Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction, scientists warned in a new assessment of the apex predator's conservation status.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2019
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Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world's oceans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2019
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New research from the University of South Florida suggests that one of the evolutionary secrets of the shark's success hides in one of its tiniest traits -- flexible scales on the bodies of these peerless predators that make ...
Soft Matter
Nov 24, 2010
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More bad news for sharks.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2017
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Even the remotest parts of the ocean appear to offer highly migratory sharks little refuge from industrialized fishing fleets, according to a major new international study published in the journal Nature.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2019
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One tiger shark, affectionately known as Harry Lindo, swam an unprecedented 27,000 miles in three years. A couple of others, a tiger and a shortfin mako, dove 3,000 feet deep. Others thrashed through the seas at up to 60 ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2013
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(AP)—After defeating a proposal in 2010 to ban the export of an endangered fish that is a key ingredient of sushi, Japan and Asian nations argued it should be left to quota-setting international fisheries bodies to bring ...
Ecology
Nov 10, 2012
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Sharks often get a bad rap, even though most species are harmless to humans, says Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2019
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Some of the world's most threatened rays and sharks could be one step closer to being saved.
Ecology
Oct 25, 2018
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