‘Historic’ day for shark protection
Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok. The body, which regulates trade in flora and fauna, voted by a...
View ArticleAirline exposed as shark fin trafficker
International airline Air Pacific – soon to be rebranded as Fiji Air – has been exposed as one of the world’s major carriers of shark fins into Hong Kong. In an extensive investigation, the South China...
View ArticleJapan rejects international shark trade regulation
The Japanese government has decided to reject landmark rules on the trade in sharks, an official said Friday, opting for status quo despite a global push to protect the predators. Japan is filing a...
View ArticleKilling 90 sharks is NOT going to solve this problem
In response to a surge in shark attacks, government officials in Reunion Island have banned surfing outside of the island’s lagoons until October 1 of this year. Anyone caught surfing outside of the...
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Drying Shark Fins in Hong Kong
This photo was taken this past December, 2012. You are looking at a rooftop covered in shark fins in the center of Hong Kong. This image does not even capture the magnitude of this shipment. Around...
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Shark conservation event in Hong Kong
Children in Hong Kong are shaping a huge shark on the beach at Ocean Day for children. The event is intended to raise awareness of the trade and consumption of shark fins for which many sharks are...
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Educational trip to China very successful
Beijing, November 2013. In co-operation with YD-Communications, organizer of the “China International Animal & Nature Film Festival”, the PTSF visited China for an educational trip to Beijing and...
View ArticleAustralian shark-cull plan draws scientists’ ire
Baited hooks in Western Australia could damage vulnerable white shark populations. Read more …
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Shark attack survivors unite to save sharks
Shark victims, including Aussie navy diver Paul de Gelder, have come together to help protect the predators. THEY’VE LOST ARMS, LEGS and ankle parts, but nine survivors of encounters with sharks –...
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‘Biggest Ever’ Whale Shark Slaughterhouse Discovered in China
Environmental activists have claimed to have uncovered the world’s largest whale shark slaughterhouse in south eastern China, killing around 600 of the endangered species a year. Read more here… or...
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