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No take marine reserves, where fishing is banned, can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australian study. But University of […]
New study on importance of migratory species fisheries. In November, NOAA Fisheries of the USA released the findings of two studies on the economic impact of recreational fisheries targeting Atlantic highly […]
Impressive memory and navigation by mako sharks. The largest effort ever to tag and track shortfin mako sharks off the West Coast of the USA has found that they can […]
Longline fishing impacting upon shark populations. Commercial longline fishing around the world is having a significant impact on migrating shark populations, according to an international study featuring a University of […]
Sharks scarcer near large human populations. A team of researchers, led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), has discovered that sharks are much rarer in habitats nearer large human populations […]
Spiny dogfish benefits from sustainable shark management. The following article on conservation initiatives for Atlantic spiny dogfish has just been published in the National Oceanic and atmospheric Administration’s website. Wielding […]
Commercial fishing overlaps threatened shark hotspots worldwide. A ground-breaking study led by Marine Biological Association (MBA) scientists and published in the journal Nature reports that large sharks – some of […]
Thousands of endangered sharks slaughtered by overfishing, new report reveals. Activists from Greenpeace International confronted a fishing vessel yesterday around 200 miles away from The Azores as it was hauling […]
Massive underreporting of shark catches in Indian Ocean – A study of small-scale fisheries operating from Kenya, Zanzibar and Madagascar, has revealed the massive underreporting of sharks and rays caught […]
Observer call on boats to halt illegal shark finning. The discovery of illegal shark finning in the Great Barrier Reef shows why independent observers need to be on boats to […]
Endangered sharks being eaten in the UK. Species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, researchers have revealed. University of Exeter scientists sampled […]
Rare shark nursery found off Ireland in July, during a “SeaRover” survey by the Marine Institute, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Holland 1 deployed from Irish Lights ship Granuaile. […]
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