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This was a school project for my Social Justice I did mine on shark finning, and made a little video all about it.
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Sharks Finned alive for soup, 100 Million each year and growing - Do something today. Write your leaders of your country to stop this terrible thing. Go to www.OfficialGOV.com for more information. Let's start a Global Email Campaign together. Email everyone you know this web-address.. www.OfficialGOV.com * Tell them to pass it along to Educate The World about this this practice by many countries.
Stop Shark Finning Now - 100 Million Sharks are killed each year to make shark fin soup
A short video expressing my feelings on shark fin soup, i am disguted with the increase of shark murders and hope someone will stop this very soon!
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...Inset: Braised Shark's Fin with Saffron Chicken Sauce. (Tarmizy Harva;Paul Yeung/Reuters) OSLO -- Rising demand for shark fin soup in Asia is spurring illegal fishing and contributing to a plunge in stocks, a report said on Monday. The study, by the Australian...
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National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/11/03/fin-demand-reducing-shark-populations.aspx
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...RISING demand for shark fin soup in Asia is encouraging illegal fishing and contributing to a plunge in stocks, a report said yesterday. The study, by the Australian government and the wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic, urged governments to crack...
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Shanghai Daily
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081104/article_379356.htm
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...need to keep moving to force water through their gills for oxygen. Shark fins are used as the principal ingredient of shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy". Demand for shark fin soup has rocketed in recent years due to the increased prosperity of China and other...
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UK Indymedia Newswire
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/411876.html
http://seashepherd.org/news/media_081021_1.html Sea Shepherd News News Releases 10/21/2008 Good News - The Shark Killers at Yahoo take a Financial Beating http://seashepherd.org/longline/longline_shark_finning.html We do not know enough about marine ecology to understand what the impact of this incredible onslaught of shark deaths will bring about. There will be consequences. Life in our oceans has been seriously disrupted. With shark populations reduced from 70% in some species to up to 95% in other species, the consequences are extremely serious. For example, removing sharks will increase octopus populations resulting in greater predation on lobsters by octopus. This was the very reason that the spiny lobster fishery collapsed in Tasmania. One of the things we forget is that sharks differ from other fish. They do not lay thousands or millions of eggs. Many sharks take up to fifteen years to reach maturity and then produce only one shark pup per year. Such a fragile and slow reproduction rate means that their populations may never recover from the damage we have already inflicted. Sharks Need Our Protection The position of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is that no sharks should be killed and should be given complete global protection under law. Sea Shepherd has long fought the practice of longlining and regularly confiscates illegal killer lines (and nets) from the oceans. Protecting sharks is a more difficult job than protecting dolphins or seals. From the point of view of public relations, seals are cute and dolphins have that lovely natural smile. The shark, in contrast, shows its teeth and, hence, they look menacing. However, dolphin lovers should know that fishermen kill and cut up dolphins for shark bait for their longline hooks. As conservationists, we must recognize the value of the interdependence of all species in the oceans and that the shark is an important part of the diversity of marine ecological eco-systems. We must oppose the cultural practice of consuming shark fin soup, and we must discourage the consumption of sharks for cosmetics and for trinkets. Most importantly, we must educate the general public that sharks are not the vicious, "cold-blooded" creatures many people believe they are. We need not peer into the dark depths of the sea to see the monstrous creatures that maim and kill by the millions - we need only look into a mirror. http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071004_1.html Sea Shepherd News News Releases 10/04/2007 Yahoo! Invests in Shark Finning Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was recently alerted to Yahoo! Inc.'s investment in the deplorable shark fin industry. Yahoo! is a 40% owner of Alibaba, a Chinese company that trades in shark fins and contributes to the senseless and agonizing deaths of sharks worldwide. Sea Shepherd has received numerous inquiries in recent weeks about the removal of its listings from GoodSearch and Freelanthropy Search, search engines that contribute a portion of the proceeds from each search to the nonprofit organization of the user's choice. Regrettably, these search engines are powered by Yahoo!, and despite its support of their mission in theory, Sea Shepherd simply cannot in good conscience benefit from a company such as Yahoo! that invests in the despicable shark fin industry. In September 2007, Sea Shepherd Founder and President, Captain Paul Watson, wrote a letter to the President of Yahoo! asking, "Is this the legacy that you want Yahoo to leave-the destruction of the world's sharks for shark fin soup in China?" He did not receive a reply. Sea Shepherd urges its supporters to voice their opposition to shark finning by writing a letter to Yahoo! and its partners. Tell them you will not use their services until they STOP condoning the violent murder of innocent sharks. Click here to read Captain Watson's letter to Yahoo! http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071004_1_article.html Send your own letter to the addresses listed below: Susan Decker, President Yahoo! Inc. 701 First Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Phone: (408) 349-3300 Fax: (408) 349-3301 CorporateSecretary@yahoo-inc.com Yahoo! China 9/F, Tower A, Winterless Center No.1 West Da Wang Lu Chaoyang District Beijing 100026, China Phone: +86-10-6598-6666 Fax: +86-10-6598-6660 Alibaba Group International Headquarters Room 2403-05 Jubilee Centre 18 Fenwick Street Wanchai, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 2215-5100 Fax: (852) 2215-5200 http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/petitions.htm
Shark fining should be stopped. What if you were killed for something you were born with?
