Posts Tagged ‘Shark Finning’
CITES: Too little, too late for sharks? · 17 March 2013
As the sixteenth meeting of The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Bangkok draws to a close this week, we take a look at some of the successes, including what many conservations have called, an historic landmark for sharks, but also, we look at some the failings of this treaty, now 40 [...]
New report: sharks on edge of extinction · 3 March 2013
A damming new report on the depletion of global shark populations has just been released ahead of The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Sixteenth meeting due to take place in Bangkok on Monday 4th March 2013. Scientist’s best estimates suggest that around 100 million sharks are being killed annually and conclude that [...]
Shark-fin soup off the wedding menu? · 11 November 2011
Conservation groups campaigning against the shark-fin trade in Hong Kong and mainland China are gathering support among the younger Chinese population. The 11th of November is an auspicious day in China with large numbers of couples opting to get married. The date only contains the number one which can mean ‘bare sticks’ in Chinese and [...]
European Shark Week (ESW) success · 28 October 2011
A thank you to our supporters during European Shark Week We want to say a big thank to our supporters during European Shark Week (ESW). The week was a huge success and we managed to gather over 100 signatures towards the Make the Push Shark Alliance petition that aims to close the loopholes in the [...]
European Shark Week update · 4 October 2011
Ocean Focus will be supporting European Shark Week between the 15th and 23rd of October 2011 by delivering talks to local colleges, universities and businesses in the Berkshire, Oxfordshire and London area. The talks are part of the first campaign run by Ocean Focus and will centre on the many global issues currently facing these [...]
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