National
NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
National Jun 1, 2013
Tokyo to reject regulation deal on shark trade
Japan will reject a recent decision by member countries of the Washington Convention to regulate international trade in sharks whose populations have declined sharply due to over-hunting for their fins, government sources said Friday. The government will file a reservation about the regulation, arguing ...
Environment Mar 9, 2013
The mass slaughter of sharks is unsustainable
by Tracy Mcveigh
The authors of the study, published in the journal Marine Policy, warn that the rate of fishing for sharks, most of which grow slowly and reproduce late in life, is exceeding their ability to recover.