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
The feature film for Sharkwater - internationally award winning documentary by Rob Stewart For Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a dangerous journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure begins with a battle between the Sea Shepherd boat and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey. Each year 100 million sharks are caught to meet the demand for shark fin soup in Asia. Despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, sharks could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Destruction of shark populations is a major problem for oceanic ecosystems, and all life on earth, as 70% of our oxygen comes from life in the seas. Stewarts journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
Shoppers on Regents Street in central London likely got more than they bargained for this afternoon. In a dramatic illustration of how sharks are caught and killed for their fins, Alice Newstead, performance artist and former employee of LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, voluntarily had her skin pierced with actual de-barbed shark hooks and hung suspended from the ceiling in the window of one of LUSH's busiest shops for all to see. As a crowd gathered to watch in horror, Newstead said, "I am doing this because the demand for shark fin soup and other shark products is wiping out the shark population." Unlike the 100 million sharks who are brutally slaughtered each year for their fins, Newstead commented, "I will be left with scars, but the wounds will heal." "Sea Shepherd is deeply impressed by LUSH's commitment to shark conservation and its willingness to use its 500+ storefronts as a global platform for educating the public on such a critically important issue," said Kim McCoy, International Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. "We applaud Alice for her courageousness in using her body as a tool to help educate consumers about the urgent need to protect sharks. She is an inspiration to us all." "Sea Shepherd will be presenting Alice Newstead with an award for courage for her incredible achievement in focusing public attention on the worldwide slaughter of sharks," said Captain Paul Watson, Founder and President of Sea Shepherd. "What she and LUSH have contributed to this conservation effort is enormous. The cruelty of the shark finning industry was brought intimately into focus with the piercing of Alice's flesh and the dripping of her blood down her back. LUSH, Sea Shepherd, and Alice are very much aware that if we drive sharks to extinction, we will destroy our oceans, and if we do that, civilization will collapse and humanity will disappear. What Alice did was not just for the saving of sharks, but for the salvation of humankind. Our admiration for her sacrifice is profound, and the scars that she will bear represent a rare courage demonstrating that we all must do what we can with the talents we possess to save our oceans." Today's dramatic enactment of the gruesome manner in which sharks are caught kicks off the beginning of a global campaign between LUSH and Sea Shepherd. Each of LUSH's storefronts across the UK now hosts window displays featuring Sea Shepherd's jolly roger flag, LCD screens playing a continuous loop of Shark Angels footage, and other educational materials. LUSH's staff are dressing as pirates and handing out Sea Shepherd shark brochures (PDF) in an attempt to educate consumers about the desperate plight of sharks. Among other things, LUSH is urging consumers to boycott restaurants that serve shark fin soup and health food stores that sell shark cartilage supplements. LUSH has also delivered letters to local restaurants and health food stores asking them to "wash their hands" of this barbaric industry and stop selling shark products. To assist these businesses in "cleaning up their act," LUSH has created a new and cruelty-free product especially for this campaign, called Shark Fin Soap. The UK stores plan to sell a limited batch of 11,416 bars, with 100% of the proceeds going to Sea Shepherd. Why 11,416 bars? In recognition of the fact that a staggering 11,416 sharks are killed every hour, and that populations are being wiped out faster than they can reproduce. To learn more, watch the video, or purchase Shark Fin Soap, visit: www.lush.co.uk. Sea Shepherd http://seashepherd.org/
