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Why banning shark fishing isn’t enough to save them, according to science

As of 2021, Caribbean reef sharks are categorized as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. To protect them, we need to stop exploiting them by introducing shark fishing bans. A new Florida International University (FIU) study,

The Galápagos is a wildlife haven. But is that enough to protect the rare scalloped hammerhead shark?

The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishing
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The Legendary Shark Fishing Record That’s Never Been Broken

THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his heavy rod bent in a tight arc as the shark surged away ...

Nantucket fishermen catch white shark, Cape Cod fishermen report shark taking striper: ‘White sharks are here’

Like clockwork, more and more white shark reports are starting to roll in as the apex predators move north for the summer and fall. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app is beginning to light up with sightings,