Mongabay<p>Endangered Caribbean reef sharks and other shark species are making a striking recovery in Belize after plummeting due to overfishing between 2009 and 2019, according to recent observations.</p><p>Experts say the establishment of no-shark-fishing zones around Belize’s three atolls in 2021 is what enabled the population boom.</p><p>By Marco Lopez<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/caribbean-reef-sharks-rebound-in-belize-with-shark-fishers-help/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/03/cari</span><span class="invisible">bbean-reef-sharks-rebound-in-belize-with-shark-fishers-help/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>