Posts tagged: Abundance

New Zealand prohibits targeting of white sharks

The white shark has received more international and domestic conservation attention than any other pelagic shark. White sharks are fully protected in the waters of Australia, the United States, South Africa, Malta, and Namibia. New Zealand prohibits targeting of white sharks but allows the sale of those taken as bycatch (CITES, 2004). White sharks are [...]

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Bleeding Shark Carcasses

We have come a long way since our perception of sharks was shaped by fi lms featuring World War II pilots downed in the Pacifi c and circled by ominous fi ns. Now, the images that come to mind are fi nless, bleeding shark carcasses being thrown overboard from fi shing vessels or, more abstractly, [...]

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