Sharks, Trade & Policy: The Global Forces Shaping Their Future (Sharks & Humanity)

Sharks, Trade & Policy: The Global Forces Shaping Their Future is a powerful, deeply researched examination of how global economics, international trade, and political systems are shaping the fate of sharks in the modern world.For centuries, sharks survived mass extinctions and planetary change. In just one human lifetime, global systems have pushed many species toward collapse—not through ignorance, but through policies that prioritize profit, fragmentation, and delay. This book moves beyond fear-based narratives and surface-level conservation debates to expose the real forces driving shark decline: opaque supply chains, weak enforcement, international trade loopholes, subsidy structures, and governance systems that were never designed to protect life.Blending policy analysis, ecological insight, and ethical inquiry, this book traces the journey of sharks from ocean to market, from national law to international waters, and from cultural tradition to global commodification. It examines where conservation efforts succeed, why they fail, and what it would take to build systems that match ecological reality rather than political convenience.This is not a book about sharks alone. It is a book about how the modern world manages shared resources—and what happens when governance fails to evolve fast enough.Written for conservationists, policymakers, students, advocates, and ocean lovers alike, Sharks, Trade & Policy challenges readers to rethink value, responsibility, and the true cost of inaction.The future of sharks will not be decided by biology alone.It will be decided by policy. Read more