Rising global shark mortality rates persist despite bans on finning, reveals study
A new study finds that shark mortality increased by 4 per cent in coastal fisheries and decreased by 7 per cent in pelagic fisheries, between 2012 and 2019, despite legislation to ban shark finning increasing tenfold over this period.
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January
2024
A new study finds that shark mortality increased by 4 per cent in coastal fisheries and decreased by 7 per cent in pelagic fisheries, between 2012 and 2019, despite legislation to ban shark finning increasing tenfold over this period.
