A non-binding measure which called for increased transparency in the shark trade and more research into the threat of illegal shark fishing failed to pass at the U.N. wildlife trade meeting
Commercial fishing for large coastal sharks in Louisiana will remain closed until at least 2009. A sign of the health of the shark populations worldwide
The increasing international demand for shark meat and shark fins, which is pushing some species towards extinction, has caught marine scientists and managers by surprise, says one of Cape Town's...
