MOSSEL BAY (South Africa)- A killer whale has been observed, for the first-ever time, individually consuming a great white shark – and within just two minutes. The new footage shows that orcas do not need to hunt in packs to take down one of the ocean’s most formidable predators. In theContinue Reading
LISBON (Portugal) A new crisis emerges worldwide because of climate change: the number of dead zones in our oceans is rising. And that means that fish that normally swim there, are now coming to surface layers where they can find oxygen. And that’s where the fishing industry awaits. Researchers showContinue Reading
NASSAU (BAHAMAS)- Over the last hundred years, human activity has caused a large increase in metals and metalloids entering the marine environment, posing potential risks to biodiversity and food security. Beneath the Waves evaluated muscle tissues of 36 individual sharks from six species. The research team provides the first accountContinue Reading
ABERDEEN (SCOTLAND)- Picture the scene. Swimming off Scotland’s west coast during a summer holiday you notice a large dark shark nearly 10 metres long headed towards you. A prominent triangular dorsal fin cuts the surface, the powerful rhythmically beating tail driving it silently through the cloudy green depths. You’re transfixedContinue Reading
No measure are needed to reduce shark conservation, says the Bahamas National Trust in reaction to concerned fishermen who see an increase in shark interactions while fishing, spearfishing and diving. The shark attraction industry brings in more than $100 million a year. The Bahamas National Trust “understands the concerns expressedContinue Reading
FORT LAUDERDALE (USA)- Most of the 10 species of Hammerhead sharks are severely overfished worldwide for their fins and in need of urgent protection to prevent their extinction. To learn more about a declining hammerhead species that is data poor but in need of conservation efforts, a team of researchers from NovaContinue Reading
The department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada has announced a groundbreaking action to end overfishing of endangered shortfin mako sharks in Atlantic fisheries. “In fisheries that have interactions with North Atlantic Shortfin mako, the Department will to prohibit any retention (dead or alive) going forward. This will be reflectedContinue Reading