The great white shark won protection in a global wildlife treaty on Tuesday. Unsustainable levels of the predatory fish are harvested for its jaws, teeth and fins, according to delegates from ...

Shark species win protection from finning trade globally By Christine Tam Global News Posted March 12, 2013 10:31 am Updated January 22, 2014 10:55 pm ...

The global shark population continues to decline alarmingly despite measures to curb the uncontrolled fishing that seeks to satisfy the demand for fins, according to a scientific report that urges ...

ANKARA, Turkey - Delegates at an international conservation meeting agreed Saturday on a measure mandating that silky sharks accidentally caught in fishing gear be released back into the sea alive ...

In the case of the porbeagle shark, with a prime breeding time of 18 years, the lengthy decision-making process means that a key window of protection is slipping by, Novaczek said.

Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade.

Henneberry explained they put the shark on a winch, but it because it weighted an estimated 3,000 pounds (1,360 kilograms), it was too heavy to hoist aboard. "It stalled our winch.