Governments have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays at an international wildlife trade conference.

The bust, in the port outside of Peru's capital, Lima, led to the arrest of three men tied to a transnational criminal ...

The BriefResearch shows international protections put in place to protect five species of threatened sharks are not being followed.Countries have reported no fishing for the five species of sharks, ...

On November 10, 2025, U.S. and Peruvian authorities dismantled a major trafficking operation at Callao port near Lima, ...

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 ...

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered ...

Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than ...

Every year, thousands of shark and ray fins are smuggled across international borders, hidden in plain sight in shipping containers or mislabeled among other cargo. For authorities tasked with ...

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 ...

More than 180 nations gathering in Uzbekistan this week for the annual CITES conference could vote as early as Thursday on a ...

Per the Parks and Wildlife Code §66.2161, buying, selling or possessing shark fins for commercial purposes is illegal in ...