Approximately 50 million more sharks die annually as bycatch in unregulated fisheries, often through the use of destructive and indiscriminate fishing methods such as longlines, gillnets, and trawls.

A landmark study published in Science reveals that overfishing has caused shark and ray populations to plummet by over 50% ...

A new analysis reveals that overfishing has caused populations of chondrichthyan fishes -- sharks, rays, and chimaeras -- to decline by more than 50 per cent since 1970. To determine the consequences, ...

Overfishing threatens sharks and rays, crucial species for marine ecosystems, but recovery strategies offer hope.

the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group program officer. Overfishing remains the greatest threat, with 26% of species globally targeted and most others caught as bycatch, contributing to alarming ...

The waters off California, Oregon and Washington provide prime habitat for the tope shark. Off Southern California, tope sharks face a high risk of bycatch and entanglement in Mexico’s gillnets. The ...