Live suspension in London to protest shark killings
Shoppers on Regents Street in central London likely got more than they bargained for this afternoon. In a dramatic illustration of how sharks are caught and killed for their fins, Alice Newstead, performance artist and former employee of LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, voluntarily had her skin pierced with actual de-barbed shark hooks and hung suspended from the ceiling in the window of one of LUSH's busiest shops for all to see. As a crowd gathered to watch in horror, Newstead said, "I am doing this because the demand for shark fin soup and other shark products is wiping out the shark population." Unlike the 100 million sharks who are brutally slaughtered each year for their fins, Newstead commented, "I will be left with scars, but the wounds will heal." "Sea Shepherd is deeply impressed by LUSH's commitment to shark conservation and its willingness to use its 500+ storefronts as a global platform for educating the public on such a critically important issue," said Kim McCoy, International Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. "We applaud Alice for her courageousness in using her body as a tool to help educate consumers about the urgent need to protect sharks. She is an inspiration to us all." "Sea Shepherd will be presenting Alice Newstead with an award for courage for her incredible achievement in focusing public attention on the worldwide slaughter of sharks," said Captain Paul Watson, Founder and President of Sea Shepherd. "What she and LUSH have contributed to this conservation effort is enormous. The cruelty of the shark finning industry was brought intimately into focus with the piercing of Alice's flesh and the dripping of her blood down her back. LUSH, Sea Shepherd, and Alice are very much aware that if we drive sharks to extinction, we will destroy our oceans, and if we do that, civilization will collapse and humanity will disappear. What Alice did was not just for the saving of sharks, but for the salvation of humankind. Our admiration for her sacrifice is profound, and the scars that she will bear represent a rare courage demonstrating that we all must do what we can with the talents we possess to save our oceans." Today's dramatic enactment of the gruesome manner in which sharks are caught kicks off the beginning of a global campaign between LUSH and Sea Shepherd. Each of LUSH's storefronts across the UK now hosts window displays featuring Sea Shepherd's jolly roger flag, LCD screens playing a continuous loop of Shark Angels footage, and other educational materials. LUSH's staff are dressing as pirates and handing out Sea Shepherd shark brochures (PDF) in an attempt to educate consumers about the desperate plight of sharks. Among other things, LUSH is urging consumers to boycott restaurants that serve shark fin soup and health food stores that sell shark cartilage supplements. LUSH has also delivered letters to local restaurants and health food stores asking them to "wash their hands" of this barbaric industry and stop selling shark products. To assist these businesses in "cleaning up their act," LUSH has created a new and cruelty-free product especially for this campaign, called Shark Fin Soap. The UK stores plan to sell a limited batch of 11,416 bars, with 100% of the proceeds going to Sea Shepherd. Why 11,416 bars? In recognition of the fact that a staggering 11,416 sharks are killed every hour, and that populations are being wiped out faster than they can reproduce. To learn more, watch the video, or purchase Shark Fin Soap, visit: www.lush.co.uk. Sea Shepherd http://seashepherd.org/
Performance artists and former Lush employee Alice Newstead in the window of the Lush store in London's Regent St, suspended from shark hooks in her back, reminiscent of the way sharks are caught and killed on long lines. For more information about the campaign, visit http://www.lush.co.uk/LushLife/seashepherd.aspx
Performance artist Alice Newstead is hung from shark hooks at Lush's Regent St shop, as part of Lush and Sea Shepherds campaign against the practice of Shark finning.
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...a knife on board the ship – a process known as finning - and are then dumped back in the ocean where they die slowly. Shark fin soup is coveted across China and South East Asia for its supposed “medicinal qualities” based on the erroneous belief that sharks...
