Ocean Sentry
A large, systematic study of world-wide shark and ray populations reveals that about 25 percent could go extinct within the next few decades…
February, 2014
January, 2014
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9 January
New study finds extreme longevity in white sharks
Great white sharks — top predators throughout the world’s ocean — grow much slower and live significantly longer than previously thought, according to a new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)…
July, 2013
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30 July
Singapore among major shark trade hubs, India and Indonesia biggest butchers
Indonesia and India have been named the world’s biggest catchers of sharks in an EU-backed inquiry into implementing a new pact to protect seven threatened species of sharks and rays…
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22 July
Marine reserves help shark numbers, says University of WA researcher Jordan Goetze
Using novel stereo video technology, the researchers studied reef shark populations in Fiji’s largest marine reserve and found the number of sharks in the no-take area was two to four times greater than in adjacent areas where fishing was allowed…
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19 July
Locals find hundreds of dead stingrays on exican beach
Hundreds of stingrays have been found dead on the Chachalacas beach in the town of Ursulo Galvan in Mexico. Over 250 dead stingrays litter the beach of the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. According to an Associated Press report, food vendor Adriana Loredo says she witnessed fishermen dumping the rays …
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17 July
Fishing threat to Cayman’s sharks
Shark populations in Cayman Islands’ waters could be at risk from overfishing, including shark finning, researchers have warned. Scientists conducting the first ever “shark census” in the territory’s waters found 12 different species around Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands…
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1 July
Feds fail to protect West Coast great white sharks
The National Marine Fisheries Service today declined to protect great white sharks off the coast of California under the Endangered Species Act. Although peer-reviewed scientific population estimates at the two primary white shark aggregation sites indicate fewer than 350 adults and sub-adults, the agency denied protections to the sharks….
June, 2013
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5 June
Fear of sharks helps preserve balance in the world’s oceans
A prey’s fear of a shark is critical to protecting ocean biodiversity, according to FIU researchers. Without this fear, a cascading effect within the ecosystem could destabilize the world’s oceans. Seagrass beds provide habitats for other fish and marine life — many of which people rely on. When predators, such …
May, 2013
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31 May
Sharks worth more in the ocean than on the menu
Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia. A new study, published today in Oryx – The International Journal of Conservation, shows that shark ecotourism currently generates more than US$314 million annually worldwide and is expected …
April, 2013
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25 April
New York State close to banning shark fin trade
New York State is one step closer to banning the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins. Yesterday the New York state unanimously passed bill S.1711b/A.1769b, which was reintroduced last month in an attempt to ban sale of the controversial delicacy. Now the bill moves to the Assembly, which …
March, 2013
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15 March
Mediterranean and Black Sea sharks risk extinction
Shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea have dropped dramatically over the last two centuries and now risk extinction, with serious implications for the region”s entire marine ecosystem and food chains, according to a new FAO study. “Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have declined by more than 97 percent …
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12 March
Five shark species win protection against finning trade
The millions of sharks killed every year to feed the vast appetite for shark-fin soup in Asia now have greater protection, after the 178 nations at the world”s biggest wildlife summit voted to crack down on the trade. Those fishing for oceanic whitetip, porbeagle and three species of hammerhead shark …