Fins a side issue in shark fishing Claire Garner from the Hong Kong Shark Foundation claims that sharks are fished primarily to sell their fins and not their meat (‘Shark’s fin campaign is about sustainable fishing, not culture’, January 22). The distinction is important. If sharks are fished mainly for their meat, the fins are…
Shark Conservation Group Launches Global Campaign on Facebook Conservationists, NGOs and thousands of individuals are now heating up Facebook in a massive shark conservation campaign requesting supporters to change their Facebook profile picture to that of a traditional paper cut with the Chinese New Year message asking people to celebrate Chinese New Year without shark…
Shark’s fin campaign is about sustainable fishing, not culture I refer to the letter by Robert Jenkins, president of Species Management Specialists (‘Shark activists take Cites’ name in vain’, January 15). I am writing on behalf of a coalition of shark conservation organisations based in Hong Kong, who are leading a constructive, evidence-based approach to…
Bid to get shark fin off government banquets Green groups and a lawmaker have demanded that Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen include in his policy address next month an announcement that shark’s fin soup will no longer be served at government banquets. Previous attempts to push the issue by individual groups had brought no response,…
Citibank Bites Off More Than It Can Chew Hong Kong-based shark lovers unite to force bank to backtrack on shark’s fin promotion. In a statement issued earlier today Citi Asia Pacific, Citibank’s regional arm, said that it “has stopped all shark fin related promotions in Hong Kong and will be stopping this in all its…
Eco-groups lead by example I agree wholeheartedly with David Newbery about government departments (‘Take shark’s fin off the menu’, June 29). Congratulations to the Observatory for taking a lead on this – shame on the agriculture, fisheries and conservation and environmental protection departments for not following suit. He is right also to criticise the lacklustre…
Hong Kong Dragon Boaters Dig Deep for Shark Conservation With the dragon boat season in full swing, Hong Kong’s paddlers are getting behind a growing citywide movement to promote shark conservation. On June 16 in Stanley, one of the biggest events on the local racing calendar will give the public a chance to add their…
Date: 23 April 2010 Time: 6:30pm Venue: Somewhere in the South China Sea… The first ever HKSF event was a small social fundraiser aimed at getting to know each other and having some fun. We also tested the designs submitted in our T-shirt design competition and selected a winner (which has since been produced and…
‘Fin’ is just a Beginning The short documentary film ‘Fin’ won the ‘People’s Choice’ award at the ‘I Shot Hong Kong’ film festival screenings, held in early July. ‘Fin’ traces the chain of events that leads from the finning of sharks in oceans around the world to the dinner tables of Asia, and is designed…
Hong Kong local media coverage of our spoof YouTube video which went viral and earnt us over 1 million views – and still counting!
