Hong Kong Shark Foundation was invited by RTHK Radio 3 to share about shark conservation and attempts to get sharkfin off the menu. To listen to complete radio programme, click the following link (Part 3) : http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio3/sunday_escape&d=2016-02-28&p=6525&e=347446&m=episode
On the 26th February, we went to Kowloon Junior School for the Agents of Change NGO event. We gave the same presentation to 4 groups of 40 kids ie approximately 160 kids. We used the claymation video to start off after a brief introduction of HKSF and it went down extremely well. There were over 20…
Meet the New Sharks of 2015 The worn and weary phrase “There’s more fish in the sea” isn’t just cold solace for heartbroken saps, but for shark biologists, this means more discoveries of new species. Another year of science closes, giving us pause to review those new species of sharks described in the scientific literature, bringing…
A 9 years old girl found a shark teeth fossil when she was having a walk on beach. She originally thought that was a weird-shaped rock until she found another one few days later. She then took the rocks to an expert and discovered that the rocks were actually shark teeth fossils. For full news…
Orient Overseas (International) Limited decided not to ship dolphin/whale/shark products anymore and showed their willingness on environmental protection. For full news ( Chinese), please refer to the following link: http://www.hk01.com/%E7%92%B0%E4%BF%9D/7817/-%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%96-%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E6%8B%92%E9%81%8B%E9%AD%9A%E7%BF%85-%E9%A1%98%E8%82%A9%E8%B2%A0%E4%BF%9D%E8%82%B2%E9%87%8D%E4%BB%BB-%E7%92%B0%E5%9C%98-%E6%A8%99%E8%AA%8C%E6%80%A7%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A
On Feb 3, a large number of shark corpses were found in Taiwan. All of them are juvenile and their fins were cut. For full news (Chinese) , please refer to the following link: http://www.ettoday.net/news/20160203/643233.htm
An aquarium in Okinawa, Japan tried to keep a Great White Shark. However, after three days, the shark became weak and sink to the bottom of the capacity. It eventually died. For full news (Chinese), please go to the following link: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/international/20160108/54624031