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The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/hakkasan-drops-its-famed-pound40-shark-fin-soup-over-ethics-917895.html
Bangkok - near Siam Discovery
A video I made using clips from Rob Stewart's amazing film, Sharkwater. Please support the cause to stop the finning of these animals that we need so much to survive. Human beings as well as the world alike depend on these animals to keep the oceans ecosystem in check. Visit savingsharks.com sharkwater.com or search "help save sharks" on facebook to help out. They have survived for 450 million years. They control 2/3 of the planet. They are the world's top predator. But they are not our enemy. They're our greatest hope... Why save sharks? What makes them so important? Species evolving in the oceans over the last 400 million years, have been shaped by their predators, the sharks, giving rise to schooling behavior, camoflage, speed, size and communication. They have survived five major extinctions and now they are being fished out. Many countries have no sharks left because they are being illegally harvested for their fins and poachers are now fishing sharks from other countries, countries that depend on sharks for food. But no one wants to save sharks, people are afraid of them. Sharks play a critical role in ocean ecosystems. This practice wastes 95-99% of the animal and makes proper management extremely difficult. The fossil record of sharks extends back over 450 million years - before land vertebrates existed and before many plants had colonised the continents. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is considering including two shark species on their protected list. This month, 171 member counties will meet to consider new proposals for restricting trade in threatened species. However, Canada, the United States and New Zealand are among the countries that may oppose the proposal. The meetings occur only once every two years, so if these sharks aren't included on the list now, we may not get the chance to save them again. These countries were three of the first four to ban shark finning, and sharks need their help, again. Both shark species are in danger because they grow slowly, mature late (meaning they only start reproducing between the age of 10-15 years old and only have 1-2 babies a year) so overfishing them is quickly reducing their numbers to incredibly low rates. 100 million sharks are killed each year. Sharks are caught for their fins. Poachers cut off the fins and dump the bodies overboard. The fins are sold for shark fin soup and though many countries have banned shark-finning, millions of sharks are illegally harvested each year. Sharkfinning is illegal in Costa Rica but shark fins are showing up all over Asia that came from Costa Rica. Rob Stewart and his crew believe there is a connection between the Taiwanese mafia and all the shark fins turning up in Asia. They started checking it out and this guy had a few places where he knew they would find fins. They started investigating and there were fins everywhere. There were miles of fin operations with thousands of fins drying on rooftops, people bringing in fins. They quickly figured out there was an enormous amount of money coming into the country and there was this whole underground multi-billion dollar industry. Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line. The length of the line ranges from 1.6km (1 mile) to as long as 100km (62 miles). The lines are set adrift from vessels for a period of 12 to 24 hours. Lines generally run over 2500 hand-baited hooks on a single line. Think about how many sea creatures such as sea turtles, tuna, and dozen other endangered ocean creatures are caught by this method. Humans kill approximately 26 to 73 million sharks every year, while shark attacks result in approximately five human deaths each year. Many shark deaths are the result of the harvesting of fins for shark fin soup, but large numbers of sharks are also caught accidentally by commercial fisheries. Contrary to popular belief, only a few sharks are dangerous to humans. Major declines in shark stocks have been recorded in recent years - some species have been depleted by over 90% over the past 20-30 years with a population decline of 70% not being unusual.
After swimming with sharks in 50 feet of crystal clear tropical blue water while holding her breath, Karina had a revelation after taking an intimate look at the reality, both good and bad, of our constant toothy companions... Sharks are such amazing creatures that deserve the same environmental protection as any other sea creature. These caribbean reef sharks would certainly prefer eating fish, but still Karina was almost bitten several times, and did receive a love bite on her bum because of her inexperience while swimming with them. Like most wild creatures, particularly predators, you don't ever want to underestimate a sharks abilities. Join Karina on another Escape Around the World as she works to protect our oceans and preserve the sea's many diverse wonders, Yes, even sharks! Please go to www.karinapetroni.com, go to the CONTACT tab and write me your thoughts and opinions on this mini series. Thank you... Karina. -Sharks attack and kill between 12 and 25 people per year, people kill approximately 100 million sharks (about 600,000 tons) per year. Many of these shark deaths are the result of fisherman cutting off all the shark's fins while they are alive. The finless sharks are then thrown overboard to drown. All because shark fin soup is a delicacy in some countries.
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...regulations meant to discourage killing of sharks in the Gulf and Atlantic just for their fins. Steve Henn reports shark fin soup is one big culprit for hunting of the species. Sharks are hunted the world over for their fins, the central ingredient for Shark...
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American Public Media
http://feeds.publicradio.org/~r/APM_Marketplace_Sustainability/~3/345742356/
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...a good host if he/she omits Shark Fin Soup from a celebratory dinner. As a Chinese American, I grew up eating shark fin soup on special occasions. Like many people, I had no that shark finning was such a devastating procedure. The fins are 1/20 of the...
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Anderson Cooper 360 Blog
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_ac360blog/~3/324978305/
http://www.conservation.org People are eating sharks more often than sharks are eating people. Demand for shark fin soup, mostly in Asia, has caused drastic decline in shark populations. Nearly 26 million sharks are killed each year for their fins. Learn more about our tracking and conservation efforts and how you can make smart seafood choices at http://www.conservation.org
Some shark species are at risk of extinction because of overfishing caused by the lucrative market for shark fin soup.
