shark fins Dark side to the decline of shark fin industry November 6th, 2017 A landmark study of the eastern Indonesian shark fishery has shown local fishermen are being pushed to riskier, and at times, illegal livelihoods. The rapid decline in shark populations and shark conservation measures are driving these men to high risk activities such as blast fishing, illegal fishing in Australian waters and people smuggling. + Find out more Emerging whale shark ‘crisis’ in China July 24th, 2012 A study involving Murdoch University and Shandong University at Weihai has found distressing trends in the catch and trade of threatened whale sharks in China. + Find out more Murdoch student wins prestigious award to study sharks in Indonesia January 18th, 2012 Murdoch University student Vanessa Jaiteh has won a prestigious Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Outgoing Postgraduate Award. + Find out more