In a social media post, the agency confirmed its inspectors seized an estimated 50,000 dried shark fins hidden inside fake ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inspectors seized roughly 50,000 dried shark fins across 20 shipments at multiple U.S. ports.

Research shows international protections put in place to protect five species of threatened sharks are not being followed. Countries have reported no fishing for the five species of sharks, but DNA ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Specialists with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota are sounding the alarm. A study revealed widespread illegal shark fin trading, which has been occurring nearly ...

Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by FIU marine biologist Diego Cardeñosa and Demian Chapman, director of the Shark ...

Specialists with MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium are concerned after a study revealed a widespread of illegal shark fin trading that is happening globally. All of this trading is happening nearly ...

Every year, thousands of shark and ray fins are smuggled across international borders, hidden in plain sight in shipping containers or mislabeled among other cargo. For authorities tasked with ...

A customs officer stands on a humid dock surrounded by crates of dried shark fins, sweat dripping down her neck as she take a small sample for testing. The air smells like salt and diesel, and in the ...