Protect The Sharks http://www.protect-the-sharks.org Foundation Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 ‘Historic’ day for shark protection http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/11/historic-day-for-shark-protection/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/11/historic-day-for-shark-protection/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:56:46 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2160 Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok.
The body, which regulates trade in flora and fauna, voted by a two-thirds majority to upgrade the sharks’ status.

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and this…

or visit CITES…

]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/11/historic-day-for-shark-protection/feed/ 0 New study estimates total global shark mortality at 63-273 million/year http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/01/new-study-estimates-total-global-shark-mortality-at-63-273-millionyear/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/01/new-study-estimates-total-global-shark-mortality-at-63-273-millionyear/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:49:41 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2158 Shark finning A new study dubbed “the most comprehensive estimate of global shark mortality ever” has generated a figure of between 63 and 273 million sharks killed each year.

For more details on the origin and importance of this estimate, read this…

]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/03/01/new-study-estimates-total-global-shark-mortality-at-63-273-millionyear/feed/ 0 Interesting: Shark Tracking Site http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/01/30/interesting-shark-tracking-site/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/01/30/interesting-shark-tracking-site/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:16:35 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2165 Goto this site …

]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2013/01/30/interesting-shark-tracking-site/feed/ 0 Licensed to Kill? How ‘brave’ … http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/12/10/licensed-to-kill-how-brave/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/12/10/licensed-to-kill-how-brave/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:19:46 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2140 Tunisian fishermen shoot and kill a great white shark off the coast of Sousse, located ca. 140 km south of the capital Tunis. It is assumed that these are commercial tuna fishermen. According to the poster, the incident occurred on December 3rd, 2012.

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]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/12/10/licensed-to-kill-how-brave/feed/ 0 European Parliament Votes at Last for Stronger Shark Finning Ban Long-fought decision was last major hurdle on path to closing EU loopholes http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/22/european-parliament-votes-at-last-for-stronger-shark-finning-ban-long-fought-decision-was-last-major-hurdle-on-path-to-closing-eu-loopholes/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/22/european-parliament-votes-at-last-for-stronger-shark-finning-ban-long-fought-decision-was-last-major-hurdle-on-path-to-closing-eu-loopholes/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:46:49 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2133 EU-flag Strasbourg, France (November 22, 2012): The Shark Alliance welcomes the European Parliament’s vote to close loopholes in the European Union ban on shark finning, the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea. After years of debate, 566 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favor of a report endorsing the European Commission’s proposal to require that fins be left naturally attached to all sharks that are brought to port.

“Parliament’s vote represents a major milestone in the global effort to end the wasteful practice of shark finning,” said Sandrine Polti, EU shark policy adviser for the Pew Environment Group and policy adviser for the Shark Alliance. “Our diverse coalition has been working toward this and other fundamental reforms in European shark policies for more than six years and is thrilled with today’s vote and the progress we expect to stem from it.”

The 2003 EU regulation that banned finning included an exception under which fishermen with permits can remove shark fins on board and then land them separately from the bodies. Compliance is monitored through a complicated process of measuring and comparing the weights of the fins with the weight of the whole shark, which leaves significant room for undetected finning.

The European Parliament called for improvements in the EU finning ban in 2006 and urged the commission in 2010 to propose an end to at-sea shark fin removal. The commission’s proposal, released in November 2011, was endorsed by the Council of Ministers and the Parliament’s Environment Committee in the spring of 2012. The Parliament’s Fisheries Committee deliberations have been lengthy and at times confused, with several MEPs fighting hard to maintain loopholes.

“We congratulate the European Commission for leadership in this long effort and extend our gratitude to the 25 EU Fisheries Ministers and hundreds of MEPs who supported a stronger EU finning ban, as well as the tens of thousands of European citizens who encouraged them to do so,” Polti said.

“Shark Alliance member groups look forward to continued cooperation in shepherding and promoting a final ‘fins-attached’ rule and in securing complementary safeguards, such as domestic and international catch limits, to fully address the overexploitation of sharks.”

]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/22/european-parliament-votes-at-last-for-stronger-shark-finning-ban-long-fought-decision-was-last-major-hurdle-on-path-to-closing-eu-loopholes/feed/ 0 EU and sharkfinning … http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/15/eu-and-sharkfinning/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/15/eu-and-sharkfinning/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:54:50 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2127 A short film about the world’s sharks almost fished to extinction shark finning which was largely conducted by Spain and Portugal. Shark fins are exported to Hong Kong from the EU to make shark fin soup. In 2050 it is expected that species white shark caught off completely.

Watch video …

]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/11/15/eu-and-sharkfinning/feed/ 0 Eating Shark Fin May Cause Degenerative Brain Disease http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/10/10/eating-shark-fin-may-cause-degenerative-brain-disease/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/10/10/eating-shark-fin-may-cause-degenerative-brain-disease/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:57:23 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2119 Lately there has been a great deal of controversy about the ethics and environmental impact of consuming shark fin, an Asian delicacy, but there may be an even better reason to stay away from it: researchers at the University of Miami have found that shark fin contains high concentrations of a neurotoxin that’s implicated in degenerative brain diseases like ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and Alzheimer’s.

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To learn more, you can read the press release here <http://www.newswise.com/articles/neurotoxins-in-shark-fins-a-human-health-concern>.

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]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/10/10/eating-shark-fin-may-cause-degenerative-brain-disease/feed/ 0 License to Kill … for a Swim! http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/09/29/license-to-kill-for-a-swim/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/09/29/license-to-kill-for-a-swim/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:03:34 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2113 Australian officials, under pressure to protect beachgoers after a string of deadly shark attacks, have approved a plan to kill sharks that venture too close to people in the water. Read more…

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]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/09/29/license-to-kill-for-a-swim/feed/ 0 Shame on … ZENOBIA PADI DIVE CENTER http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/07/24/shame-on-zenibia-padi-dive-center/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/07/24/shame-on-zenibia-padi-dive-center/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:12:24 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2104 Zenobia PADI Dive Center ... Is this DEEP (Shark) FISHING the way a PADI dive center wants to save sharks? What happened to PADI’s AWARE project…?

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]]> http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/07/24/shame-on-zenibia-padi-dive-center/feed/ 0 Protected: Invitation to introduce yourself to your fellow SCSN members… http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/07/22/invitation-to-introduce-yourself-to-your-fellow-scsn-members/ http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/2012/07/22/invitation-to-introduce-yourself-to-your-fellow-scsn-members/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 16:48:42 +0000 admin http://www.protect-the-sharks.org/?p=2098

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