Governments endorse greater protections for sharks amid concerns about overfishing

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Nov. 29, 2025, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 29, 2025, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/29/government-greater-protections-sharks/

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Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The measures, approved Friday at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna an...