Hammerhead sharks are the strange-looking ones. They look like someone grabbed their skull by the eye sockets and stretched their heads out sideways, while the rest of their bodies look like those of a normal shark. Article by Gavin Naylor. You might wonder – what are the advantages of havingContinue Reading
NEW YORK (USA)- Shark Angels, a U.S. based non-profit, is thrilled to launch their annual World Oceans Day Auction on June 5th via the global charity auction site, Charity Auctions Today one of the world’s leading auction platforms. Items are up for bid here or visit auction.sharkangels.org until June 19th,Continue Reading
GENEVA (Switzerland)- Tracking silky sharks has revealed them to be swift swimmers. But they’re also one of the most heavily fished sharks globally. Will expanded marine protection in the Tropical Eastern Pacific go far enough to protect these long-distance swimmers? Smooth, slender and swift. Enter the silky shark, one ofContinue Reading
GENEVA (Switzerland)- The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) has joined the Shark Conservation Fund (SCF) as one of its members. Dr James Lea, the SOSF’s chief executive officer, has joined the advisory board and says of the partnership, ‘I am delighted that we are joining the Shark Conservation Fund. Combined withContinue Reading
GRAHAMSTOWN (South Africa)- When great white sharks disappeared from two well-known congregation areas on South Africa’s coast recently, the possible reasons were hotly debated. The appearance of a pair of shark-eating killer whales in the area was one. Another was the decline in numbers of smaller shark species that greatContinue Reading
AUSTIN (USA)- Every summer on the Discovery Channel, “Shark Week” inundates its eager audiences with spectacular documentary footage of sharks hunting, feeding and leaping. By Janet M. Davis, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Debuting in 1988, the television event was an instant hit. Its financialContinue Reading
LONDON (UK)- An important win for sharks! The British government today announced a ban on the import and export of shark fins. Thanks to successful campaigns by British shark conservation organizations. The new legislation will require all imported and exported shark fins to remain attached to the shark carcass and onlyContinue Reading