Once caught on a baited hook, live sharks are often hauled aboard to have their fins cut off. After this, the mutilated animals are tossed back into the sea to die of suffocation (as they can no ...

Capt. Taylor Bankston said the shark, estimated at 14 feet long and weighing more than 1,000 pound, circled his 26-foot boat about 20 minutes.

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 ...

A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to a trauma center Sunday following a suspected bite incident in Cocoa Beach, according to ...

When fishermen collect shark fins, they just cut their fins off and throw the shark back to the sea. Not being able to swim properly anymore, the sharks quickly die. Sharks play a big role in the ...

In a world first, Dr Hawkes’ team have attached front and rear facing cameras to sharks’ dorsal fins. However, as was demonstrated when Landward joined the expedition, it is not a ...

In April 2012 Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn carried out the first ascent of the Shark's Fin Ridge. The route climbs the west face of Monte Giordano (1517m, Chile), a mountain which in ...

Hong Kong’s controversial shark fin trade may face its biggest shake-up in years if conservationists get their way in securing tighter regulations at an international wildlife conference in Panama.