When most people think of sharks, they think of a human predator but the reality is quite different—humans are the shark predators. While the media reported 12 shark deaths, according to National Geographic, in 2011, a new report published in the journal Marine Policy estimates that each year humans are responsible for [...]

The great white shark is fabled as a remorseless killer to the extent that it is almost the stuff of legends. The reputation of the species was not greatly enhanced by the “Jaws” series of films which portrayed several man-hating giant fish which actively searched for human prey and even [...]

A five-member panel in the California Fish and Game Commission has voted unanimously to recommend that the great white shark be protected under the state’s endangered species laws. This vote took place after environmental organizations and groups showed data that there were fewer than 340 adults and sub-adults in two [...]

The European Parliament voted to strengthen the European Union’s current ban on shark finning— the practice of catching a shark, removing its fins and dumping the animal back into the sea.. The original EU regulation included a loophole which allowed fishermen with permits to remove shark fins on board. 566 members of [...]

Costa Rica has passed a blanket ban on shark finning. This is the process whereby the fins are sliced off sharks, often while they are alive, before the fish are thrown back into the ocean to die. According to Reuters, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla signed an executive order banning [...]

Seven species of vulnerable sharks and manta rays may get the chance for some much-needed protecton. These species have now been submitted by 35 countries for consideration for protection next year. The initiative falls under an international treaty concerned with regulating wildlife trade. The proposals will be voted upon in [...]

Australia has been grappling with white sharks after a series of deadly incidents along its western coast. Several swimmers have been killed along the Indian Ocean coastline in recent months. But this week, the Australian government announced that it will hunt and kill great white sharks under a new plan [...]

Local officials in Western Australia are considering ending the ban on the killing of great white sharks. This comes after five swimmers were killed by the fish in the past 12 months. The Guardian quotes state minister of fisheries, Norman Moore, in the wake of the latest fatal attack in [...]

Three environmental groups have petitioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to list great white sharks off the U.S. coast as endangered. Scientists from Oceana, Center for Biological Diversity and Shark Stewards say as few as 350 white sharks could be swimming off the coasts of the U.S. and Mexico. [...]

A group of shark attack survivors in the U.S. are defending the very species that nearly killed them… The group has been lobbying Congress to close loopholes in the nation’s shark fin ban. And it’s using a recent study by the Pew Environment Group on which to base its data. [...]