Photo: Oceanic whitetip sharks have been added to the CITES list for trade restrictions. (Flickr: Tom Weilenmann) To read media coverage, please click links below: ABC News: Protections aim to moderate trade in shark fins AFP: 5 Shark species win global trade protection Australia Network News: Five Shark Species Win International Trade Protection Bangkok…
Shark Fin in Hong Kong Mar 07, 2013 While the unwaning Chinese appetite for shark fin continues to boost the dirty trade in our city, what can we do about it? » By Elaine Wong Shark fin has a sky-high price to pay, and we’re not talking about the money you pay for this expensive delicacy.…
Bertha Lo-Hofford of Hong Kong Shark Foundation shares her view on shark conservation in the bi-monthly magazine The World of Chinese (2013 Issue 1).
To read media coverage, please click links below: In English: AFP: An Ocean of Shark Fins China Daily: Shark fins on factory roof fan outrage CNN: Shark finning thrives on Hong Kong’s rooftops Global News: The Shark Fin Rooftop The Guardian: Thousands of shark fins found drying on Hong Kong rooftop – video HK Magazine…
BIG NEWS! Last week it was Sir Richard Branson. This week, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan added her name to our letter asking the Hong Kong government to remove shark fin from all public sector banquet menus. Check out the long list of esteemed individuals, green groups and marine conservation groups who have all…
English Translation: Rachel Vickerstaff is a permanent resident of HKSAR, where she lives with her husband and two wonderful daughters. In 2008, after watching the documentary Sharkwater, she determined to try to do something about the world’s shark fin crisis and became a co-founder of the Hong Kong Shark Foundation www.hksharkfoundation.org Shark Fin: A question…
To read media coverage, please click links below: In English: South China Morning Post: Susan Jung: How a restaurant’s name landed me soup In Chinese: 頭條日報: 反翅團體抗食肆 大型廣告對著幹 蘋果日報: 環團轟富聲高調賣魚翅 明報 (轉至新浪香港): 鯊魚裝示威反食翅
HKSF was delighted to speak at the renowned TEDx event in August this year. Bertha, our Programme Director shared her challenging and passionate account of being an ocean conservationist at TEDxWanchai 2012. She also spoke about her reconciliation with herself and the struggles she faces. In doing so, she sheds light on the problems sharks are facing…
Rachel Vickerstaff from Hong Kong Shark Foundation being interviewed by September issue of “Baccarat” Magazine on views of protecting a fast-declining marine life population.
Statement of Concern Re: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of Northeast U.S. fisheries for spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus acanthias) Background In August 2012, the MSC certified as “sustainable” U.S. federal and state (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina) longline, gillnet, and trawl fisheries taking spiny dogfish off the Northeast United…
