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Protection & Policy

What the world is doing to protect sharks

Great white sharks off South Africa’s coast are protected by law, but not in practice. Why this needs to change

2025-05-03
In: Protection & Policy

SOUTH AFRICA- In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas were once known as the “white shark capital of the world” and were home to a flourishing ecotourismContinue Reading

Paying fishers to release sharks accidentally caught in their nets can incentivise conservation action – but there’s a catch

2025-05-01
In: Protection & Policy

OXFORD (UK)- Sharks and rays are among the world’s most threatened species, mainly due to overfishing. They are sometimes targeted for their fins and meat, but more often caught as bycatch in nets aiming to catch other fish. Declines in these ocean predators can disrupt food webs, harm tourism incomeContinue Reading

Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help

2024-08-22
In: Protection & Policy

James Marcus Drymon, Mississippi State University STARKVILLE (USA)- Fishermen across the Gulf of Mexico are reporting that something is eating fish off their lines. What’s to blame? Many recreational anglers point a finger at sharks. What a shark left of this red snapper for the angler who hooked it. DavidContinue Reading

Great white sharks off South Africa’s coast are protected by law, but not in practice. Why this needs to change

2024-05-29
In: Protection & Policy

STELLENBOSCH (South Africa)- In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas were once known as the “white shark capital of the world” and were home to a flourishingContinue Reading

Blue shark. Photo: Adam Searcy/Flickr Creative Commons.

European fishermen, divers, scientist and chefs join forces to protect Mediterranean sharks

2024-01-09
In: Protection & Policy

With partners from Croatia, France and Italy, a new project started recently to protect Mediterranean sharks and rays, by far the most endangered group of marine fish in Europe. In the LIFE European Sharks project fishers, fisheries officers, SCUBA divers, aquariums, and restaurant chefs wrk together to safeguard these species. LeadContinue Reading

Documentary Sharks: Older Than Trees released online

2023-12-28
In: Protection & Policy

GENEVA (Switzerland)- The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) has released the film ‘Sharks: Older Than Trees online. The story is about shark scientist Dr James Lea, a field biologist deeply committed to a hopeful future for sharks and rays. Viewers can stream the film for free on YouTube, journeying with LeaContinue Reading

Whitetip sharks amid a school of anthias near Jarvis island in the South Pacific. Kelvin Gorospe, NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog/Flickr, CC BY

How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn’t work

2022-09-20
In: Protection & Policy, Saving sharks

PHOENIX (USA)- Sharks are some of the most ecologically important and most threatened animals on Earth. Recent reports show that up to one-third of all known species of sharks and their relatives, rays, are threatened with extinction. Unsustainable overfishing is the biggest threat by far. Losing sharks can disrupt coastal foodContinue Reading

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Great white sharks off South Africa’s coast are protected by law, but not in practice. Why this needs to change

Paying fishers to release sharks accidentally caught in their nets can incentivise conservation action – but there’s a catch

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