NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced a new rule to lower significantly the fishing quotas for sandbar and porbeagle sharks in order to rebuild these depleted species. NOAA also will implement...
Conservationists are urging the Australian government to protect the Coral Sea, one of its last tropical marine wildernesses.
The sea was recently declared a "predator diversity...
A shark-fishing competition off Durban has been called off after protests from scientists and marine conservation groups.
The competition was due to start this weekend, with cash prizes for...
A dramatic increase in shark fishing, fuelled by the lucrative shark fin market, is threatening already endangered species along the NSW coast.
Long-line fishing methods used by shark fishermen...
