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New Study- Eating Sharks Bad for Humans, Bad for Hammerhead Sharks

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Scientists evaluate the health risk assessment of globally consumed shark meat and shark fins.

Eating shark meat and shark fins are bad for sharks, but it is also bad for human health.”

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Posted byDavid McGuireSeptember 21, 2022October 3, 2022Tags: export, extinction, health, methyl mercury, Shark fin soup, shark fin trade, shark finning, sharks

Saving Endangered Oceanic Whitetip Sharks from Extinction

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Oceanic whitetip sharks were once the most common pelagic shark throughout the world, but their numbers have suffered a sharp declined due to overfishing in a mere 30 years. This […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMay 15, 2021September 6, 2022Tags: endangered species, oceanic whitetip sharks, pelagic sharks, shark fin, shark fin sales elimination act, shark fin trade

Why Saving Sharks Makes Good Sense

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Sharks are perfectly evolved to thrive and survive in the ocean.  Sharks have been around for over 420 million years, changing and evolving to be the creatures we know today.  […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMay 9, 2021June 3, 2021Tags: overfishing, shark attack, shark fin, shark fin trade, Shark Watch, sharks, shrk stewards

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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • Adventures
      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
        • Farallon Island Excursion Information
      • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
      • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
      • Sustainable Ecotourism
      • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • US Shark Fin Trade Ban
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
      • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Science Programs
    • Citizen Science
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sharks Sanctuary and Marine Protection
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
    • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
    • Ocean Protection: 30% x 2030
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting California Seas
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Adopt a Shark
    • Help Save Sharks
    • Ocean Plastics
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • News
  • Shop

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