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.
PLEASE SIGN the Petition: Stop Wildlife Traffickers Using Our City. 1,900 metric tonnes of wildlife products were seized in Hong Kong between 2015 and 2019. Equating to the loss of at least 1,700 elephants, 98,000 pangolins and many other species like sharks! Despite the huge volumes involved and their high values, wildlife crime in Hong Kong…
Florida has become the USA’s 15th state to ban the shark fin trade! Florida is an epicenter of the shark fin trade. Florida Governor DeSantis signed the shark fin trade ban—the Kristin Jacobs Ocean Conservation Act (SB680)—into law. The bill bans shipping fins across state borders as well as the import or shipping of international…
Another huge shark fin seizure in HK! This time nearly 2 tonnes of dried shark fins believed to be from endangered species worth an estimated HK$1.45 million (US$187,000) was found hidden in a shipping container arriving in Hong Kong from Indonesia on Monday November 9. We must work harder to educate people to say NO…
Doug Woodring, founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance, with reusable masks from the SpyHop Facewear collection that supports shark protection. Photo: Xiaomei Chen The mask is part of the SpyHop Facewear collection released by Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA), a non-profit Woodring founded in 2010 that focuses on improving ocean health. Like many environmentalists in the city,…
“Every fisherman with a second-grade education knows that a fin makes money … I have discovered shark fins for US$2,000 per kilo,” said Andrea Richey Executive Director from Hong Kong Shark Foundation. Thank you Sergio Held Otero from Aljazeera for your excellent article about the thriving and illegal shark 🦈 finning industry in Columbia. Your…
Check out this article with the incredible news: https://mailchi.mp/f54e05200506/hong-kong-shark-foundation-newsletter-2019
We are killing 100 million sharks a year just for soup, yet a shark is worth more alive than it is dead 100 million a year, just for a flavourless soup. IT NEEDS TO STOP For those of you that know me you’ll know the passion I have for sharks, the ocean and everything within…
SCMP: Cathay Pacific targeted in shark fin protest at Hong Kong International Airport PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 May, 2016, 9:00pm UPDATED : Sunday, 29 May, 2016, 9:08pm News›Hong Kong›Health & Environment CONSERVATION Danny Lee danny.lee@scmp.com Pressure on carrier to follow lead of HK Express and impose outright ban rather than persisting with its ‘sustainable’ policy…
On Mother’s day, we have notice that quite a number of Chinese restaurants are serving shark fins. While we are showing our appreciation, love and thankfulness to our mothers, do not forget to say “no” to shark fins! It was no easy task for mothers to bring us to the world, so as for sharks.…
