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Environment Science 

Young White Sharks Heading North as Climate Heats Up

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 CARSON McCULLOUGH
Climate change, sharks

A new study reports that the great white shark is migrating to new waters off the coast of California because of changing ocean temperatures.

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Uncategorized 

Empty Seas: Oceanic Shark Populations Dropped 71% Since 1970

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
fishing, oceans, Research, sharks

Scientists have known for decades that individual shark species are declining, but a new study drawing on 57 global datasets underscores just how dramatically worldwide populations have collapsed in the past half century.

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Science 

Research Reveals Surprises in Evolution of Megalodon Teeth

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
sharks

The megalodon’s legendary big teeth — for which it’s named — likely came as a result of its gargantuan size rather than its changing dietary preferences as previously believed.

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Environment Science 

Upper Ocean Temperatures Hit Record Highs in 2020

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 MADELINE REYES
Climate change, oceans, sharks

Ocean surface temperatures reached a new high in 2020, portending dangerous consequences as scientists urge officials to implement environmental protections and push for clean energy.

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Environment International Science 

High Cost to Wildlife From Shark Nets Protecting S.Africa Beaches

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
beaches, conservationists, marine biology, sharks, South Africa

Conservationists say nets meant for sharks wind up trapping any large animal that swims too close to shore, making no distinction between sharks, dolphins, dugongs, sea turtles and whales.

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Environment Science 

Megalodon Babies Grew by Eating Unhatched Eggs in Womb, Study Finds

January 10, 2021January 12, 2021 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
Research, sharks

New research released Sunday suggests Megalodon shark pups were born larger than most human adults, about 6.6 feet long, and feasted on unhatched embryos to reach such a large size.

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Science 

Size of Extinct Megalodon Is Off the Charts

October 4, 2020October 2, 2020 JASON SANDEFUR
marine biology, sharks

Some creatures are so big they capture the public imagination. T-Rex. Triceratops. Titanosaur. And the megalodon, an iconic megatooth shark that dominated the oceans for millions of years.

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Environment International Science 

Malta Seeks Shark Tooth Fossil Presented to Prince George

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Britain, fossils, sharks

Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during a holiday on the Mediterranean island in the 1960s.

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Environment Science 

The Biggest Fish in the Ocean Are Girls, Study Reveals

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 MADELINE REYES
Australia, endangered species, fish, Research, sharks

Marine biologists revealed Tuesday that female whale sharks grow slower than males, but in the long run become significantly larger because males plateau once they reach adulthood.

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Environment International 

Australia Officials Probe if Dead Shark in Net Killed Surfer

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, marine biology, oceans, sharks

Authorities will investigate whether a dead tiger shark caught in a net off an Australian beach killed a surfer, an official said Wednesday.

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Environment Science 

Reef Tales: Candid Cams Reveal Shark Populations in Decline

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coral reefs, extinction, fish, marine biology, Research, sharks

An unprecedented global survey has revealed a shocking decline in the number of reef sharks, with the predators “functionally extinct” on nearly 20% of sites studied.

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Environment Science 

Movement of Tiger Sharks Tracked in Gulf of Mexico

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
Climate change, marine biology, Research, sharks

(CN) — Scientists have been studying the movement of tiger sharks, the fourth largest species of shark, in the Gulf

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National Science 

Scientists Use Cold War Nuclear Bombs to Determine Age of Whale Sharks

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 JON PARTON
fish, history, marine biology, nuclear power, Research, sharks

Scientists have finally been able to determine the age of whale sharks, all due to atomic bomb testing conducted during the Cold War, in new research released Sunday.

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Environment Government 

Save the Sharks

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 BRIEF
Commerce Department, fishing, sharks

The Conservation Council for Hawai’i accuses Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in a federal complaint of having violated the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act by failing to protect oceanic whitetip sharks from overfishing and ensure the rebuilding of the population, as mandated.

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Science 

Marine Scientists Discover Two New Species of Shark

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 MADELINE REYES
fish, marine biology, Research, sharks

An international team of marine scientists has discovered not just one but two new species of the rarely seen six-gilled sawshark in the West Indian Ocean.

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Environment Government International 

Conservationists File First Lawsuit in Mexico to Protect Hammerhead Sharks

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA
Center for Biological Diversity, endangered species, fishing, marine biology, Mexico, sharks

A wildlife organization announced an unprecedented move in asking Mexico’s government to enforce an injunction to prevent the widespread killing of three species of hammerhead sharks.

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Environment 

Sharks Feel the Love as Nations Push Protection of Marine Species

August 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
endangered species, fish, marine biology, sharks, Trade

Sharks appear to be getting an image makeover as countries move to restrict trade in several species of the oceans’ top predator in a push to extend more protections to marine species.

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Uncategorized 

Greenpeace Sounds Alarm About North Atlantic Shark Fishing

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
endangered, fishing, marine biology, sharks

Greenpeace is warning about overfishing of endangered sharks in the North Atlantic, often by Spanish and Portuguese boats.

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Environment Government 

Sharks

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 BRIEF
National Marine Fisheries Service, sharks

A federal judge granted summary judgment to Oceana Inc.’s challenge of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s protections for the dusky shark, finding it failed to consider relevant evidence or implement measures to constrain the number of sharks accidentally caught as bycatch.

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Business Government Law Regional 

Suppliers Challenge Texas Law Targeting Shark Sales

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 CAMERON LANGFORD
Commerce Clause, fishing, Mexico, sharks, Texas

Sharks caught in U.S. waters are dressed in short order, fins are removed and carcasses are packed in trucks bound for Mexico. But an unconstitutional Texas law mandating sharks remain intact has cut off the Mexican market, shark-meat purveyors claim in a federal lawsuit.

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