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Shark populations have continued to fall over recent decades.

Think there’s been a major rise in shark attacks? You’re wrong

Two deaths within a week have heightened fears over the ocean predator, but experts insist there’s been no significant uptick in fatal attacks.

  • James Hall

September 2024

A BYD launch in Brazil this month. South America is an important market for the company.

BYD shrugs off planned US ban of Chinese smart car software

Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD’s auto sales division for Asia-Pacific, said the Chinese EV giant had turned its attention to markets with receptive EV policies.

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  • Jessica Sier

January 2021

Sharks and rays are taken for their meat, fins, gill plates and liver oil. They are also frequently caught incidentally by fishermen using nets or long lines.

Shark populations are crashing, with ‘small window’ to avert disaster

There is a problematic disconnect between fisheries and environment agencies in just about every country in the world, one shark advocate says.

  • Catrin Einhorn

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/shark-debate-1m60