Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...

As the recreational fishery chips away at shark populations outside the boundaries of scientists’ data books — and as a new ...

Have you ever been driving along and noticed a car sporting what looks like a collection of mini shark fins on its roof or rear? No, it’s not a mobile ocean exhibit or some sort of wild DIY decor.

the fins are the most valuable part of many sharks and it is estimated that between 26 and 73 million sharks (worth USD 400-500 million) are traded each year 1. The high economic incentives associated ...

This ability to reproduce on their own may prove valuable in the face of a declining ... the cruel practice of cutting off fins (for shark fin soup) and then releasing sharks back to the water ...

Many shark populations have faced steep declines due to years of exploitation for their fins, cartilage, meat, and liver oil. There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the ...

The goal is to help people avoid such establishments and to call attention to the inherent cruelty associated with shark finning and the devastating effect that commercial demand for fins has on shark ...

The harrowing scream of a man in his 30s cleared swimmers in a Western Australian beach Monday and authorities are still searching for the surfer after he was attack by a shark. The unidentified ...

Chris Farley and David Spade are back in action in a new video that imagines the ’90s comedy duo as “Shark Tank” contestants. You may get a kick out of the clip if you appreciate Farley and ...

About 30 countries back the three proposals concerning species of mako shark and a range of critically ... mainly for their valuable fins, which can fetch as much as US$1,000 per kilo.