA 2009d):
- Area closures: protection of important aggregation areas including pupping and nursery grounds, and migration areas. An area already closed includes the head of the Great Australian Bight; further closes include automatic longline closure in waters shallower that 183 m.
- Gear restrictions and selectivity: aimed at targeting medium sized sharks and allowing escape of small and large sized individuals.
- Catch limits: currently 240 t as unavoidable by catch from Gummy Shark operations, will be reviewed and adjusted (if necessary) annually.
- Compliance: compulsory use of the Vessel Monitoring System, 510% observer coverage and targeted reporting scrutiny.
- Other measures: minimum length (450 mm), precessing standards for landing sharks, limited entry (limited to current number of concession holders) and structural adjustments (reduction in Statutory Fishing Rights from affected fisheries (for example, the SESSF).
- Future options: further pupping ground closure (dependent on research), identify high risk elevated incidental catch activity and reduction in Gummy Shark, Pink Ling (Genypterus blacodes) and Blue-eye Trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) total allowable catchs to reduce incidental catch.
Conditions upon listing under the EPBC Act
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee applied performance conditions to the management of School Shark at the time of listing (TSSC 2009d). These conditions aim to assess the impact that the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (AFMA 2009d) is having on the recovery of this species and include:
- Annual reporting of the performance of the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (AFMA 2009d) to be evaluated by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
- New information on the status of the School Shark stock given to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, for evaluation by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
- Commonwealth negotiations with relevant State agencies to protect the nursery areas of School Shark, as outlined in the Addendum to the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (TSSC 2009d).
- The listing of School Shark as Conservation Dependent will be subject to five-yearly reviews.
The Addendum to the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy
The Addendum to the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (TSSC 2009d) provides a framework to assess the impact of recovery implemented by the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (AFMA 2009d). It has been identified that the Rebuilding Strategy (AFMA 2009d) is insufficient in providing habitat protection measures (TSSC 2009b). Key actions in this statement include (TSSC 2009d):
- Locate and assess condition of historic and current critical nursery habitat; identify previous sites and survey potential sites.
- Identification of causes of degraded nursery habitat; assess impact of turbidity, nutrient loads and changing freshwater flows.
- Development and implementation of plan to improve critical nursery areas; protect nursery habitat and improve seagrass beds.
Recovery actions
Paul and Saunders (2001) suggest this species can be recovered by limiting or prohibiting fishing in grounds where critical sizes (juveniles and the largest sharks, particularly females) predominate, using appropriate mesh sizes for setnets and encouraging longline fishers to release caught individuals
Actions undertaken
Limits and gear restrictions
Management of fishing effort was introduced in 1984 through limiting entry to the Southern Shark Fishery (restricting the number of fishing licences issued). Other action in place and directed at the School Shark include limited permits for the use of gillnets and longlines (since 1984), minimum legal lengths (by early 1950s), gear controls restricting effort in net and hook sectors (since 1988), closure of nursery areas and some inshore waters (195367 and 199394), and restrictions on mesh size (since 1975) (Stevens 2005; Walker et al. 2005).
In 1988, a Management Plan was introduced to control effort through prescribing net lengths; at this time the annual catch of school shark was around 12001500 t/year. Since this time catches have fell to 7501000 t/year (decrease in net lengths in 1991), to 400 t/year (gillnet mesh reduction in 1997) to 240 t/year (total allowable catch in 2007, an estimate of unavoidable incidental catch for Gummy Sharks) (AFMA 2009d). Since then, focus has been on reducing effort per catch unit of Gummy Shark while reducing incidental catch of School Shark (AFMA 2009d). A catch of 240 t is equivalent to 25 000 school shark per annum, or 1.1 % of the total population (AFMA 2009d). SharkRAG estimates the total maximum sustainable yield to be approximately 45% (AFMA 2009d).
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA 2009d) stipulate that the reduced mesh size policy focuses catch on sub-adults which are more resilient to fishing pressure as they are subject to higher levels of natural mortality than long-lived adults. Modelling suggests that by targeting juveniles and sub-adults a 1015% maximum sustainable yield could be attained as long-lived adults have higher fecundity (AFMA 2009d).
