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Study explores link between shark nose shape, size and sensitivity of smell. Researchers first to quantify olfactory organ morphology in fine detail. Sharks have reputations as “super smellers” that use […]
Major boost in fight against shark extinction crisis. All shark proposals adopted under CITES. Divers and conservationists are celebrating a major breakthrough in their fight to reduce the risk of […]
UK marine scientists discover electrifying way to protect endangered sharks. British scientists have invented an electrifying new gadget that could help save the world’s endangered sharks and rays. Called SharkGuard, […]
Research shows shark bycatch can be reduced by modifying fishing gear. Conservation and management of shark populations is increasingly important on a global scale because many species are vulnerable to […]
Scientists discover 400 year-old Greenland shark likely born around 1620. Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, according to scientists. Researchers used radiocarbon dating of eye proteins […]
US$2.6bn shark and ray meat trade revealed. More than 200 countries and territories are importing and exporting shark and ray meat for a global trade that was valued at US$2.6 […]
GTA slams blocking of plans to rebuild mako shark population. The EU and US yet again blocked a proposal to rebuild endangered shortfin mako shark population, at an intersessional of […]
Celebrating Irish sharks of all shapes and sizes for Shark Awareness Day. The Marine Institute is recognising sharks of all shapes and sizes for Shark Awareness Day. Irish waters are […]
Make or break for endangered Atlantic mako sharks. What: Negotiations on a multi-national proposal to ban retention of shortfin mako sharks from the seriously overfished North Atlantic population. Scientists have […]
MEPs urge EU support for protecting endangered mako sharks. Cross party coalition calls on EU Commissioner to change course and accept scientific advice. 41 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) are […]
Sharks in protected area attract illegal fishers. Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean, new research shows. The MPA was […]
Oceanic sharks declined by 71% in past 50 year. Overfishing has driven the global abundance of oceanic sharks and rays to decline by nearly three-quarters (71%) in the past 50 […]
Shark conservation may be working in Atlantic. New research shows that conservation efforts in the Atlantic Ocean may be working for one of the most popular — and endangered — […]
WWF-UK Comment on ICUN Red List – New assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released yesterday show 316 chondrichthyan species – sharks, rays and skates, and chimaeras – […]
Taiwan fishing vessels target dolphins as bait for sharks. Dolphins are being deliberately targeted by Taiwanese fishing vessels to use as bait to catch sharks, an Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) […]
Conservationists welcome new shark observation scheme. Conservation groups say a new scheme to install more drones and other non lethal surveillance tools at New South Wales beaches in Australia is […]
Sharks functionally extinct from many reefs – A new landmark study published in Nature by Global FinPrint reveals sharks are absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating they […]
Illegal fishing of sharks and rays caught on camera in Mediterranean. Multiple species of sharks and rays, some of them critically endangered, are being illegally caught on a regular basis […]
Great white shark diet surprises scientists. The first-ever detailed study of the diets of great white sharks off the east Australian coast reveals this apex predator spends more time feeding […]
ICES workshop aims to map deepwater sharks in the north-east Atlantic. Experts in shark biology, data and mapping recently met at the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Oranmore, Co Galway to […]
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