There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the demand for shark fin soup. Shark fin soup is a popular (and pricey) dish in some East Asian societies, prized as a symbol of ...

FIU scientists have discovered two major problems after analyzing small shark fins from Hong Kong markets—small coastal ...

Case in point, that little shark fin-like structure found on the back end of the top of some cars. As it turns out, there's more to these rooftop fins than mere aesthetics. They actually serve as ...

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.

Yes absolutely! Even thought sharks are not common in our seas, Hong Kong is the centre of the shark fin trade, accounting for about half the global shark fin trade every year. Because of ...

"We made a tiger shark fin," she recalls. "We had this brilliant diver, Baptiste, who could hold his breath for a really long time. "So we strapped this fin to him and gave him an underwater ...

Their meat rivals swordfish in quality, and their fins are prized in Asia for shark fin soup, a combination that has put makos under significant pressure. But how much pressure, and to what ...

Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible ...

A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less ...

Often the crew would sell the fins in parts of Asia where shark-fin soup is a delicacy ... Two hours in, Cramp spots something circling in the background: “There’s a shark!” ...

A study by Australian researchers found that LED lighting affixed to the underside of a surfboard might be able to deter ...

The Pacific spiny dogfish is the most abundant shark in Puget Sound, despite its former decline due to overfishing in the ...