Nursery grounds and fishery closure
Onshore School Shark recovery actions require cooperation between state and local governments. SharkRAG can be used to advise on the benefit, feasibility and likely cost of undertaking research in impacts from coastal development and pollution on pupping grounds (AFMA 2009d). Some known School Shark nursery grounds in South Australia and Tasmania (with 11 designated pupping areas) have been closed to commercial fishing and all Victorian coastal waters are closed to targeted shark fishing. Since 2003, many other closures aimed at protecting school shark have been introduced and these are described in the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (AFMA 2009d).
Spatial closures to fishing have also been implemented in areas of the Great Australian Bight where pregnant female School Sharks are known to aggregate (AFMA 2009d). The localised depletion of School Sharks in Port Phillip Bay highlights the sensitivity of this species to fishing and habitat disturbance in nursery areas. There have been individual management measures to protect some known School Shark migratory and nursery grounds.
Marine bioregional plans have been developed for four of Australia's marine regions - South-west, North-west, North and Temperate East. Marine Bioregional Plans will help improve the way decisions are made under the EPBC Act, particularly in relation to the protection of marine biodiversity and the sustainable use of our oceans and their resources by our marine-based industries. Marine Bioregional Plans improve our understanding of Australia's oceans by presenting a consolidated picture of the biophysical characteristics and diversity of marine life. They describe the marine environment and conservation values of each marine region, set out broad biodiversity objectives, identify regional priorities and outline strategies and actions to address these priorities. Click here for more information about marine bioregional plans.
The School Shark has been identified as a conservation value in the South-west Marine Region. See Schedule 2 of the South-west Marine Bioregional Plan (DSEWPaC 2012z) for regional advice. The "species group report card - sharks" for the South-west Marine Region provides additional information.
A number of journal articles focus on the management and biology of the School Shark and include Graham and colleagues (2001), Grant and colleagues (1979), Olsen (1953, 1954, 1959), Punt and Walker (1996, 1998), Punt and colleagues (1996), Stanley (1988), Taylor and colleagues (1996) and Xiao (1995).
Consistent with its obligations under the Harvest Strategy Policy, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority has developed and implemented a Rebuilding Strategy for School Shark (AFMA 2009d) that describes a series of management measures and responses designed to recover the School Shark to 40% of pre-exploitation levels within a biologically reasonable timeframe. The Addendum to the School Shark Rebuilding Strategy (TSSC 2009d) provides strategies for the onshore recovery of this species.
The following table lists known and perceived threats to this species. Threats are based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) threat classification version 1.1.
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|Biological Resource Use:Fishing and Harvesting Aquatic Resources:Commercial harvest
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Biological Resource Use:Fishing and Harvesting Aquatic Resources:Harvest by gill netting
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Biological Resource Use:Fishing and Harvesting Aquatic Resources:Mortality due to capture, entanglement/drowning in nets and fishing lines
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Ecosystem/Community Stresses:Ecosystem/Community Stresses:Habitat loss/conversion/quality decline/degradation
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Pollution:Pollution:Deterioration of water and soil quality (contamination and pollution)
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Pollution:Pollution:Pollution due to oil spills and other chemical pollutants
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Residential and Commercial Development:Housing and Urban Areas:Habitat loss, modification and fragmentation due to urban development
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
|Species Stresses:Indirect Species Effects:Poor recruitment (regeneration) and declining population numbers
|Commonwealth Listing Advice on Galeorhinus galeus (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2009b) [Listing Advice].
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Daley, R., J. Stevens, P.R. Last & G.K. Yearsley (2002a). Field Guide to Australian Sharks and Rays. CSIRO Marine Research and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.
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The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released a report in early June detailing how a crew approaching Scotland's Glasgow Airport (EGPF) flew through an assigned altitude by inadvertently activating the "go-around" button on a Beechcraft King Air 200 just as the autopilot was about to capture a preset altitude. The ensuing confusion during the nighttime IMC incident was compounded by the specific cockpit setup of the King Air they were flying, which was different from the version they normally operated.
Vectored to the ILS 23 at Glasgow, the first officer acted as the flying pilot while using the autopilot. Upon receiving a descent clearance to 3,500 feet and to begin slowing the aircraft, the pilot pulled off some power, causing the gear horn to sound. In the King Air the pilot was accustomed to flying, the "horn silence" button was located on the left power lever.
On this particular King Air, that same position held the go-around button. When the pilot pressed it, the flight director gave him a "fly-up" indication and previous automation commands were lost. The captain tried unsuccessfully to re-engage the automation while also silencing the gear horn when he noticed the aircraft was already descending below 3,000 feet at a steep rate.
