A few years back, researchers found that a 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans. This is largely because of a practice called shark finning, where sharks are captured, their fin chopped off and then the lame animals are thrown back into the water. The injury is so severe that the sharks either […]
iSharkFin for Better Protection of Endangered Sharks
A new technology that will help quickly identify shark species and help save them is here. The software called iSharkFin was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) jointly with the University of Vigo and was funded by the Government of Japan and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora […]
India Ends Brutal Slicing of Shark Fins: Why it Matters
There is a predator on the prowl around ocean waters. With a keen sense that has been honed from years of living around the marine environment, the predator looks for its prey and spreads the fearsome net of death. The prey is grabbed, hauled, a precious body part ripped apart while it is still alive, […]