New research reveals that despite decades of overfishing, shortfin mako sharks in the Atlantic still have relatively high ...

The great hammerhead is threatened by the shark fin trade and bycatch (unwanted fish captured as a byproduct of commercial ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

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Typically, sharks are finned alive—brought aboard fishing vessels to have their fins sliced ... oceanic whitetip, smooth hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks, plus ...

The great hammerhead shark is categorized as “critically endangered” by ... its large fins — prized in Asian seafood markets — as well as bycatch deaths in fishing gear and habitat degradation. Known ...

The top 10 shark fishing nations, in order ... oceanic whitetip shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, great hammerhead shark, smooth hammerhead shark, two species of manta rays, and seven species of ...

LA PAZ, Mexico— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit seeking protection for three species of hammerhead shark under Mexico’s Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, the ...

The nonprofit Orgcas is making major strides in shark conservation through science, communication, education and local ...