A new study found that sharks born into environments degraded by human-induced stressors develop more slowly than those who grow up in more pristine habitats.
Satellite tracking may be key to more effective shark sanctuaries
A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbaras’s Marine Science Institute and the Bren School of Environmental Science found some surprising results after they affixed satellite tracking tags on 15 grey reef sharks off the coast of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Of those 15 tagged sharks, eight of them were likely poached by illegal fisherman in […]
Study: Human presence causes decline in shark populations
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that sharks populations are disappearing in waters where humans are fishing. The study, conducted by Conservation International Senior Director, Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Program Jack Kittinger, Ph.D. and 36 scientists, assessed about 1,800 tropical coral reefs and found that sharks and other […]