Searching for South Africa’s ‘lost sharks’ to save them from extinction
Many may be vanishing before our eyes without anyone paying significant attention
Many may be vanishing before our eyes without anyone paying significant attention
The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches
An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration
But endangered sharks and rays are falling through the net, and other imperilled species are being scooped up as bycatch, conservation groups warn