Americans are unwittingly eating critically endangered shark meat — with possibly dangerous consequences for their health, according to scientists. Shark meat can be purchased legally in the U.S., ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishermen unload a boatload of blue and shortfin mako sharks caught at sea in the city of Itajaí, Brazil. Photograph By Victor ...

You can find shark meat in the United States in certain grocery stores, seafood markets and online — but the type of shark you're buying might not be what you think it is, according to a new study. In ...

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), one of the most commonly landed sharks on both coasts of Guatemala. Silky sharks are listed under CITES Appendix II and are considered globally vulnerable.

An investigation into shark meat being sold at grocery stores, seafood markets, and online in the US has found that a concerning amount comes from vulnerable through to critically endangered species, ...

Underwater view of sand tiger shark, carcharias taurus, seen from below. 31% of sampled shark products came from endangered or critically endangered species 93% of products were labeled only as 'shark ...

Sharks have been around for more than 450 million years, but these days they are in deep trouble. Since the 1970s, shark populations have gone down by more than 70% due to unsustainable practices such ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Be cautious at the seafood counter. That’s the message coming from the researchers who conducted a newly released study from the University of North Carolina. After testing ...

A genetic analysis finds that nearly 47.42% of corvina samples collected from various markets contain shark meat ...

Fishermen unload a boatload of blue and shortfin mako sharks caught at sea in the city of Itajaí, Brazil. Photograph By Victor Moriyama, Nat Geo Image Collection If you decide to have shark for dinner ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...