Watch Project AWARE’s video message to ICCAT 2017 and add your name to the petition calling Egypt, South Africa, and the US to lead the way toward securing a landing ban on Atlantic makos.
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2017
Watch Project AWARE’s video message to ICCAT 2017 and add your name to the petition calling Egypt, South Africa, and the US to lead the way toward securing a landing ban on Atlantic makos.
Conservationists call on fishery managers to act, prohibit landings in November
Continue reading Scientists Report on Mako Shark Overfishing, Advise North Atlantic Ban
Source: Mongabay
Author: Neha Jain
Continue reading Fishing mortality of mako sharks ten times higher than fisheries’ estimates
Source: Global News Canada
Author: Alexander Quon
Even the mako shark, the fastest species of shark in the world, can’t outpace overfishing.
According to new scientific research, the population of the mako shark — one of the apex predators in the region — is in severe decline in regions of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Continue reading New research paints grim future for mako sharks in Atlantic Canada
New Population Assessment Reveals Serious Overfishing in North Atlantic
Conservation groups are calling for national and international protections for shortfin mako sharks based on a new scientific assessment that finds the North Atlantic population has been depleted and is continuing to be seriously overfished. The shortfin mako – the world’s fastest shark — is sought for meat, fins, and sport, but most fishing countries impose no limits on catch. An upcoming international fisheries meeting presents a critical opportunity to protect the species.
Continue reading Conservationists Call for Mako Shark Fishing Ban
Conservation Groups Call On Mediterranean Officials to Better Enforce Protections
Continue reading Endangered Devil Ray Landings in Turkey Denounced