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Recent News 2008

Cruelty On The Wedding Menu
May 12, 2008
Researchers Dig Up New Details About Elusive Shark
May 11, 2008
Sharks Ruled Southern US Waters During Dino Age
May 11, 2008
Shark Fins Consumption On The Rise
May 11, 2008
Health Alert Over Shark Fin
May 9, 2008
U.S. Shark Bill Targets Finning Loopholes
May 7, 2008
Electric Fields Could Repel Sharks
May 6, 2008
Under The Ice Lurks A 'Strange' Arctic Monster
May 6, 2008
Going To The Beach? Here Are Tips On Avoiding A Shark Bite
May 4, 2008
Bill Would Close Loophole On Shark Finning
May 4, 2008
No Chumming For Sharks Near Beach
May 3, 2008
Portland Scientist Coordinates Global Whale Shark Project
May 2, 2008
Giant Stingrays Found Near Thai City
April 29, 2008
Batangas City Drafts Law To Protect Thresher Sharks
April 29, 2008
Shark Fishing Banned
April 28, 2008
Australia Shark Count Breaking Records
April 28, 2008
Spotted Rare Baby Shark Surfaces
April 28, 2008
Taiwan Fumes Over Surprise Greenpeace Shark Check
April 24, 2008
Shark-Repelling Fishing Gear In The Works
April 23, 2008
Cartoonist Draws On Fame To Help Plight Of Sharks
April 23, 2008
US To End Controversial Shark 'Finning'
April 22, 2008
Cownose Rays Cause Concern
April 20, 2008
NMFS Proposes Changes In Tuna, Shark Rules
April 18, 2008
NOAA Outlines Shark Conservation Measures
April 17, 2008
Batangas Exec Orders Probe Of Shark Slaughter
April 13, 2008
Successful Shark Week Palau 2008
April 11, 2008
Alarm Over Shark Hunting In Philippines
April 10, 2008
NT Fishos Blamed For 'Shark Finning'
April 9, 2008
Tracking Effort To Protect Sharks
April 9, 2008
Bellarine Peninsula Sharks To Be Tagged
April 8, 2008
VP Chin Says Comprehensive Legislation Against Shark Finning Is Needed
April 8, 2008
Quezon Task Force Seizes Cargo Of Alleged Young Whale Sharks
April 7, 2008
On The Trail Of A Great White
April 7, 2008
Anglers Win Campaign To Save Our Sharks
April 4, 2008
Hammerhead Shark Superhighway
April 4, 2008
Water Zoning Plan To Save Threatened Species
April 3, 2008
Shark's Life 'Could Have Been Saved'
April 3, 2008
Aussie Shark Finning Up 500 Percent
April 3, 2008
'Jaws' Author Widow Protests Shark Hunting
April 2, 2008
New York Aquarium's Oldest Shark Dies
April 2, 2008
In Coney Island, One Of The Oldest Sharks In Captivity Dies
April 2, 2008
Hunt On To Preserve Shark Numbers
March 30, 2008
Shark Fin Hunters Raid Coast
March 29, 2008
Philippines Raises Alarm Over Shark 'Slaughter'
March 28, 2008
Here's The Weather Jaws-Cast, Says Student Lauren Smith
March 26, 2008
Philippine Government Warns Locals On Hunting Thresher Sharks
March 23, 2008
Sharks Are In New Brunswick Waters
March 22, 2008
Philippines Raises Alarm Over Shark 'Slaughter'
March 20, 2008
Sharks May Soon Return To Antarctic Waters
March 20, 2008
Monterey Aquarium Shark Makes Good Time To Baja
March 20, 2008
Two Shark Species Discovered
March 18, 2008
Decision Reversed On Shark Finning
March 18, 2008
Brisbane River Shark's Death Sparks Debate
March 14, 2008
High Hopes For EU Shark Proposals
March 14, 2008
Sharks Battle For Survival
March 14, 2008
Study Explains Hike In Skates And Dogfish
March 13, 2008
Ancient Giant's Tooth Found
March 10, 2008
Gentle Ocean Giant
March 10, 2008
Electronic Tracking System Allows Scientists To Tail White Sharks More Effectively
