A Triumph For Shark Conservation At The 14th CMS Conference
Notably, the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) earned a place on both CMS Appendices I and II.
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Notably, the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) earned a place on both CMS Appendices I and II.
1. Record heat in 2023 2023 is widely regarded as the hottest year on record, with monthly, seasonal and annual records spiking in the ocean and atmosphere, and repeated headlines in global media. The graph of last year’s global average temperatures (see below) shows a step-change increase from the temperature records of the last 10 […]
A tiger shark swims among surgeonfish off Fuvahmulah Atoll, Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. imageBROKER/Norbert Probst via Getty Images All of the saltwater bodies on Earth make up one big ocean . But …
A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that governments can consider protecting these areas.
The status of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) has been conveyed to two zones off the coast of Alicante and Murcia by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Based on extensive research by Alicante (UA) and Murcia (UM) universities and the Spanish oceanography institut