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"Scientists reconfirm rare shark sightings after 50 years in PNG"
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Scientists reconfirm rare shark sightings after 50 years in PNG
In 1973, researchers scientifically described a species of shark based on a single specimen: a pregnant female caught a few years earlier by a fisherman near the mouth of the Gogol River in Astrolabe Bay, Papua New Guinea. They named this new-to-science species the sailback houndshark (Gogolia filewoodi). And then, for the next half-century, they […]

Ein letzter seiner Art: die Hai-Serie läuft ebenfalls aus, ein Reststück ist noch da (Fassung wählbar). Handgemalter #wandklexschmuck - zu finden auf #marineLife #miniaturepainting #shark #fediArt #mastoArt #creativeToots

"Mexico adopts protections for Atlantic sharks"
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Mexico adopts protections for Atlantic sharks
Mexico recently adopted national regulations protecting several threatened shark species in the Atlantic from being caught or retained as bycatch. Shark conservationists welcome the protections but say they are long overdue, coming years after the country’s commitments to a multilateral fishery regulator. Mexican fisheries catch a significant number of various shark species in the Atlantic […]

"Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks"
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Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the turquoise shallows of Raja Ampat, Indonesia, a conservation experiment is attempting the rewilding of an endangered shark. The initiative, known as ReShark, seeks to restore populations of the Indo-Pacific leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), also called the […]

"Meat from Endangered Sharks Being Sold in U.S. Stores"
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Meat from Endangered Sharks Being Sold in U.S. Stores