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 ...

CHINA - MARCH 06: Sharks fins on sale in shop in Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) Shark finning is, arguably, one of the most ‘popular’ poster children ...

Shark fishing regulations, including bans on cutting off fins, increased tenfold since 2000. Yet a new study shows that deaths may have actually ticked up as new markets for shark meat emerge. About ...

Although lawmakers and conservationists know shark fishing will continue, they say having to keep the relatively unprofitable body along with the fins will discourage some fishermen. Proponents also ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “[Shark finning] is extremely cruel, because the fins are torn off, the animals are mutilated alive and thrown back into the sea so they don’t take ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition today urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to take action against Mexico under the Moratorium Protection Act for failing ...