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A new report on sharks and related species in the Baltic Sea highlights the threats to these over-looked fish and calls for improved conservation policies.
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Officials at the Calgary Zoo, ;Alberta ;remained baffled on Tuesday as they tried to puzzle out just why 34 of their stingrays suddenly died.
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The American South's golden age for sharks might very well have been the Cretaceous Era during the dinosaur age, according to tooth remains found for a number of different species.
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Consumption of shark's fins soared in Singapore last year powered by a robust economy and an increase in weddings despite pleas from environmental groups noting one-third of the species in the world are at risk of extinction or critically endangered, a published report said on Saturday.
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The use of shark fin as a delicacy was once a hot ecological issue with local environmentalists forcing Disneyland to drop the popular soup from its menus. Now, shark fin may also present a health hazard, based on a survey that showed eight of 10 samples sold in Hong Kong contain mercury levels above the legal standard.
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Greenpeace ship, Artic Sunrise, confronted Italian fishing pirates in the Mediterranean and confiscated nearly two kilometres of illegal driftnet containing dead undersized blue-fin tuna and a small sea turtle that was later released alive.
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Mexican authorities killing sharks around Troncones after US tourist dies in attack.
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The first detailed specific two level shark and ray research expedition in the Gulf took place in Kuwaiti waters over 15 days between April 11th and 25th. Led by Richard &; Jacqui Peirce with Alec Moore as the scientific advisor, and supported by 11 volunteers and a film crew, this is the first expedition operated by the Shark Conservation Society (formerly Richard Peirce Shark Conservation).
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As the first basking sharks are spotted off Cornwall, Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) is looking for volunteers to help them survey basking sharks this summer.
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This is the final posting from conservation biologist and photographer Cheryl-Samantha Owen who has been working with the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) on the Aldabra Atoll to document the abundance of large shark species.
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