Research shows that catch-and-release policies aren’t enough to slow the trend In a nutshell Catch-and-release policies help but aren’t enough. While retention bans reduce shark deaths, many species ...

Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any captured individuals instead of keeping them. However, this ...

Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations.

It's already illegal for fishermen to attract or capture a great white shark, but Bay State officials are proposing new rules ...

It was something else. Caught a lot of sharks in my day, done a lot of shark fishing and that thing just pulled a little differently,” said Cpt. Will Daley of Fishing Headquarters. Keyton said ...

but Bay State officials are proposing new rules to better restrict shore-based shark fishing after anglers were seen “targeting” the protected species along Cape Cod. The white shark fishing ...