...a recent global study of the planet"s sea turtles by a team of scientists from Greece and Australia reveals a surprising twist to decades or even centuries of decline: Conservation efforts are working.Click on the link below to read the full story.
With more nations considering creating shark sanctuaries, new research shows that strict fishing bans can help predator populations recover rapidly, as has been the case on a remote Australian reef.Click on the link below to read the full article.
Human fishing effort is size-selective, preferentially removing the largest individuals from harvested stocks.
Samoa hosts Pacific Ministerial Shark Symposium 1 March, 2018, Apia, Samoa - Pacific history was made with the very first Pacific Ministerial Shark Symposium opening in Samoa today, demonstrating global leadership from the island region in protecti... More detail
An innovative exchange of sovereign debt for marine conservation, backed by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, could pave the way to saving large swaths of the world"s oceans.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Did you know that some shark populations have declined due to overfishing" Did you know that some once-declined shark populations have recovered" If you"re like my twitter followers, it"s likely that you"ve heard the bad news, but have not heard the good news.Click on the link below to read the f
Simon Frasier University (SFU) researchers have developed a fully resolved shark, ray, and chimaera family tree, ranking every species according to how much unique evolutionary history they contributed to and biogeography.
After a long-term push from marine conservation groups, the US government has changed the oceanic whitetip shark to be labeled "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Hydroacoustics allowed a single researcher to survey the fish population of a 17,600-acre preserve in Mexico in days.
To find out if marine protected areas achieve their environmental and socioeconomic goals, we read 42 scientific studies and talked to seven experts. Overall, marine protected areas do appear to help marine animals recover within their boundaries.
