Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any ...
but that this wasn't enough to reduce mortality to sustainable fishing levels for already heavily fished species, like mako and silky sharks. "Retention bans are a beneficial first step towards ...
Researchers urge stronger protections like fishing limits and habitat conservation to prevent further decline in shark ...
Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...
A mysterious sighting of an octopus riding on top of a short-fin mako shark in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. Credit: Wednesday ...