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World’s largest Shark Sanctuary in Marshall Islands
Published on 3 Oct, 2011 at 3:35 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
World’s largest Shark Sanctuary in Marshall Islands
Singapore’s first supermarket with ‘no shark fins policy’
Published on 30 Sep, 2011 at 12:44 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Cold Storage becomes 1st supermarket with ‘no shark fins policy’ Published on 30 Sep 2011, by The Straits Times. Cold Storage has become Singapore’s first supermarket to stop selling shark fins, or other shark products, in any of its 42 stores across the island, as part of a ‘no shark fins policy’. It also scored
WWF criticizes MSC Certification of Spiny Dogfish
Published on 25 Sep, 2011 at 19:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
WWF criticizes MSC Certification of Spiny Dogfish Marine Stewardship Council Squalus suckleyi Germany
BC Spiny Dogfish Fishery certified as sustainable
Published on 13 Sep, 2011 at 11:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
World’s first spiny dogfish fishery receives MSC certification for sustainable fishing Marine Stewardship Council British Columbia Squalus suckleyi
California Senate Votes to Halt Trade of Shark Fins in California
Published on 7 Sep, 2011 at 11:38 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by Oceana, 06 September 2011 Sacramento, CA – Today the California Senate acknowledged the importance of the ocean’s top predator, sharks, by voting to enact a ban on the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of shark fins in the state. Oceana applauds the Senate for taking action to halt California’s contribution to the
Shark Trust criticises Dutch Porbeagle Auction
Published on 26 Aug, 2011 at 12:57 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
On August 19, we reported that two porbeagle sharks were auctioned in the Netherlands ( link to post ). Below is a News Release by Shark Trust about this case : Illegally caught shark auctioned in Scheveningen Friday 25 August 2011 Despite EU rules to protect it, a rare porbeagle shark was auctioned last
Shark Finning Continues in Costa Rica
Published on 5 Aug, 2011 at 13:27 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
By: Randall Arauz, President PRETOMA Periódico La Nación, Costa Rica. August 1, 2011. Op-Ed Section. “Shark finning is prohibited in Costa Rica and there is no reason to be concerned about it”, said INCOPESCA’s President, Jorge Dobles, during a hearing with the Legislative Assembly’s Environmental Commission on Thursday, July 21st. This comment lead to liberation
Oregon Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Shark Populations
Published on 5 Aug, 2011 at 3:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by Oceana. Oceana Commends Action to Prevent Shark Fin Trade August 4, 2011 Salem, Oregon. Today Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber will sign a bill banning the sale, trade, and possession of shark fins within the state. The bill (HB 2838) passed the State House of Representatives and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support. The
Huge Micronesia shark sanctuary may become reality
Published on 3 Aug, 2011 at 12:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Applauds Pacific Island Leaders’ Call for Regional Shark Sanctuary Debbie Salamone, Pew Environment Group. Washington, DC – 08/01/2011 – An area covering over two million square miles of the western Pacific Ocean, two-thirds of the land area of the United States, is slated to become the world’s
Oceana Calls on U.S. to Ban Shark Products from Countries with Weaker Regulations
Published on 1 Aug, 2011 at 11:10 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by Oceana, Oceana Calls on U.S. Government to Ban Import of Shark Products from Countries with Insufficient Shark Protections. Shark Conservation Act Allows U.S. to Take Action against Countries with Weaker Shark Conservation Regulations, Including China, Japan and Indonesia. August 1, 2011 Washington, D.C. Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to
Vessel seen landing shark fins in Nicaragua Fins then imported into Costa Rica
Published on 21 Jul, 2011 at 10:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by PRETOMA. July 20, 2011 – San José, Costa Rica. According to reports published in the Nicaraguan press (La Prensa, Monday July 18, page 4a), an unidentified foreign vessel landed between 4 and 8 tons of shark fins in Puerto Sandino, which were then exported to Costa Rica. The denouncement was made by
European Union – Food Alert: Shark Products
Published on 16 Jul, 2011 at 13:18 in Conservation & Fishery, General News, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Mercury in frozen blue shark steaks Cadmium in frozen blue shark steaks Mercury in white dogfish Portugal Italy Poland Thailand Senegal
Largetooth Sawfish Declared an Endangered Species
Published on 13 Jul, 2011 at 11:53 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release by Shark Advocates International. WASHINGTON, July 13, 2011 U.S. government will grant strong protection for rare shark-like ray. Shark Advocates International is applauding the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) decision to list largetooth sawfish (Pristisperotteti) under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). Largetooth sawfish occur in coastal waters and rivers in Mexico, Central
Thousands cry out to ban shark fin imports to Costa Rica.
Published on 12 Jul, 2011 at 18:01 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
PRETOMA Press Release July 12, 2011 – San José, Costa Rica A letter signed by 4039 Costa Rican citizens, was delivered today to the country’s President Laura Chinchilla, urging her to sign an Executive Decree banning shark fin imports. The letter was also signed by 324 citizens of 39 countries, from Taiwan to the United
Taiwan fishermen to be asked to bring in sharks intact
Published on 10 Jul, 2011 at 8:25 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
10 July 2011 By Jamie Wang, Focus Taiwan News Channel. Taiwan will next year become the first Asian country to ban fishermen from bringing in dismembered sharks, as part of efforts to prevent finning, a local report said Sunday. Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency (FA) under the Council of Agriculture expects to implement a new regulation to