Sharks Now Protected Wherever They Swim

[Sea Save Foundation]

A conservation pact has been signed by 126 countries that protects sharks no matter whose waters they swim in. Whale sharks were added to Appendix I, which means the countries are “promising to protect them domestically from killing or capture, and to safeguard their habitats." Other sharks protected include blue sharks (the most highly fished shark in the ocean—and the most migratory), dusky sharks, angelsharks, white-spotted wedgefish, and the common guitarfish.

Read more here (story #1).