Fishermen and beachgoers alike have long viewed sharks with something less than admiration, but advances in technology have proven they are deeply valuable, scientists told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday Yet that value could be lost if climate change and overfishing continue to threaten the predator and its habitat.
Read moreThe National Marine Fisheries Service announced its final listing determination for the oceanic whitetip shark as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act Monday, disappointing those who had hoped for endangered species protections.
Read moreThe attorneys for three Florida men accused of felony animal cruelty against a shark entered not-guilty pleas on Wednesday over an incident that sparked national outrage.
Read moreSeven live sharks and three dead ones have been seized from a pool in the basement of a home in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Endangered Species Act protection has been finalized for six foreign shark-family species in South American waters, due to overfishing.
Read moreComplaining that regulators are not doing enough to help restore the overfished dusky shark population, Oceana brought a federal complaint to compel further action.
Read moreOverfishing and finning of whitetip sharks have reduced the species population by as much as 90 percent in some areas, the National Marine Fisheries Service says, and it wants the species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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