Amanda Keledjian

Oceana

Latest articles by Amanda Keledjian

Tiger sharks are stocky barrel-shaped sharks that can grow up to 11 feet in length. They are solitary predators and are known to hunt a wide variety of animals, including other sharks and sometimes humans. Tiger sharks get their name from the dark stripes

Texas Just Banned Sales of Shark Fin, Will Other States Follow?

By Amanda Keledjian published

One by one, states are deciding sharks are more important than soup.

Sharks
critical habitat, turtles, loggerheads

Largest-Ever U.S. 'Critical Habitat' Set for Loggerheads

By Amanda Keledjian published

Huge swaths of sea are now protected, thanks to sea turtles.

Rivers & Oceans
endangered species, dusky shark, protected animals

Vulnerable Dusky Sharks Decimated by Fishing (Op-Ed)

By Amanda Keledjian published

As Earth Day arrives, the dusky shark is just one of many animals threatened worldwide — but with a focus on the risks of fishing bycatch, the sharks may yet be saved.

Sharks
Baby sea turtle escapes, sea turtles

Lawsuit Could Save Thousands of Sea Turtles (Op-Ed)

By Amanda Keledjian published

Sea turtles face extinction as enormous fishing nets drown the animals by the thousands.

Turtles