The ground proximity warning system chimed in with a "terrain, terrain, pull up" warning because the aircraft, now at 2,273 feet msl, was only 1,484 feet above the ground. The captain called for full power and the first officer added it as he pitched the aircraft back up to 3,500 feet.
The AAIB's investigation discovered that both pilots normally flew an aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics, rather than the steam gauges of the incident aircraft. The flying pilot also said he was distracted by his inability to silence the gear horn. On the Pro Line 21-equipped King Air, the gear horn silence button is located on the left side of the left power lever just beneath the go-around button. The subtle difference was that the GA button on the Pro Line 21 aircraft is located in a recess on the left side of that same power lever.
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You awoke to find yourself lying on Hiei's bare chest under the covers. You sigh against him, trying to go back to sleep as realization of what today was started to seep into your mind. But you felt Hiei stir.
"Asia," he asked, his hand finding its way to your back. Which, thankfully, was clothed like the rest of you.
You didn't answer and merely snuggled into him, hoping that he would fall asleep with you. Today came to early and you wished that it was nothing but a nightmare that you could wake up from.
But he knew when you were awake. That stupid jagan of his made sure of it. "I know. I know." His hand ran through your hair comfortingly. "We'll get through this somehow."
The idea of Hiei marrying someone else before you married Koenma made you wonder exactly why you should still live. There was no point if you couldn't be with Hiei.
"No, don't you dare think that!" Hiei's voice was stern as he rose and held you in his arms. "I told you that we'll get through this somehow. Don't you give up." His voice softened as he saw the tears that threatened to start coming from your eyes.
"What are we supposed to do, Hiei?" You felt asob brewing inside you and almost escape, but you swallow it down. "We're getting married today. We step out of either of those marriages' rules, it'll be shown as treason and destroy the peace that Koenma wants so badly. And you would..."
You couldn't go on as you remembered him getting whipped by Mukuro once again, not sure if you could take seeing that again.
Hiei's thumb and index finger took ahold of your chin and lifted it to where you could look into his crimson gaze. "Listen. I'll figure something out. Don't worry." His lips pressed against yours and you welcomed them as you wrapped your arms around him; keeping him there, with you and never intending to let go.
Suddenly, a knock was heard at the door and you pulled away with a gasp as you wiped away the flowing tears that seemed to have started during the kiss.
"Hiei?" It was Kurama. You looked over to see Hiei stuck in a thinking state.
He looked up at you and then asked, "What?" He didn't move his gaze from you as Kurama slightly opened the door.
Kurama smiled when he saw you as if expecting to see you in here. "Hello, Asia." He then looked to Hiei and became serious. "Koenma needs you to report to him so you can get ready for the wedding."
When he said "wedding", you winced.
Hiei growled and asked, "Right now? The wedding isn't for another..." He looked to his window and saw the sun's position before continuing, "Five hours."
"I know. But Koenma also needs to speak with Asia." Kurama looked at you two apologetically. That's when you noticed his weariness. He looked as if he had been up all night.
"About what," Hiei asked while rising slowly and grabbing his katana.
"Their wedding."
You noticed Hiei freeze slightly at that. He didn't say another word as he hung the strap connected to his sword's hilt over his shoulder.
Your heart felt like imploding. You didn't want any of this to be happening. Everything seemed to be coming down on you all at once.
Everything came back into focus as you felt Hiei's lips on yours. You kissed him back, putting as much passion as you possibly could, not sure if you would ever be able to again.
Your hands tangled in his hair as his hands held your waist. Both of your bodies were unbearably far apart, even though they were right against each other. You felt a few gems fall onto your legs as teardrops followed them, making you realize that this really was it.
Hiei kissed you harder, trying to drive out the negative thoughts apparently, as he picked you up to deepen the kiss even more.
After a few minutes, you were forced to part for breath. Gasping for air, you two kept each others gaze.
"Everything will be alright. Trust me."
You felt more tears as you finally made yourself believe him. "I trust you." And then, his lips joined with yours before him and Kurama left.
The sob from before finally came out as you grabbed his pillow and held it close. You buried your face into the pillow, taking in his scent as you imagined that he was still there with you. "Why," you muttered. "Why did this have to happen?"
You let out another sob as you felt a hand on your shoulder. "Asia, don't cry. Please."
