Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed ...

According to researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), the shortfin mako shark is getting overfished at an unsustainably-high rate. Image Credit: Pixabay ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, shortfin mako shark ...

NOAA Fisheries implemented regulations consistent with new ICCAT requirements adopted in 2021, based on the 2017 stock assessment. In the U.S, fishermen may not land or retain Atlantic shortfin mako ...