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NOAA awards UNE grant to boost consumer market for spiny dogfish
Published on 2 Apr, 2014 at 18:34 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release University of New England ( UNE ) 01. April 2014 ——————– Biddeford, Maine — The University of New England will soon be investigating ways to create a culinary market for the spiny dogfish, an abundant shark in Maine and northeastern U.S. waters, with the potential for a multi-million-dollar boost to the economy. The
Costa Rican shark finning trial: Final conclusions and sentencing next April 3rd
Published on 26 Mar, 2014 at 3:55 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Pretoma 25. March 2014 ——————- Defense witnesses in shark finning trial choose not to testify Defense witnesses of Kathy Tseng, a business woman accused of shark finning by the Puntarenas’ Court, chose not to testify during a hearing this past March 21. Tseng is accused of landing shark fins attached to backbones, an
Petition concerning spiny dogfish protection presented to European Parliament
Published on 19 Mar, 2014 at 19:53 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Fisheries MINUTES Meeting of 18 March 2014, from 09.00 to 12.30 BRUSSELS ( … ) 6. Petitions (for information only) 6.1. Petition 0422/2013 by Martin Rother (German), concerning protection of the spiny dogfish This petition has been submitted to EP Petition Committee via the Petition Committee of the German Bundestag. The
Costa Rica: Shark finning trial continues this Wednesday
Published on 12 Mar, 2014 at 19:38 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Pretoma 11. March 2014 ——————- Businesswoman Kathy Chang Tseng in the dock (March 11, 2014 – San José, Costa Rica). This Wednesday march 12, will be held in Puntarenas the continuation of the trial against Kathy Tseng Chang for shark Finning (File N° 11-203870-431-PE). The case dates back to September 28, 2011 when
Illinois Conservation Police Cite Businesses Selling Shark Fin Products
Published on 4 Mar, 2014 at 17:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Natural Resources State of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2014 ———— Illinois Conservation Police Cite Businesses Selling Shark Fin Products Enforcement of state law helps protect shark populations throughout the world SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have issued 20 citations to four businesses in northern
Canada: Saskatoon sees no need for shark fin bylaw
Published on 23 Feb, 2014 at 12:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Shark Year Magazine, 23. February 2014 Saskatoon, a city in central Saskatchewan in Canada, is currently not interested in a shark fin bylaw. In a report going to a committee next week, city officials say a bylaw banning the Chinese delicacy would be ineffective. The full text of the report, dated 27. January 2014, is
Hilton Worldwide to Ban Shark Fin across Asia Pacific
Published on 21 Feb, 2014 at 11:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Hilton Worldwide 21. February 2014 ————————- Hilton Worldwide to Ban Shark Fin in all Owned and Managed Properties across Asia Pacific by April 1, 2014 MCLEAN, Va. and SINGAPORE – Hilton Worldwide today announced that it will cease serving shark fin and stop accepting new orders for shark fin dishes by April 1,
Wildlife Officers Cite San Francisco Man for Shark Fin Possession
Published on 14 Feb, 2014 at 20:58 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) 14. February 2014 ———————- Media Contacts: Lt. Patrick Foy, CDFW Law Enforcement, (916) 508-7095 Wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently cited a San Francisco man for possession of shark fins for sale. On Jan. 29, wildlife officers conducted a fish
NOAA Fisheries and states of California, Maryland and Washington determine that their shark finning laws are consistent
Published on 5 Feb, 2014 at 5:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
NOAA Fisheries and the states of California, Maryland and Washington have agreed through an exchange of letters that their individual state shark finning laws are consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
Published on 21 Jan, 2014 at 10:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings are part of the first ever global analysis of these species carried out by the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG)
Colombia Signs Sharks MOU
Published on 16 Dec, 2013 at 17:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) 06. December 2013 ————————– Bonn, 6 December 2013 – The CMS Secretariat welcomes Colombia as the 27th country signing the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU) with effect from 1 November 2013. The original signature block was received this week.
Shark Advocacy Groups Announce Support for Shark Finning Bill
Published on 19 Sep, 2013 at 12:44 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Senator Daylin Leach Representing the 17th Senatorial District 17. September 2013 ————————— HARRISBURG, September 17, 2013 – State Sens. Richard Alloway (R-Adams/Franklin/York) and Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today thanked Fin Free Pennsylvania and Shark Angels for their support of Senate Bill 340, which would ban the sale and possession of shark fins in the
CITES getting ready for sharks and rays
Published on 17 Sep, 2013 at 12:57 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Twelve months before the entry into force of CITES regulations on shark and rays, the European Union approves a 1.2 million euro project to ensure their effective implementation. Brazil, China, Germany, Japan and the United States have also offered support and technical assistance.
Chinese-Americans Can’t Block CA Shark Fin Ban
California can continue its ban on shark fins, despite claims from Chinese-Americans that the law is racist, the 9th Circuit ruled.
9th Circuit Looks for Bias in Calif. Shark Fin Ban
Published on 15 Aug, 2013 at 20:13 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
By DAVE TARTRE, Courthouse News Service, Thursday, August 15, 2013 (CN) – California’s ban on shark fins stems from racism against Chinese-Americans by lawmakers, one of whom is also Chinese-American, a lawyer told the 9th Circuit. The Shark Fin Law, codified as Sections 2021 and 2021.5 of California Fish and Game Code, became effective in