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Atlantic manta ray and blue shark conservation advances under UK leadership. EU promotes whale shark protection and risky blue shark quotas as Japan blocks finning measure. The Shark League member groups […]
UK fishermen asked to ‘Stay Shark and Skate Savvy’ with new guidance to handle bycatch of vulnerable marine animals. New guidance developed in collaboration with the fishing industry aims to help […]
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed […]
Mediterranean sharks continue to decline despite conservation progress, study suggests Overfishing, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks […]
Marine Institute scientists contribute to landmark global shark research publication. Marine Institute scientists have made significant contributions to a major new publication on shark conservation, underscoring Ireland’s pivotal role in […]
New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970, causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk. A new analysis published in the journal […]
Inspiring Rays Project to connect communities with marine life. As part of the ambitious Horizons project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park has launched the […]
Unprecedented international effort to prevent shark finning blocked by Japan & China. ICCAT meeting ends in dramatic defeat of proposal to end at-sea fin removal while other shark safeguards advance […]
Shark tagging and tracking in Irish waters features on RTÉ’s 10 Things to Know About. The Marine Institute will feature in the upcoming RTÉ series 10 Things to Know About which returns […]
Report shows distribution of Scotland’s threatened sharks, rays and skates. New scientific research explores how sharks, skates and rays are distributed around Scotland’s coasts, with the results to be used […]
Two critically endangered angel shark successfully tagged and transmitting data in Tralee Bay. Collaboration between local fishermen, community and Marine Institute scientists key in conservation efforts of critically endangered species. […]
Sharks and mermaids of all shapes and sizes have appeared on beaches in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, and Waterford over the last couple of weeks, as part of the Marine Institute’s […]
New global study finds rising deepwater shark and ray extinction risk. Experts show deepwater sharks and rays are amongst the most sensitive marine vertebrates to overexploitation driven by international trade […]
EC calls for evidence on a potential ban on sales and trade of loose shark fins. The European Commission has published a call for evidence seeking views and expertise on […]
Conserving sharks in the Mediterranean In October 2023, the project LIFE European Sharks project started with one objective in mind: safeguarding Mediterranean sharks and rays. As stated by the project coordinator Eleonora de […]
COP23: Good news for marine species and climate action in the Mediterranean. WWF celebrates decision by Mediterranean countries gathered at the 23rd COP of the Barcelona Convention in Portoroz (Slovenia) […]
New shark conservation report launched at Atlantic tuna meeting targets troublesome gaps. Analysis details problems and recommends remedies for aligning nations’ commitments and actions. A new Shark League gap analysis […]
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off Congo. Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo […]
Sharks and North Pacific albacore tuna—some of the ocean’s top predators—won new protections from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The actions marked conservation successes for the U.S. delegation, who helped negotiate […]
World Sustainability Foundation counts conservation projects in more than 40 countries worldwide. The World Sustainability Foundation makes it possible to actively contribute to conservation and humanitarian initiatives simply by purchasing […]
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