Jerking up, your eyes meet Koenma's. Growling you throw the pillow down and get in a ready stance to attack him.
"YOU! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" You took a menacing step toward him, but he didn't seem to be intimidated at all. "Asia, listen to me."
"NO!" Tears slowed their pace as you felt sorrow take over more than anger. You fell to your knees and sobbed. "Why? Why can't everyone just leave us alone?"
You heard Koenma sigh and merely reply, "Look, I tried to look for replacements for you and Hiei. But I wasn't able to find anyone that could fit your role or his in the peace treaty that my father and your father have established."
Your crying slowed as you listened to him. "I looked through the agreements that the treaty covers and it seems that you are specifically mentioned." He gave you an apologetic look and continued, "But it says that one of the strongest warriors that fights in the Spirit World must marry another warrior from another team that came from earth."
You thought that over and tried to think through everything, but Hiei's absence in your life just came pulsing back to life each time you tried to focus on something else.
"I couldn't find anyone else that could fit the specific qualifications that was mentioned," he said, his apologetic look still not moving.
You turned away from him so you could think without looking at his face or the pillow. "So, all can say, is that me, you, and Hiei will have to think over what we could possibly do after this."
"What if there is no 'after this'?" Tears didn't fall anymore, now that you felt as if all of them were gone. "What if all of our possibilities end with the marriage?"
"Don't say that. There's always a way out of something. Good or bad."
You felt Koenma pick you up, but you didn't fight it. You had given up now. Hiei wasn't going to be there always. He would be for Theory, but not you.
You look up to see Kaeko and Botan staring at you wearily. "Asia?" You shake your head, knowing what was on their mind. After looking at your wedding gown and knowing of you and Hiei, who would think what they were thinking?
"I don't want to talk about it."
You didn't hear the two speak as you put the flowers down in disgust and grab the crown on the nightstand next to you. Then, you heard a knock.
"Kaeko? Botan? Time to go." You felt your heart skip a beat as you realized that Hiei would be getting married soon. Was he already at the alter?
Kaeko left with her eyes looking to her feet. But Botan merely stared at you. "Koenma placed guards in front of the door to keep you from coming to the wedding." She smiled encouragingly. "Please, don't cry. And please, don't cause any trouble."
At that, she left.
A few minutes later, you had finally stopped crying and you could hear the guards murmuring outside your door. But then...
"Move aside. Koenma has told us to take over." You heard shuffling as if someone was walking away from the door.
"R-Right away, sir!" And then, you didn't hear anything else. You walked to the door and tried to open it, only to find that it wouldn't budge.
"Asia, can you hear me?" Yusuke!
"Yusuke? What are you doing?"
"Me and Kuwabara are here to let you out. But don't touch anything."
"Yeah, the door is enchanted where it can't be opened from either side unless by Koenma or Botan." Of course Koenma would think of that.
"But... why?" You could see Yusuke being the righteous one, but you didn't really see Kuwabara coming to your aid.
"For love," Kuwabara exclaimed, earning him a silencing hit from Yusuke.
"Yeah, Hiei hasn't always been the best friend to us, but you two don't deserve what Koenma's been putting you guys through."
You smiled, feeling appreciation flood your body as you realized how much these two cared for you and Hiei, even if they hadn't been around as much.
"Thanks, you guys," you reply as you step back. "I'll repay you some day."
"No need," Yusuke said as you heard shuffling, like they were backing away from the door. So, you waited until you heard someone yell, "Spirit Gun!"
Before you knew it, the door was engulfed ina blue light and disappeared, leaving a pile of ash on the floor to replace it.
You looked up at Yusuke to see him and Kuwabara dressed in tuxedo's for the wedding. "You two sure know how to dress," you commented, trying to ease the tension in the air.
But nothing seemed to be able to get rid of such a thick oppression.
Either way, Yusuke and Kuwabara laughed slightly before pushing you through the doorway and out the hall.
"Go! Before it's too late!" They didn't have to even finish the sentence before you bolted down the stairs, looking up with excitement. You and Hiei would be united, not in matrimony of any kind, once again. No matter what "Baby Breath" or you father had to say.
With Hiei
Hiei stood at the altar with his normal, expressionless face plastered to him. He would hide away the pain, the hatred, and even the slight sadistic scheming going around in his head as much as he possibly could.
