The Caribbean Shark Coalition Over 40 organizations representing 29 countries join to form the Caribbean Shark Coalition (CSC). Founded in 2020, the CSC is a collection of member experts from NGOs, local communities, intergovernmental organizations and governments, academia, and policy institutes working together to advance the study and conservation of Caribbean sharks and rays. The […]
New study finds dangerously high levels of heavy metals in Caribbean sharks
A new study finds that alarmingly large levels of 12 heavy metals, including mercury, exist in the muscle tissues of reef and tiger sharks sampled throughout The Bahamas. Discovered by research crew Beneath the Waves, the new findings carry important implications for human health in the Greater Caribbean region, where humans occasionally consume sharks. […]