Hong Kong Customs said they seized over 1.2 tonnes of dried shark fins of endangered species from Mexico valued at HK$40 million at the airport on Friday February 18, 2023. Click here to read the full news article.
For the past 30 years, Ms. Richey has lived in Hong Kong and worked for a wide variety of corporate and NGO entities. Since 2015, she has worked and volunteered for the Hong Kong Shark Foundation in many capacities, most recently as the Executive Director raising awareness about shark conservation and educating people to stop…
After decades as a corporate lawyer, Andrea Richley, HKSF’s Executive Director, realized that she wanted to give back more in life, and found her passion in saving sharks in the very epicentre of the shark fin trade. Through her work, Andrea has educated thousands of students, created lasting change in her community, and, through her…
CONGRATS to “THE ARK” students from English Schools Foundation Sha Tin College who as part of their commitment to raise awareness about the global issue of #climatechange decided to create a #podcast series interviewing local NGO’s in Hong Kong about critical conservation issues like how apex predators such as sharks are endangered and 1/3 of…
Thank you @GreenNouns, @NounsDAO, @NounsPropHouse and the NounsCommunity for making a HKD 13K donation to Hong Kong Shark Foundation 香港護鯊會 to help raise awareness and save sharks! Woot woot! About the donor – Nouns are an experimental attempt to improve the formation of on-chain avatar communities. Nouns attempt to bootstrap identity, community,…
Fantastic interview today with Phil Whelan on Morning Brew on RTHK Radio 3 – Hong Kong of our ESF West Island School “Shark Ambassadors” Krishiv Khatri representing their creative team of Mimi Smith and King-Hin Lau. These amazing kids just 15 and 16 years old have come up with an amazing way to raise awareness…
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate this important day, Plant Based News compiled a list of 8 truly inspirational international women who deserve recognition for all of their hard work. And Hong Kong Shark Foundation 香港護鯊會 is delighted to announce that our own Executive Director Andrea Richey has been chosen as one of those 8…
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have joined forces to make Fin, a new environmental documentary. The film, whose trailer just dropped, is set to debut on U.S. subscription streaming service Discovery Plus next month. Directed by lauded horror filmmaker Eli Roth, the movie charts the dark underworld behind the plight of sharks and aims to…
Hong Kong customs officers seized 3.3 tonnes of HK law and CITES protected guitarfish shark fins worth HK$4.6 million but NO ARRESTS have been made! The massive haul was hidden inside a shipping container that arrived last week from Africa. The fins were worth about HK$1,400 per kilogram at local markets, a source said, more…
