CITES Listing Countdown: Less Than Three Weeks until Porbeagle Sharks are...
A porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus). (Photo: NMFS, E. Hoffmayer, S. Iglésias and R. McAuley, via Wikimedia Commons) On September 14, 2014, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...
View ArticleOcean Roundup: 20 Coral Species to Gain Federal Protection, Shell Files New...
Rough cactus coral, one of the new coral species to be listed as threatened. (Photo: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute / Flickr Creative Commons) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleCITES Listing Countdown: Less Than Two Weeks until Oceanic Whitetip Sharks...
An oceanic white tip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). (Photo: Jürgen Donauer / Flickr Creative Commons) On September 14, 2014, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...
View ArticleShark Fin Sales in China Show Promising Signs of Decline, Says Report
An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharinus longimanus), a species commonly harvested for the shark fin trade. (Photo: Michael Aston / Flickr Creative Commons) Shark fin soup was once a delicacy in Asian...
View ArticleOcean Roundup: Acidification Masking Shark Smelling Abilities, New Fishery...
A smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis). (Photo: Erickson Smith / Flickr Creative Commons) – NOAA has proposed a new rule to for West Coast commercial fishermen that intends to the endangered short-tailed...
View ArticleOcean Roundup: Western Australia Recommended to Halt Shark Cull, Orca Pod...
A pod of orcas. Recently, members of an orca pod off New Zealand helped rescue a fellow whale from fishing gear. (Photo: Marie and Alistair Knock / Flickr Creative Commons) – In a remarkable rescue,...
View ArticleSix Sharks and Rays Gain International Protection under CITES Listing
An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), one of the species now protected under CITES Appendix II. (Photo: Michael Aston / Flickr Creative Commons) Today, six sharks and ray species have...
View ArticleNew Shark Repellent May Keep Sharks from Becoming Bycatch
A dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus). Overfishing has led to serious declines in dusky shark population numbers. (Photo: Richard Ling / Flickr Creative Commons) It’s estimated that tens of millions of...
View ArticleDusky Shark Saved from Fishing Gear: The Heartwarming Story of One Incredible...
The Epic Diving crew rescuing a dusky shark entangled in fishing gear. (Photo: Epic Diving / © Debra Canabal) Oceana launched a campaign to save dusky sharks this past summer, but these fantastic...
View ArticleAct: GrubHub, Take Shark Fin Off the Menu!
A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), a species commonly harvested for the shark fin trade. (Photo: Oceana / © Rob Stewart) Shark and ocean lovers may want to think twice the next...
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