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 ...

At present, the practice is known to occur only in Costa Rica, where fishermen have developed the process in order to get around their country’s shark finning ban. While some may consider this to be ...

Conservation efforts for marine life are growing at a rapid pace — and one of the most consequential has been bans against the finning of sharks. But while numerous countries have enacted ...

We are all animals and have the right to live. Moreover, with the increasing rate of shark deaths, it would upset the entire ecosystem. Ban it. Cutting off shark fins is not much different from ...

And Taiwan was the first country in Asia to ban shark finning. Filming dead sharks wasn’t pleasant, but it did show just what sharks are up against.

If the lion is considered the king of the jungle, then we think the shark takes the ocean crown for being the king of the sea. Unlike dolphins, which are mammals and breathe air like us, sharks ...

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 ...

In a world first, Dr Hawkes’ team have attached front and rear facing cameras to sharks’ dorsal fins. However, as was demonstrated when Landward joined the expedition, it is not a ...