Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world...

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There's a shark rush hour? Yes - scientists reveal the secrets of the ocean's 'Shark Highway'

7th November

Yes there is a shark highway, says Sarah McPherson. Scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have discovered that sharks readily access the lagoons of the Palmyra Atoll – a 12km2 ring of reefs and islets in the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean – via a deep channel dredged during World War II.

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Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania

7th November

A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species.

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Unprecedented International Effort to Prevent Shark Finning Blocked by Japan & China

18th November

This year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has ended with a dramatic showdown over shark finning with Belize calling for a rare vote, only to be thwarted by Japan and China. ICCAT did manage to finalize protections for devil rays, mantas, and whale sharks, and took steps to improve countries’ compliance with existing requirements to report and limit shark catch. 

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