The practice involves "cutting off a shark's fin, often while the shark is still alive, and dumping the animal back into the sea to die slowly," according to Humane Society International.

This summer, we’ll look at three shark species with notorious reputations ... another possible factor is a proliferation of sea turtles. Green sea turtles received federal protection in 1978 ...

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. University of Tokyo-led researchers have now ...

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 ...

Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...

so banning shark fin would protect sharks, which is an environmental friendly choice. Imagine you are those poor sharks: brutally pulled up from the sea and have your fins cut off. How would you feel?

A landmark decision to regulate the trade in sharks for shark fin soup is bound to have ramifications ... to catch blue sharks in the open sea. The Kesennuma fisheries cooperative in Miyagi ...