Urgent Protection Proposed for four species of sharks
Dusky sharks, whale sharks, blue sharks and angel sharks amongst the Threatened Animals Proposed for Urgent Protection under Global Conservation Treaty. Once abundant, these species are now threatened by unprecedented destruction of their habitat, poaching, climate change and pollution. Proposals to afford greater protection to 35 species will be madeContinue Reading
10th Annual Whale Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres
ISLA MUJERES (MEXICO)- The Isla Mujeres Department of Tourism and international Festival sponsor Ceviche Tours have announced the dates of this year’s Whale Shark Festival, which takes place for the 10th time on the small Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Festival will be held July 20-23, 2017 in IslaContinue Reading
Another reason to save sharks: they bring in tourists
NABIRE (PAPUA)- The whale sharks of Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Papua, also known as ‘The Galápagos of the East’, have become a main tourist attraction. In 2012, the park listed 1,764 foreign and local tourists and in 2016 this was over 4000 foreign and local visitors. The chance of meeting one of theContinue Reading
Singapore is world’s second largest shark fin trader
SINGAPORE- Singapore is the world’s second largest shark fin trader by value after Hong Kong according to a new report by TRAFFIC and WWF. Both organizations are calling on Singapore to improve transparency in the global shark fin trade through more robust monitoring. The recorded value of the exportContinue Reading
What about those great white sharks of the Mediterranean?
UTRECHT (THE NETHERLANDS)- Not many of the millions of sunseekers that flock the Mediterranean coasts of France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croacia every year, realize that they share the waters with the most feared of all sharks: the great white. Yes this awesome apex predator does inhabit the clear blueContinue Reading
Dutch kids raise over 621.000 euro for sharks
HILVERSUM (THE NETHERLANDS)- This weekend over 10.000 Dutch children came to the TV studios in the city of Hilversum to donate money for the protection of sharks worldwide in an 10 hour long TV-marathon. They raised a total of 621.780 euro. In the past months the kids have been raisingContinue Reading
China’s biggest airline says no to shark fin trade
GUANGZHOU (China)- Based in the city of Guangzhou, the world’s largest trading hub for shark fins, China Southern Airlines has banned shark fin shipments and promised to “actively participate” in animal conservation. China Southern’s ban will no doubt send a strong message to the many Guangzhou shark fin traders thatContinue Reading