When the Wedding March started playing by the band in a slight alternative rock feel, he looked down the aisle, shielding the feeling of resentment toward Koenma as he did so. The rows in the garden were filled with demons of every shape and color and humans of different varieties. Yukina was seated, alone surprisingly, in the front row.
Usually, Kuwabara would've taken the opportunity to sit in the vacant seat next to her, but he wasn't there. Neither was Yusuke. This made Hiei nervous in a way. Exactly what were they up to now?
He centered his focus away from that idea and turned it to Theory, walking down the aisle in her white gown. She didn't look thrilled either. Kurt and Theory's own little admirer looked more sullen than her.
Hiei smirked at the thought that they might kidnap her from the altar. Which wouldn't bother him in the least.
But when he smirked, he heard a few people "awww" and some cameras flashed. They must have mistaken his sadistic smirk for an adoring smile. Which was reasonable, seeing as many didn't witness him smile.
Except for Asia. She always knew what was on his mind, even when he did his best to hide it.
Theory finally made it to the altar, making the ogre in front of them start the stupid "We are gathered here today to join...." speech that was well known throughout the human realm.
With You
You ran around the corridors, trying to find the door that lead to the stairwell that would lead you outside.
But how were you going to do this? After all, the whole "I object" line was way past its expiration date.
You breathe harder as you round another corner. "Someone help me!"
Suddenly, you bump into someone and almost fall back. Thankfully, you catch yourself on the wall behind you.
You look up, not expecting to see who you saw. There, standing with an expressionless face was Eric. He looked at you, still with a certain possesive glint in his eyes. But he didn't advance toward you.
"E-Eric?" You remembered that Hiei would've died because of him. Anger seemed to flow back into your veins, forgetting that the wedding had already started. "You almost killed Hiei!"
You swung your fist toward him, only for him to catch it easily. "Asia, I'm not here to fight." And he was being honest. He was dressed in a tuxedo.
"No one invited you," you spat out, shaking his grip off of your wrist.
"Actually, someone did. Kurama."
"What," you asked, not bothering to hide your shock.
His smirk grew. "Your red haired friend invited me to both weddings. X, too."
You glare and then decide to walk off, but as if called, X appeared out of a room and blocked your exit.
"That's not the way to the wedding ceremony."
"Then where is it," you growled, realizing that you didn't have the time for all of this.
And obviously, they knew it. Before you knew it, they were dragging you through doorways and then down a stairwell. Just in time to hear Kuwabara and Yusuke....
With Hiei
Hiei growled slightly under breath when the ogre got louder, hiding it easily.
Theory had heard it though. He knew it when she jumped.
"If there is anyone who has reason as to why these two should not be joined, speak now or forever hold your peace."
Hiei had never heard such a horrible sound before. It deafened him, making him die even more internally than he had expected.
When the ogre continued, he wanted to choke someone. Anyone. He didn't care who it was, just as long as he got rid of some of the pent up emotion that was swimming in his veins.
Hiei then turned to see someone burst through the exit of Koenma's building and rush onto the aisle.
Hiei had expected something more grand, like in those stupid movies. As if Asia would burst through, punch Koenma and then say her vows to him.
Yeah, but Hiei had to remind himself for a moment that life was nothing like a movie.
Yusuke ran up to them and merely said, "These two shouldn't be together!"
Koenma rose, his father following, revealing Asia's father. He was still holding his cane while sitting, glaring at Yusuke now.
"Why not," bellowed the king of the spirit realm.
Yusuke didn't shake, nor did anyone else except Theory. "Because this is just wrong! There's no point to this! No love, no peace, nothing!"
Hiei was shocked to see Kuwabara running up now.
Where was Asia?
"Yusuke? Where's Asia," Hiei asked bluntly. He didn't care who heard now.
"She's right here."
Hiei looked up, tired of seeing all of the entrances already. And there, he saw Asia in her wedding gown, walking down the stairs with a large smile.
"I'm not too late, am I," she asked with a smile.
Hiei looked back at the door to see Eric and X smiling in their tuxedos.
"Don't worry, man," X replied with a smirk.
Eric didn't look so excited about this but he kept his distance from Asia. Hiei wasn't sure on howto react to everything.
But Koenma's father did. Along with Asia's.
"Asia!" The two stood and glared at the girl rushing down the aisle and into Hiei's arms. It was as if she didn't hear them.
