News Digest - June Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world... Experts Question Queensland’s New Shark Control Strategy 2nd June Queensland’s Shark Control Program is about to undergo its most significant expansion in decades, with the state government pledging nearly $90 million to install new shark nets, increase the number of drumlines and broaden the reach of drone patrols along the coastline.The plan has sparked immediate backlash from scientists, conservationists and environmental law experts, who say the expansion could do more harm than good to both marine life and public safety. DNA suggests shark "unlike any other" more common in Wales than previously thought 9th June In positive conservation news, scientists have announced that the decline in angelsharks off the Welsh coastline may be less than previously thought. Endangered shark trophies dominate the online wildlife trade, study finds 11th June A recent study analyzed wildlife product listings from 148 online marketplaces over a three-month period and identified more than 500 products from 83 threatened wildlife species, some of which were also listed on CITES Appendix I. Shark trophies — mainly jaws — dominated the listings, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the advertised products, and 73% of those came from endangered and critically endangered shark species. Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters 18th June Researchers at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science mapped for the first time how 19 threatened marine species will respond to climate change in UK seas. Many creatures could find new homes in parts of the North Sea predicted to become biodiversity hotspots in the next 50 years, although the disruption from climate change could also have negative knock-on effects on the marine ecosystem. Manage Cookie Preferences