A new study from researchers at UNC Chapel Hill reveals that shark meat sold at U.S. grocery stores and online purveyors often comes from critically endangered species. Analysis revealed that shark ...

Sharks have been swimming in Earth’s seas over 450 million years, but some struggling shark species may be ending up on grocery store shelves, in fish markets, and even sold online. Meat from shark ...

Shark meat, a culinary delicacy in parts of South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, may not be what it seems. Many shark products sold within the U.S. are mislabeled, with some being endangered ...

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., ...

The government of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has banned shark meat for meals in most of the schools it manages, citing health and environmental concerns. The move puts the state in line to ...

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, ...

If you decide to have shark for dinner in the U.S., you might unknowingly consume an endangered species. A newly published study shows that the meat of endangered sharks is often mislabeled in grocery ...

Children and prisoners who rely on the government for their nutrition do not have a say in what they are being served. However, there is the expectation that what is being served is healthy and ...

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 ...

A Mongabay investigation that revealed Brazilian state-run institutions bulk-buying shark meat for public schools, hospitals and prisons won second place in the ARI/Banrisul Journalism Award, one of ...

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