March 5, 2008
Shark Numbers On The Increase Off Cataluña
March 5, 2008
Elephant Shark Protocadherin Sequence Offers Peek Into Vertebrate Evolution
March 4, 2008
Shark Numbers Increase Ten-Fold Off Spain
March 4, 2008
Shark Recaptured 11 Years After Being Tagged By Mote Marine
March 4, 2008
Waters Near Cape May Prove Perilous To Sharks
March 3, 2008
When Adventure Tourism Kills
March 3, 2008
Hungry Sharks Take Strange Walks To Find Food
March 3, 2008
Shark Survey Results Surprise And Reassure
March 3, 2008
New Shark Protection Rules Could Affect Fishing Hot Spot
March 3, 2008
Green Sawfish Listed As Vulnerable
March 2, 2008
Great White 'Ate Anti-Shark Device'
March 1, 2008
Shark Feeding Questioned After Attack
February 29, 2008
Sharks Must Be Treated With Respect
February 27, 2008
How A Shark Finds Its Next Meal
February 27, 2008
Demand For Shark Meat Overwhelms Scientists
February 26, 2008
Expert Debunks Shark Myths During Marine Center Visit
February 26, 2008
Shark Count Under Way
February 25, 2008
Researchers Call For Help In Endangered Shark Study
February 25, 2008
Meeting To Focus On Sharks
February 24, 2008
Durban Shark Killer Charged
February 20, 2008
Sharks Travel "Superhighways," Visit "Cafes"
February 19, 2008
Taste For Fins Puts Shark On Danger List
February 18, 2008
Shark Species Face Extinction, Says Research
February 18, 2008
Sharks May Be Mating On Georges Bank: Biologist
February 18, 2008
Sawfish A Rare Sight In Tampa Bay
February 17, 2008
Shark Hunters Defy Ban
February 16, 2008
Mysteries Of The Great White Shark Unveiled
February 16, 2008
Shark Attack Deaths Hit 20-Year Low
February 15, 2008
Two New Shark Species Found/a>
February 14, 2008
Giant Shark Gets A Black-Box Flight Recorder
February 14, 2008
The Annotated Plan To Save The Sharks
February 12, 2008
Shark Tourists 'Are Putting Lives In Jeopardy'
February 10, 2008
State Seeks Aid For Shark Industry
February 9, 2008
Eight Dead Sharks Recovered From Trawlers In Dublarchar
February 6, 2008
Big Shark Haunts The Dark
February 6, 2008
Monterey Bay Aquarium Releases Great White Shark
February 6, 2008
Stradbroke Whale Shark A Long Way From Home
January 30, 2008
Texas Officials Stand Pat: State Fisheries Managers To Shun Federal Regulations
January 27, 2008
Rare Shark Find In Liberty Bay
January 26, 2008
Landlocked Sweet Briar Studying A Little-Known Shark
January 25, 2008
Migratory Whale Sharks Face Threat Of Extinction
January 18, 2008
World's Largest Shark Species At Risk, Expert Says
January 17, 2008
Rare Shark Species Astounds Fishermen
January 16, 2008
Injured Shark Washes Up On Gold Coast Beach
January 14, 2008
Whale Shark Caught By Fishers But Later Freed In Batangas
January 13, 2008
Local Officials Involved In Smuggling Rare Shark Species
January 8, 2008
Scientist Hopes To Tag Great White Shark Tomorrow
January 8, 2008
Whale Shark Caught In Cargo Ship’s Rear
January 7, 2008
Shark 'Cowboy' Richard Fitzpatrick Hitches Ride After Tag
January 6, 2008
Rare Juvenile Whale Sharks Sighted In Maharashtra
January 5, 2008
Scientists Seek Clues To Salmon Shark Die-Off
January 3, 2008
Whale Sharks Thriving In Waters Off Australia
January 3, 2008
Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks
January 1, 2008


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