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The WCS sponsored a media trip to Middle Caye at Glover's Reef Marine Reserve on February 28th to interview shark conservationists.

Shark finning bans have had little effect on protecting global shark populations, according to new research. However, shark mortality decreased in pelagic fisheries, which suggests that regulatory measures in regional fisheries have had some positive impact. In a new study published in Science, an international team of researchers analyzed shark catch data from 150 countries […]

The trade in shark fins is still underway in the United States, despite legislation making such activities illegal, an investigative report has found. Environmentalists say this indicates that officials need to do more to enforce the laws already in place to stamp out illegal activities and protect sharks, which are globally threatened with extinction. On […]

Speakers at a seminar yesterday opined that illegal wildlife trade poses a serious threat to national security and regional stability.

New research has found that carefully managed fisheries can help dwindling shark and ray populations recover, illustrating a pathway for protecting species from fishing pressure. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study analyzed several decades’ worth of trends in fishing pressure, fisheries management, and population status of 26 shark and […]

The Wildlife summit in Panama to vote on historic shark protections. The initiative was one of the most discussed at this year's CITES summit,

Countries sent a definitive message about the need to protect marine species. Here are three takeaways from the global gathering.

Panama City, Panama - Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move tha

Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families will now have their trade tightly controlled under the Convention on…

Panama City, Panama - Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species were scheduled to decide Thursday whether to approve a proposal to pro