Shark Finning

New trade protections for sharks - but are they enough?

Posted by Willie — 19 October 2016 at 10:01am - Comments

Hoo-RAY! A Mobular ray leaps from the ocean after hearing about the new CITES protection for sharks.

Like it or not, around the world many species of animals are seen as tradeable commodities – for things like food, fur, fashion or medicine. Of course we know that historically hunting animals for commercial gain has often been really bad news for the animals concerned. Just stop and think about some of the most recognisable big land mammals – things like tigers, elephants and rhinos – and it’s pretty evident what trade can do to even well-known beasts, pushing many of them to the very brink of extinction.

Article tagged as: bycatch, CITES, endangered species, fishing, hammerhead, international trade, john west, manta, marine reserves, ocean sanctuaries, oceans, overfishing, plastic, pollution, purse seining, rays, sawfish, shark finning, sharks, tuna

Shark finning sucks. Sort it out New Zealand!

Posted by Willie — 27 August 2013 at 11:07am - Comments

Shark fin soup drives the global shark finning trade.

Shark finning: not big, not clever, not defensible

There’s nothing defensible about shark finning. It’s the marine equivalent of the poachers who kill rhinos to hack off their horns or kill elephants to hack off their tusks. It’s not dissimilar to killing bears or tigers for spurious ‘traditional’ cures either. But it happens out at sea, to animals which don’t have big brown eyes, and which aren’t usually touted as cuddly toys or ‘adoptable’. They rarely win public polls on favourite animals, yet they fill column inches every silly scaremongering summer season in the tabloids.

Article tagged as: hammerheads, hobbits, new zealand, oceans, shark finning, sharks, tuna

Is the tide turning in favour of sharks?

Posted by Willie — 9 August 2013 at 3:25pm - Comments

Sharks often hit the news for the wrong reason, here's some better news.

Down with scare stories - how about some positive shark news for a change?

At the end of Shark Week, it’s time for some good news on sharks. Despite all the earlier blogs this week, this is not me trying to convince you sharks are huggable and loveable (though, they are, obviously), rather a round-up of some good conservation news for the world’s often-underappreciated shark species.

Article tagged as: CITES, conservation, oceans, shark finning, sharks

In pictures: swimming with sharks

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 6 August 2013 at 11:52am - Comments

Whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay

It’s Shark Week! This collection of photos from our archive supports Discovery Channel’s celebration of these amazing species and the television programme’s aim to raise awareness and respect for sharks.

Article tagged as: photo essays, photos, shark, shark finning, Shark Week, sharks, slideshows, slideshows whale shark

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