By collaborating with fishers, governments with limited resources for enforcement can more easily identify vessels that illegally harvest shark fin.
Endangered species spotlight: Angel Shark
Angel sharks are the most threatened shark family. In the last century, their range has decreased by more than 80%.
Why a live shark is more valuable than its fins
With ecotourism, a country has the opportunity to benefit financially from live sharks. In 2013, 600,000 tourists observing sharks spent more than $314 million a year, supporting 10,000 jobs (Barnes, 2013). Comparatively, a dead shark is worth much less- a bowl of shark fin soup currently sells for as much as US$100. International markets have […]
IUCN updates ‘Red List’ for shark species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced its Red List’s final update of 2019 on December 10th.
A review of shark sanctuaries and their effectiveness
A shark sanctuary with few sharks is by no means a waste of policy, as any effort in conservation can mostly be deemed positive.
Why bycatch is one of the greatest risks to sharks facing extinction
The shark finning industry has become so lucrative that fishing vessels incidentally catching sharks end up retaining their fins in numbers nearly equivalent to the targeted fish species (Camhi, 1999; Pawson and Vince, 1999). Two mechanisms expose sharks to overfishing, one of which is through direct exploitation, where sharks are intentionally hunted and captured for […]
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