shark meat and fin toxins

Shark Fins & Meat Contain High Levels of Neurotoxins

In a new study, University of Miami (UM) scientists found high concentrations of toxins linked to neurodegenerative diseases in the fins and muscles of 10 species of...

Pew Applauds Expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

The Pew Charitable Trusts joins partners in Hawaii and the scientific community in praising today’s announcement by President Barack Obama that the United States has...

Shark Crimes: How DNA Helps Fight Fin Trade

“The same techniques that are used for solving crimes,” said Chapman, a Pew marine fellow, “are the exact same ones we use to solve crimes involvi...
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Nassau Grouper: Bahamas National Tust PSA

For a downloadable PDF version of the fact sheet, visit the Bahamas National Trust’s website.  The Bahamas National Trust Co-hosts Caribbean Shark Conservation...
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Identifying Shark Fins

Take a look at this shark fin identification guide that was published by PEW in collaboration with Stony Brook University. Download the publication here  
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Sharks Play Critical Role in Ocean Food Web | Pew

Learn more at http://www.pewenvironment.org/sharks  
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Follow the Oceanic Whitetips | Pew

Learn more: http://www.pewenvironment.org/sharks. Follow the Oceanic Whitetips
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Whale Sharks now considered Endangered by IUCN

The IUCN have announced that whale sharks are sliding towards ‪#‎extinction‬. The worlds largest fish, is now listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened...