For the first time in history, a group of scientists documented the complete journey of a whale shark from Galapagos Island in Ecuador to Cocos Island in Costa Rica, highlighting the need for cutting-edge solutions to protect highly migratory species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Sharks may have a reputation as cold-hearted killing machines, but they are actually rather good at making and keeping friends, a study finds.
Palau is one of the countries worldwide with an abundant number of reef sharks, according to recent research of 381 reefs in 58 nations looking into the conservation status of reef sharks globally.
Sharks are missing from 19% of the world’s coral reefs, the greatest decline of reef sharks ever recorded, according to a new analysis.
The recent seizure of the biggest shipment of illegal fins in Hong Kong history shows the taste for shark is still going strong...Fins are lucrative, fetching as much as HK$6,800 (£715) per catty (604.8g, or about 21oz), and the trade is big business.
Conservationists in Hong Kong remain puzzled by the scale of record illegal shark fin shipments into the city this year, at a time when overall consumption is down.
What could become one of the world’s first marine protected area connecting the UNESCO biosphere reserves of two countries has been declared a Mission Blue Hope Spot, highlighting the need for cutting-edge solutions to protect highly migratory species like sea turtles and sharks in the Eastern Tr
A shark protection group in Tahiti has written an open letter to the French Polynesian government after last month's discovery of cut up frozen sharks in the hold of a stranded Chinese fishing vessel.
Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of a local conservation group and individuals to enforce protections for a dwindling shark species that has roamed the oceans for millions of years. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Conservation Council for Hawai‘i and Michael Nakachi, a Na
A new field guide should help crew of tuna vessels and observers to correctly identify 44 kinds of sharks and rays that are accidentally caught during tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO).