Marine News

Sympathy for the Devil? The Legacy of Jaws 30 Years Later Ramón Bonfil, PhD It was 30 years ago that the first rightfully called “summer blockbuster” hit the screens: Spielberg’s Jaws was a transcendental event. As a kid in my native Mexico City, I…Read More

A Giant Sucking Sound for Sea Turtles -- Nicaragua's Rich Sea Grass Beds Last Stop for Endangered Green Turtles Sea turtles that receive the highest protection in Costa Rica and other neighboring countries are dying by the thousands at the hands of unregulated - and unsustainable - commercial fishing in Nicaragua, according to a study by the Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society.…Read More

First International Ban on Shark Finning Adopted ~ U.S. Initiative to Protect Sharks Succeeds at Atlantic Tuna Commission The Wildlife Conservation Society and other conservation groups are celebrating the first international ban on shark finning adopted by consensus yesterday by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas…Read More

Great Whites Get More Protection From Global Community Vilified in popular culture as a relentless man-eater, the great white shark finally received today global recognition as a persecuted species worthy of protection, as participants of the 13th meeting…Read More

WCS Team Completes Groundbreaking White Shark Tagging Expedition On May 31st, researchers Ramón Bonfil and Shannon O’Brien from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) completed the fourth and most successful great white shark satellite tagging expedition since…Read More