HK Shark Foundation (HKSF) is delighted to launch the first phase of its new website. The new site is fully CMS-enabled and linked in to our social media channels – Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – to better enable us to keep it up to date. We’re not quite there yet though… content will steadily be…
Note: Content abstracted from The Guardian. Huge numbers of sharks are being caught by fishing fleets in India and Indonesia solely for their fins. These are often removed while the shark is alive: the mutilated animal is then thrown overboard. Finning – which is largely sold as gourmet meat in China – is having a…
Note: Content abstracted from Green Blog, NY Times. Many of the world’s top shark-fishing nations have yet to develop plans to manage and conserve dwindling shark populations, despite a 2001 pledge to do so, a new report from two conservation groups says. Click here to read the full article.
Note: Content abstracted from Shanghai Daily. A Chinese lawmaker has proposed that the country’s top legislature should ban the trade of shark fin, a high-end delicacy consumed by wealthy people in China and East Asia. Click here to read the full article.
Note: Content abstracted Bush Warriors. Sharks have been gaining a lot of press lately, especially in the political arena. While huge steps are being taken by more and more governments to protect these marine apex predators, sharks continue to be killed on a daily basis. Click here to read the full article.
Note: Content abstracted from SharkSavers website. Following the passing of the shark fin ban in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on January 26th, Guam is making progress on its own bill. On February 24th, the legislature of Guam, another US territory in the Pacific, voted unanimously to also ban the shark fin trade…
Note: Content abstracted from SharkSavers Washington State SB 5688: Following a public hearing on February 14, Washington State Senate Bill 5688 was ammended and passed by the Natural Resources & Marine Waters. The substitute bill may be downloaded here. The bill now proceeds to the Rules Committee. No further action or testimony is asked for…
