Universal Pictures has begun initial development on a new installment of the Jaws film franchise.
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 […]
After long, strange journey, shark tag recovered in Florida
A satellite tracking tag was recovered in Florida nearly 1,200 miles from where it was first placed on a a great white shark by the family of a shark researcher studying the shark it had once been attached to. The serendipitous finding occurred after the tag, which had previously been attached to a 10-foot great […]
Viral video shows 5-year-old swimming with great whites
A viral video involving involving popular travel bloggers, Garrett and Jessica Gee, is drawing criticism after they posted video of their five-year-old son, Manilla, cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The channel, The Bucket List Family, has several videos of the young children diving with different species of […]
SharkoFiles: Leopard Shark
Leopard sharks are adapted to live close to the bottom of the ocean, as they spend the majority of their time so close to the ocean floor.
No new protections for whitetip sharks despite IUCN classification
This week, the oceanic whitetip shark was reclassified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), citing “steep population declines” in all oceans. That represents two big steps toward extinction from the shark’s previous classification as “vulnerable,” which it had held since 2006. However, that wasn’t enough to convince countries that fish for […]
Researchers search for elusive oceanic whitetip pupping grounds
Once considered one of the most abundant shark species in the world, commercial fishing and the shark fin trade have decimated their numbers.
Acidic oceans may corrode shark skin
Prolonged exposure to seawater containing higher than normal concentrations of carbon dioxide could have a corrosive effect on the dermal denticles that make up a shark’s skin.
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.
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