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…
Sharks tend to get bad press anyway but, in a market like Hong Kong, it can sometimes seem like shark conservation is a lost cause. But we at HKSF believe that the tide really is turning against shark-fin… more and more people, both in Hong Kong and around the world, are showing their support for…
Since it opened in 2010, Coast has already made a splash on the environmental scene. A first for a restaurant/bar in Hong Kong, the interiors and fit-out were awarded a Bronze LEED certification by the US Green Building Council (LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)! Next, the team set about sourcing a fully sustainable seafood menu.…
Correct fishing, not food, is issue I refer to the letter by Claire Garner of the HK Shark Foundation (‘Group does not focus on fins’, February 24) in reply to my letter (‘Fins a side issue in shark fishing’, February 11). She confirmed the HK Shark Foundation is opposed to any shark products being used…
Group does not focus on fins Ricky Leung seeks to reframe the shark fishing debate into one around economics rather than sustainability (‘Fins a side issue in shark fishing’, February 11). Tens of millions of sharks are taken annually, a figure that is unsustainable whether it is for Europeans eating the meat or Chinese consuming…
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,…
