Endangered Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi ... Experts say the establishment of no-shark-fishing zones around Belize’s three atolls in 2021 is what enabled the population boom.

In the span of a few years, lionfish spread from the coast of the US to the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The invasive species is devastating ecosystems, eating everything in its path.

Since the 1980s, Caribbean reef shark populations have dropped ... The Bahamas outlawed longline fishing in the 1990s and designated a shark sanctuary in 2011. As a result, populations have ...