Interview with a shark conservationist

[DavidBrown]

There is an interview with shark researcher and conservationist Rachel Graham in the New York Times. She is pretty optimistic about shark conservation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/s...ll-speaking-up-for-sharks.html?_r=1&src=dayp#

 

[DavidBrown]

New shark surveys show that there has been massive collapse of shark populations in the Pacific, and it is driven by anthropogenic causes. The population size of sharks is correlated with how close they are to human settlements.

Pacific reef sharks have declined by more than 90 percent, new study says - The Washington Post