Sharks stall global protection bids at Doha water talks
At the 175 nation CITES meeting in Doha Japan China and others defeated U N backed shark proposals to regulate trade and protect hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks along with a bluefin tuna export ban and coral trade limits. Critics say business and politics trump science as Japan China and others argue trade controls fail to solve poaching and enforcement.
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Endangered Whale Birth Captured Off Georgia Coast
Scientists surveying near a proposed U S submarine training range photographed a live birth of a critically endangered right whale. It is the second documented live birth. about 400 remain. NCW Wilmington biologist William McLellan led the aerial survey near northern Florida waters.
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University of North Carolina Wilmington
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