The epaulette shark uses its pectoral fins and pelvic fins… they actually allow this shark to kind of walk! If it gets stranded at low tide it can walk out of one little puddle into another puddle.

Without sharks, the health and productivity of our oceans—and dependent livelihoods and economies—are at risk. Many shark populations have faced steep declines due to years of exploitation for their ...

What features do the coelacanth and the bull shark have in common ... which is located near the gills, and the pelvic fin, which may have a more specific name depending on its position in the ...

This shark is the most popular shark to keep as ... They use their pectoral and pelvic fins to essentially walk along the sea ...

‘She received significant trauma to the midsection and pelvic area,’ said ... skin, and fins in order to make products such as shark fin soup, lubricants, and leather.’ ...

Canada has become the first G20 nation to ban the import and export of shark fins, in an effort help preserve a predator under threat. The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside ...

A HUGE shark with a 5ft fin has been spotted swimming yards off the UK coast - with locals warned not to "go anywhere near it". The 30ft-long basking shark was seen off the coast of Northumberland ...

Some countries/jurisdictions have enacted full or partial bans on the practice of shark finning—slicing off the fins of the shark at sea (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the ...

The shark was around 30ft long and its dorsal fin was 5ft high, witnesses said. Shiel said the sighting was a case of being "in the right place at the right time". He said he has also spotted ...

Acanthodians are not at all shark-like in shape, for example they have diamond-shaped scales and spines in front of all the fins,' says Emma. 'But they do have a cartilage skeleton, a shark-like skull ...

we take stock of the ethics surrounding shark fishing in the UAE - since shark fins is considered a delicacy. In September 2014, UAE's Ministry of Environment and Water enforced ministerial decree no.

Peruvian authorities said Monday they had seized about 1.3 US tons of illegally harvested shark fins, a delicacy in some Asian countries that has placed the predatory creatures at grave risk.