Echelle Burns

@echelleburns.bsky.social

Ocean & Fisheries Researcher @emlab.ucsb.edu

🚨New paper in Nature Communications🚨! We find that shark finning regulations have little impact on the global trade of shark products in the short-term, but might lead to more noticeable changes several years (7+) after regulations are implemented. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Global trade responses to shark finning regulations - Nature Communications

The study finds limited evidence that shark finning regulations alter global shark trade volumes. While overall effects are not significant, long-term trends suggest gradual trade shifts, including de...

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