"Hiei? Are you still able to speak?" Hiei looked down at her as she embraced him. He smiled, making a few people gasp. "Yes. Just speechless."
"Tch. Imagine that," Hiei heard Yusuke mutter with a smirk.
"Hiei, let her go." Hiei then looked back up to see the kings of the spirit & human realms. The looks of utter hatred seemed to seeth from their bodies.
Your POV
You looked up at Hiei, knowing how much he was sacrificing and risking by just saying that one word.
"Excuse me?" You turned to see your father, standing in his menacing glory.
"He said, 'no'," you merely say, not letting go of him anymore. There was no way that you were going to let anything come between you any longer.
"Asia! How dare you," he scolded while taking a step toward you. But then, you saw Koenma step forward.
"Your highness, I'll take care of this."
You glare at Koenma, not hesitating to show that you were ready to take on his advances by balling your fists.
He noticed, but didn't stop. Hiei seemed to be ready as well, though his katana was nowhere in sight.
"Asia, Hiei. You two have violated the peace contract that was signed to ensure the realm's peace and alliances. Interrupting such guide lines will result in negative consequences for the both of you. Are you willing to take them on?"
You glare more and grit your teeth, merely replying, "Bring it on."
But instead, you saw him smirk. He turned and shrugged to his father and yours. "Well, since I can't argue with that.... wedding's off." And he sat down.
Your mouth fell open, resulting in Hiei closing it with his index finger.
"KOENMA!!!" You winced by the tremor that his father seemed to make by just a yell.
But Koenma was used to it, obviously. "Look, father, prince or not..." He looked to you and then continued, ".. I can't break up true love."
You smiled, showing your appreciation. Maybe Baby Breath wasn't so bad after all.
Your father and Koenma's then looked at you and Hiei. "Is this true?" Odd that theyspoke simultaneously.
You nod while Hiei replied with a, "Yes."
"You two already speak and act similar. Why do we need matrimony to make the peace final? You already have a treaty typed up. Why not change it up a bit?" You wink to Hiei. "After all, we all came here for a wedding."
Hiei smirked and looked over at the two kings who seemed to be discussing it. Everyone else seemed to be silent, except for the camera shutter sounds.
The anticipation that seemed to take over every fiber of your being seemed to stick out, making Hiei hug you closer and kiss your forehead. Which made a few "awwww's" go off.
Your father rose and began walking down the aisle, looking as if he were in deep thought. He almost made the door before he yelled back, "You have my consent!"
You felt guilt start to seep into your body, making you want to find some way to repay him for his blessing. Even though, you two didn't have the best father-daughter relationship.
"Shhh... it's okay," Hiei whispered, kissing your forehead again. "He just has a lot to think about."
He ran a hand through your hair as you two looked to Theory then. The girl seemed to be happier now that you were there, taking her place at the alter.
"Thank you, Asia. I owe you so much." A tear of joy fell from her eye before she ran toward Ike and Kurt, not leaving you enough time to tell you that she didn't owe you anything.
"They have my consent!" You look to your right to see China in her bridesmaid gown with a smile.
You smile as Kurama spoke up. Then Yusuke. Then Kuwabara and Yukina. Then Koenma. Then Kaeko and Botan. And even Isamu in your head.
The crowd's silence was replaced by screamings of the agreementsfor you two getting married, until the king of the spirit realm held up his hand, silencing everyone.
His eyes narrowed, showing that he had come to a hard decision at last. "I give my consent. But if you two ever divorce, the peace between the realms will cease to exist."
You smile, knowing that you two would never do such a horrid thing. There was no reason to, seeing that you had been through more than most married couples do in a lifetime.
Hiei nods, you following.
"Well? What are we waiting for," he asked as he sat down. "Let's get this wedding underway!"
And then, you two turned as the crowd clapped and camera's flashed. There was no way that anyone could ruin this now. No way.
Okay, everyone. Told you that it was going to be LONG! haha, hoped you enjoy and the epilogue will be soon. Working on it now! :D
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In response to our "Ask the Experts" post, Nathan wanted to know how to test and optimize for Trust and Credibility online. It's a great question and a huge issue, so forgive me if I link off to a lot of resources before getting down to practical "how to" information.
First of all, take a look at Dave Young's screencast on "Building Trust and Credibility Online." Dave does a fantastic job of breaking down specific techniques he used to build a website capable of inspiring confidence. Once you've taken a look at that, I humbly suggest you look at my series on Inspiring Online Credibility.
