August 18th, 2016

Translocal celebrity activism: shark-protection campaigns in mainland China

Translocal celebrity activism: shark-protection campaigns in mainland China

Published online on 29. July 2016 Translocal celebrity activism: shark-protection campaigns in mainland China Elaine Jeffreys ABSTRACT: Shanghai-born Yao Ming, a retired star player with the American National Basketball Association, is the celebrity face of translocal conservation campaigns to stop the consumption of shark-fin soup in Chinese restaurants worldwide. The standard justification for such communication

Two men in trouble for removing jaws of dead Great white shark

Two men in trouble for removing jaws of dead Great white shark

News Release Fisheries Victoria 16. August 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Two young men who removed the jaws of a dead Great white shark have found themselves in trouble with the law. The men came across the 2m shark on the 90 Mile Beach, east of Seaspray. They decided