As conservationists learn better ways to preserve and protect marine life, new Florida Tech research investigating the movement patterns of tiger sharks may help safeguard the near-threatened species.
According to a new study from North Carolina State University, positive videos of sharks could help change people's attitudes in the predators' favor.
Last Friday, MP Christina Rees presented the ‘Shark Fins Bill’ to the House of Commons for the second time. The Bill is testament to the UK Government’s ongoing commitment to upholding existing bans on shark finning and the removal of shark fins at sea. While not banning the consumption of fins, the Bill proposes to prevent detached shark fins - which could be from finned sharks - from entering or leaving the UK.
The UK fleet, and other vessels fishing in UK waters, are already governed by a fins naturally attached policy. The Shark Fins Bill would further enshrine this into UK law, while supporting full use of sharks landed from managed fisheries.
The Bill now progresses to the next phase of action: the committee phase. Given the support voiced by multiple political parties, it is hoped it will progress through the House of Commons and the Lords with no objections.
The Shark Trust very much welcomes the introduction of this Bill which represents the culmination of years of advocacy pressure from multiple organisations and members of the public. We applaud Christina Rees for taking up the challenge to champion the Bill.
Watch this space for updates over the coming months!
A new approach to collecting data on the Critically Endangered and elusive Angelshark around the Welsh coast has proven successful.
Crucial data, published in a paper today, were primarily sourced by commercial, recreational and charter fishers across Wales and the Irish Sea in an approach co-designed by the fishing community and Angel Shark Project: Wales - a project led by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London).
A study based on long-term shark sightings and tagging data has revealed that the great whites have been avoiding certain regions of the Gansbaai coast, on the western cape of South Africa.
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology analyzes the hunting behavior of tiger sharks thanks to the combined knowledge on the structure of their eyes with images of prey and habitat from small cameras deployed on these animals.
The world’s largest freshwater fish, a 13-foot-long, 661-pound stingray, has been discovered in the Mekong River in Cambodia. Scientists say the animal is a hopeful sign for the river, which faces threats from human encroachment and development, damming and climate change
In a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, researchers tracked the movements of three shark species, bull, nurse and great hammerhead, in relation to the city of Miami.
The deepwater shark was discovered dead by local fisherfolk in a remote area of Gubat, in Sorsogon, Philippines. Officials from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) do not yet know the cause of death. However, BFAR spokesperson Nonie Enolva told Rappler that she suspects it may have become tangled in a fishing net.
A study of the ocean giant's fossil teeth suggests it had to compete for food with another ferocious predator, the great white shark.
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