After reviewing those articles, I would recommend these five things to virtually everyone:
• Test your contact info. If you're not already prominently displaying your contact number, test making your phone number larger and showing it clearly on the top-right corner or right-hand column.
• Test different images. Your images should actively help to evoke credibility. Let visitors "see for themselves." (Dave's screencast goes into specific ways in which a roofing company uses videos to inspire confidence.) Generally, stock images won't help you in this regard.
• Test your Point of Action assurances. Do you have privacy policies, hacker safe icons, guarantees, etc? Are you placing these assurances next to the appropriate calls to action? (Bryan offers some ideas in this screencast.)
• Test your 'About Us' content. Do you recognize the power of the About Us page?Are you letting visitors see into your values, motivations, and history and track record? Are you making visitors aware that there are likable, committed, stand-up people behind your organization?
• Substantiate your claims. Visitors are rightly skeptical of unsubstantiated claims. If you make a claim ("best value," "most reliable," etc.), prove it. Proving what you say will build credibility. Determine your most important claims, then support it by avoiding the 7 deadly claims.
I hope this helps, Nathan. Best of luck to you. Let us know how it goes!
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Great post Jeff, I know there are some areas I need to work on. I am planning on adding a photo on the Contact Us page, I think in reading past posts that adding photos of real people, add to the creditability of the company.
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Dave's screencast – what is the URL of that?
The the 7 deadly claims series is very good. Do you know rhetorics? I mean ave you ever learnt it?!
I've been reading and thinking about Rhetoric for a few years now, and would recommend its study to anyone. If you're interested, I'd recommend Jay Heinrichs' book Thank You for Arguing", along with his blog, figarospeech.com
Also check out the Wizard of Ads trilogy by Roy H. Williams and subscribe yourself to the Monday Morning Memo.
Thanks for the comment, and I hope this helps.
Jeff, this is a really good post. To be honest, I've never taken a hard look at what I can do to improve my contact page, even though it's one of my most viewed pages. Adding photos to a testimonial page is something I suggest with most of my clients, but fail to do with my own.
Could you please give link to Dave's Screencast which you mentioned in the post.
Also just a minor comment, not sure if worth implementing or not. If the visitor to GrokDotCom wants to search for some blog posts, he needs to go and click SEARCH ARCHIVES link. Might be better if a search box can be made on right hand side column of every post somewhere, like just below See More Posts. I am not sure if most of people struggle to find Search Archives Link in case they want to search. But this happened to me. So might be worth testing
Sorry I found the link to Dave's screencast, I am not sure how I missed it when i read this post few days back.
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Jeff, these five aspects are very important, website creditworthiness will have the very big improvement. I will carry on the corresponding improvement to my website. Thanks.
If people focus on the quality of the content on their sites, the payoff will be much larger than just optimizing the layout, or versions of each element.
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As a copywriter, I can't help but encourage anyone who wants to focus in on their website's content. And I'd add, that that a website's Images, contact info, substantiation of claims, and "About Us" info are very much part of it's content. If you follow the links, you'll find that these items go well beyond superficial "look and feel."
That said, bad web design can turn people off and keep them from reading your content from a lack of trust or credibility. So it pays to focus on layout and individual design elements [from a messaging-centric perspective] to ensure that they are helping to establish that much needed trust and credibility.
Thanks Jeff for great info. I can try including these things on my one page website. Even though I don't sell products but still people do call me looking at my webpage. So might be worth try including this info on my small website too.
Thanks, that's great and useful for me.
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The effect of this will make your site/blog has a kind of personality to it which is yours. The problem is sometimes making the visitors know who you are is a turn off for them.
It's amazing for me.
Thank you very much.
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The the 7 deadly claims series is very good. Do you know rhetorics? I mean ave you ever learnt it?!
it's one of my most viewed personality somewhere, like improve my contact page, even though just below See More Posts. which is yours. to it every post The problem
testing your page elements is a great way, plus it keeps your content fresh. In my experience, this can be especially beneficial in the about us page, despite many webmasters thinking this page is simply there by default.
thanks for sharing the informations , It is usefull, i like it!and now
i want to ask a question here:How to improve one of the words in the search engine rankings, many people have said to do this keyword external links, is not it? Need to pay attention to any problems you have good suggestions, thanks!