Sharks: Wanted Alive Rather than Dead

There’s a new reason to keep the population of sharks abundant, and it’s not because they’re wonderful living creatures whose lives have value and meaning. It’s because of the almighty buck. According to WWF Australia spokesman Nick Heath, shark tourism is increasing while shark numbers are decreasing.
This negative relationship could mean trouble since a recent study [...]

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The Shark Conservation Act of 2009

As Marilyne mentioned the other day, the U.S. already has a ban on the practices of shark finning which are detailed in the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000.  The Act was signed by President Clinton nearly ten years ago, yet finning practices are still in existence.  Much like the UK, these bans are not [...]

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#BeatCancer

Ok, so this has nothing to do with shark finning, but I am human, I’m more than one dimensional, and this is an issue that has touched so many people’s lives in one way or another. I heard about this movement called #beatcancer from a brilliant blogger/freediver (awesome, I know) named Felix Leander. Felix writes [...]

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The UK: Wising Up and Rising Up Against Shark Finning

Sharks of the world rejoice! I myself am not a shark but the news is just as satisfying to me (okay, maybe not as satisfying). In the past week, the UK has just added itself to the (narrow) list of countries that have banned shark finning in their waters. They join 17 countries including the [...]

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The World Is Blue

Tuesday night I was watching one of my late-night favorites, the Colbert Report and I was really surprised at what I saw.  On a show that is usual full of political jokes with Stephen Colbert’s witty humor, the last thing I was expecting to see was something about ocean conservation.
Towards the end of the show, [...]

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Invasive Tagging Techniques May Lead to Better Understanding

I just read a post at one of my new favorite blogs called Shark Divers. The author of the post, Patrick, wrote about a new tagging technique a team of scientists are using to place a tag directly in the dorsal fin of sharks. This proves to be a much more invasive way [...]

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Sharks in a Post-Jaws World

I was born in a post-Jaws world.  Yea, people have always been a little afraid of sharks and their power to rip flesh from bone but it was the movie Jaws that really shaped peoples opinions of sharks.
I admit, Jaws freaked me out and I am afraid of straying too far from shore, but I [...]

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