Small sharks and several threatened species were the most likely to die after being caught. These included thresher sharks and hammerheads. Mortality was also higher for smaller species, those that ...

The thresher shark, a species listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list as endangered in European waters, was moved by "amazing" volunteers and community members.

2. There are currently 17 species of shark and ray listed on CITES. WWF and our partners are working to raise this by another 13 species by the end of CoP17. Hopefully, the Parties will vote to list 9 ...

In recent decades, however, we have witnessed an alarming decline in the populations of sharks and rays. These species are ...

particularly for species that remain largely unprotected yet continue to face exploitation, such as the thresher shark,” Iqbal told Mongabay. Until 2023, the whale shark was the only fully ...

This is known as oophagy ('egg eating') and occurs in species including the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus). Embryos of other sharks survive by ...

Thresher sharks, mako sharks ... First, they reviewed 160 studies containing 1,893 mortality estimates for 147 shark species.

It's not just their teeth you need to watch out for – thresher sharks have an ... their hunting skills and prey on other species seeking refuge. Blue sharks are sleek, slender, long-distance ...

Small sharks and several threatened species were the most likely to die after being caught. These included thresher sharks and hammerheads. Mortality was also higher for smaller species ...