Shark conservation holds key to healthy marine ecosystem

Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Macquarie University will investigate how international laws can be reformed to improve shark conservation and management.Professor Erika Techera, Dean of UWA's Law School and member of UWA's Oceans Institute, and Professor Natalie Klein, Dean of Macquarie Law School have received Federal funding to analyse existing international laws and institutions that govern shark conservation and management, as well as regimes for other marine species.Professor Techera said the latest science research indicated sharks played a critical role in the health of marine ecosystems, yet existing conservation and management laws had not been effective and many shark species c...