Scientists Use Cold War Nuclear Bombs to Determine Age of Whale 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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Save the 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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Marine Scientists Discover Two New Species of Shark
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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Conservationists File First Lawsuit in Mexico to Protect Hammerhead 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.
Read moreSharks Feel the Love as Nations Push Protection of Marine Species
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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Greenpeace Sounds Alarm About North Atlantic Shark Fishing
Greenpeace is warning about overfishing of endangered sharks in the North Atlantic, often by Spanish and Portuguese boats.
Read moreSuppliers Challenge Texas Law Targeting Shark Sales
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.
Read moreNumber of Shark Bites Worldwide Dropped in 2018
(CN) – Researchers at the University of Florida said shark bites across the globe dropped significantly last year, while the
Read moreScientists Urge Congress to Support Ongoing Shark Research
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 moreShark Listing Lacks Teeth, Environmentalists Claim
The 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 moreNot Guilty Pleas Entered in Florida Shark Cruelty Case
The 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 more7 Live Sharks, 3 Dead Ones Found in Home’s Basement Pool
Seven 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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US Adds Overfishing Protections for 6 Shark Species
Endangered Species Act protection has been finalized for six foreign shark-family species in South American waters, due to overfishing.
Read moreConservationists Call on US to Help Dusky Shark
Complaining that regulators are not doing enough to help restore the overfished dusky shark population, Oceana brought a federal complaint to compel further action.
Read moreWhitetip Sharks Threatened by Finning, U.S. Says
Overfishing 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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