The research team satellite tagged juvenile hammerhead sharks off the US Mid-Atlantic coast and then tracked the sharks for up to 15 months.
The science behind hammerheads’ strange shaped head
The wide spacing between the nostrils may help broad-nosed sharks track down their prey much quicker than sharks with smaller, pointy-shaped heads.
Conservation group sues Mexican government to enforce hammerhead protections
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the Mexican government in order to enforce laws protecting three species of hammerhead sharks.
Hammerhead research project wins funding
A group of conservation projects in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea will receive funding thanks to Conservation Leadership Programme’s 2019 awards. The Peruvian conservation organization from Tumbes will use the awards to study the seasonal movements of smooth hammerheads off the coast of northern Peru. “I didn’t know what to do with so much […]
Conservation meeting results in added recognition for eight sharks
Eight species of sharks will be added to the conservation annex after the third annual Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks in Monaco. “Sharks symbolize our lack of understanding of the underwater world, which feeds on fear of the unknown. More than any other marine animal, […]