Conservation efforts for marine life are growing at a rapid pace — and one of the most consequential has been bans against the finning of sharks. But while numerous countries have enacted legislation ...

Canada has prohibited shark finning since 1994 by means of a licensing requirement for fishers. In 2018, the government added a fins naturally attached (FNA) mandate for all sharks landed in Canada.

After years of trying, Connecticut appears poised to join its neighbors in instituting a ban on a “cruel” practice that has contributed to decreasing numbers of sharks throughout the world. Shark ...

We've seen all kinds of shark encounters lately. Peaceful interactions, close calls, brutal attacks, and even a mysterious phantom shark. While they'll always be lurking in the back of surfers' minds ...

Shark finning is the practice of removing the fins from a living shark. The primary market for shark fins is to make shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese dish. Shark Fin Laws In 2000, Congress ...

Shark finning is banned in dozens of countries and decried by conservationists. China and Japan blocked a United States-led bid to strengthen a ban on shark finning in the Atlantic Ocean, infuriating ...

A hammerhead shark less than one meter long swims frantically in a plastic container aboard a boat in the Sanquianga National Natural Park, off Colombia’s Pacific coast. It is a delicate female ...

The annual International Shark Attack File from the Florida Museum of Natural History showed the number of unprovoked shark attacks plummeted globally in 2024. ByDuncan Madden, Contributor. Forbes ...