World's fastest shark added to list of vulnerable species to regulate trade

A record number of countries voted to restrict fishing of mako sharks in an effort to protect the endangered species

A record number of countries have voted to protect the world's fastest shark from extinction in a move welcomed by conservationists as a "wake up call" for fishing nations who have ignored the endangered species' decline.

In Geneva this week, governments voted under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to regulate the international trade in both species of mako shark - long and short fin - in addition to 16 vulnerable species of sharks and rays.