A third said: "Lad, a Mersey shark?" However, Joe is not phased by this. He has been catching sharks in the Mersey since childhood. Joe says there are a variety of different shark species in the ...
Current fishing rates are catching sharks faster than they can reproduce and an increase in the demand for their fins for a delicacy called ‘shark fin soup’ is a major driver of catches.
A fisherman based in Queensland, Australia, this week shared an image showing him posing with the head of a giant trevally after its body was cleanly severed by a shark during the fight.
The annual catch of sharks by Japanese fishermen comes to between 20,000 and 30,000 tons. Blue sharks account for 10,000-15,000 tons of the total. They are caught mainly for their fins ...