FIU scientists have discovered two major problems after analyzing small shark fins from Hong Kong markets — small coastal species are much more common in the international fin trade than previously ...

Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by FIU marine biologist Diego Cardeñosa and Demian Chapman, director of the Shark ...

Despite being home to one-third of the U.S. Asian-American population, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill banning the sale or trade of shark fins—the controversial Asian ingredient for ...

Shark conservation loves big fins and researchers cannot lie (about that). In fact, big shark fins have long been the focus of research and regulations. But a new study has spotlighted an equally ...

Despite increasing protection measures, these fish are among the world’s most endangered animals. New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them. By ...

Diego Cardeñosa always knew he wanted to study sharks. But when he started his Ph.D., he had to make a choice: tagging sharks in the field — the “fun,” typically more-sought-after path — or studying ...

U.S. authorities have assisted the Peruvian government in seizing an estimated 10,000 individual shark fins destined for China — one of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in Latin American ...

The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea – the majestic whale shark and manta rays – to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water ...