US moves to protect scalloped hammerhead sharks
The National Marine Fisheries Service is listing four distinct populations of a hammerhead shark species as threatened and endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Ecology
Jul 4, 2014
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News tagged with hammerheads
New species of shark found off South Carolina coast
Scientists have discovered a new species of shark in the ocean off South Carolina and have named it for the region where it was found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2013
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Japan to reject international shark trade regulation
The Japanese government has decided to reject landmark rules on the trade in sharks, an official said Friday, opting for status quo despite a global push to protect the predators.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2013
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Opponents fail to overturn shark-protection deal
Japan, China and other nations that support shark fishing lost a bid to overturn a landmark deal that offers global trade protection for several species of the ocean's oldest predator.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2013
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Japan tsunami town on watch for shark deal
An international agreement to protect sharks could spell trouble for one tsunami-wrecked port in Japan as it struggles back to its feet two years after being swept away, locals say.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2013
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Four shark species win international trade protection
Governments agreed on Monday to restrict international trade in four shark species in a bid to save them from extinction due to rampant demand for their fins.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2013
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US backs adding teeth to global shark protection
The United States said Friday it would support proposals to curb the trade of five shark species and manta rays, whose numbers are declining because of demand for fins and gills.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2013
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Shark rules need teeth, groups tell IUCN
The Wildlife Conservation Society and over 35 government agency and NGO partners participating in IUCN's World Conservation Congress this week are urging the world's governments to take urgent steps to save the world's sharks ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2012
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Threatened shark species turning up in US restaurants
Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2012
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Hammerhead shark double whammy
Identity confusion between a new, yet unnamed shark species, originally discovered off the eastern United States by Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) researchers, and its look-alike cousin—the ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2012
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