What does it cost to swim with a safe feeling? The beaches off Queensland are visited by many sharks. To keep the swimmers safe protective drumlines and nets have been placed. Last year alone 695 sharks were captured this way. In total, 113 bull sharks, 287 tiger sharks and 11 greatContinue Reading
With idyllic landscapes facing the sea, Reunion Island is a destination that naturally invites visitors to relax, enjoy, and dream. But recent years the beautiful seas surrounding the island became also known as somewhat of a hotspot for shark attacks. Beaches were closed and swimming was forbidden. Until now. Yesterday, theContinue Reading
A new San Francisco startup called New Wave Foods wants to fight the worldwide trade in shark fins with the use of genetically modified yeast to produce collagen, which can be crafted into the desired fan-like structure typical of shark fins. Could that be the alternative for the destructive tradeContinue Reading
Cuban shark populations have been in rapid decline due to overfishing, demand for shark fins and accidental catches. The government of the Carribean isle has launched a long-term plan to protect its sharks. Cuba’s plan was announced after two years of work with the US-based Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). InContinue Reading
BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA)- The Australian state Queensland has caught and killed 621 sharks between July 2014 and June 2015 in a shark protection program. The protection is not of the sharks but against the sharks by the way. Among the 621 sharks caught in this program, there were: 251 tiger sharks,Continue Reading
ISLE OF LEWIS (SCOTLAND)- Some scientists are certain that great whites also visit the cold British waters. To prove that the sharks are lurking here as well they use the body of a dead whale as bait. Cameras attached to the giant corpse will, it is hoped, record the firstContinue Reading
GEORGETOWN (CAYMAN ISLANDS)- Last april a new law forbids the fishing of sharks in Cayman waters. Yet fishermen are continuing to illegally catch and kill these creatures despite the protection afforded them by the National Conservation Law. The National Conservation Law provisions protecting certain species, including sharks, in the CaymanContinue Reading