Dr. Diego Cardeñosa of Florida International University and colleagues used genetic techniques to analyze processed shark fins seized in Colombia (Cardeñosa et al., Animal Conservation, 2023). All ...
Many shark populations have faced steep declines due to years of exploitation for their fins, cartilage, meat, and liver oil. There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the ...
Ecuadorian authorities are contemplating a response to an international sanction of its shark trade handed down by CITES.
The illegal trade in shark fins is a global issue that is driven by the demand for shark fin soup - a delicacy and status food item in East Asia. Sharks have been targeted for many centuries, mainly ...
Why cracking down on the shark fin trade may be easier than we thought Why cracking down on the shark fin trade may be easier than we thought Handheld DNA tester can quickly identify illegal shark ...
Seized dried shark fins and elephant ivory are displayed during a Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department presentation at Kwai Chung Customhouse in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 5, 2018. Disclaimer ...
KAOSHIUNG, Taiwan (CNN)-- There is no animal on earth more vilified than the shark. Pop culture references and annual, over-hyped reports of attacks on swimmers or surfers have put sharks on the ...
Nearly 16,000kg of shark fins were seized in India between January 2010 and December 2022, with Tamil Nadu accounting for the ...
Both sides are marked by ice towers or "shark fins," as they've been described. These ice towers, some up to 100 feet high, are the remnants of glacial ice as it stagnates and melts and slowly ...
Fishing – both on purpose and accidentally – for their flesh and fins is the biggest threat. Current fishing rates are catching sharks faster than they can reproduce and an increase in the ...
Many of their postures complement each other. For example, a shark may drop its pectoral fins, arch its back, and employ a ...
Blue shark: The blue shark (Prionace glauca), also known as the great blue shark, is gray-blue in color with a white underside. Often caught as bycatch, blue sharks are near threatened.