Many shark populations have faced steep declines due to years of exploitation for their fins, cartilage, meat, and liver oil. There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the ...

The shark fin trade is believed to have contributed to ... Fins are some of the most expensive seafood items in the world, as the meat is considered a delicacy. In 2018, Canada imported over ...

The shark meat trade, woven into the community's fabric ... echoes the global shark fin trade that has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. The demand for shark fin soup, a luxury ...

I am writing in response to the letter “Stop the cruel practice: no more shark fin soup!” (Young Post, May 14). Many countries around the world are still hunting sharks. Although we do not ...

A lone catamaran named "Silky" patrols waters around the remote island of Malpelo, a protected refuge yet full of peril for ...

Richard Fitzpatrick Tiger sharks have a large appetite and can eat almost anything they find in their path They then attached cutting-edge electronic devices to the dorsal fin of tiger sharks ...

Their meat rivals swordfish in quality, and their fins are prized in Asia for shark fin soup, a combination that has put makos under significant pressure. But how much pressure, and to what ...

A surging market for ‘fish maw’ is pushing threatened species to the brink. Researchers are trying to limit the damage.

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