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...Susilo, who is better known as Mr Black, because he wears black every day. Environmentalists say booming demand for shark fin soup, especially in China, is threatening the existence of several species, with fishers all over the world, and especially Spain...
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Zee News
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=445551&sid=LIF&ssid=23
Kean Wong: When it comes to eating sharks, the fin normally comes to the mind of the gourmand. But one chef in Bali is setting out to change that. He's serving up shark meat, but, no fins. Let's take a look. Shark fin soup is considered a prized delicacy in Asia unlike the meat which has little value due to its toughness and pungent smell. But Chef Budi Susilo in Bali aims to change that perception with his Pak Item Restaurant in Bali that specializes in shark meat dishes. [Susilo "Mr Black", Chef]: "I came up with the while working at a cruise ship in Caribbean and discovered people there ate shark meat. It was tasteless. When I returned, I saw none of the restaurants here serve shark meat. So, I opened my restaurant and tried to be creative with shark meat." Despite the popularity of shark's fin, Budi says the rest of the meat has been wasted and thrown away because most people do not have the right recipe for the fish. The response from the customers has been good since he started it in 2005. [A Teng, Tourist]: "This is my first visit to this restaurant. It tastes good." Susilo buys his daily supply of sharks from local fishermen in Bali. It is relatively cheaper than other fish as most of the sharks caught are too small for the restaurants selling shark fin. The chef uses the blacktip reef shark that are less than four metres long for his dishes. However, not everyone is impressed by his efforts. Indonesian environmentalists have protested against the killing of local sharks and are working to draft legislation to protect them. Indonesia is considered one of the main culprits when it comes to over-fishing sharks and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says even low-value sharks were being discarded at sea, either whole or with fins removed.
Student made video that explores the negative effects of shark finning. Part 2 is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIpkfYlW_w please visit: www.sharkwater.com www.sharktrust.org www.sharkalliance.org
A Bowl of Trouble for Sharks http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10103 Produced by MA Shumin for NPR Science Friday
2007 Canadian documentary by Rob Stewart. Visually stunning, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Sharkwater was shot in high definition. Shark finning is decreasing shark population at an alarming rate. About 100 million sharks are killed every year for their fins and unintended "bycatch" by vessels fishing for high-value species such as swordfish and tuna. Sharkfinning practice is mainly for supplying shark fins for the so-called shark fin soup. Sharks are being caught, having their fins cut off, and are then thrown back into the sea like garbage. More than 90 percent of the sharks have already been killed. http://www.sharkwater.com/ http://www.sharkproject.org/ http://www.seashepherd.org/
PLEASE READ: NO RACIST COMMENTS, I've been getting a few racist comments, things like "Everyone in the Asian community, whether its Japan or China should be severely punished for even considering eating shark fin soup. Even if it is considered to be some kind of remedy against cancer, TRY EATING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ON A DAILY BASIS. SAME EFFECT!!! Even if it is considered to be a sign of great wealth, YOUR MINDS ARE POOR BECAUSE YOU DO NOT SEE THAT YOU ENDANGER YOURSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU. ALL YOUR GODS SHALL PUNISH YOU NOW AND FOREVER!!" PLEASE! NONE OF THAT!!! Also, I've been getting a lot of comments asked for the song, the sight is http://www.theoceanproject.org/resources/audio.php and the song is "Song for the Ocean" by Kristin Hoffmann, its not on iTunes so you can only get it on the site. a video using footage from SHARKWATER to give information about longlining, sharkfinning, and sharks in general. Warning: graphic animal cruelty content. Sorry for the spelling and grammer errors, its my first video and I didn't check it.
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...year. That's three to four times the total shark catches being reported to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation." Shark-fin soup was traditionally served as a wedding dish for the wealthy. But an increasing number of middle-class Chinese are now serving...
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The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/sharkfin-soup-trade-threatens-hammerheads-783548.html?r=RSS
Watch me go down on http://coolbluefilms.com The best two minutes of my life! JCS and I surrounded by these wonderful sharks and filming without any fear of attack. Never mind the great whites look at these magnificent creatures. The adrenalin buzz lasted for hours. Such a tragedy that the species faces extinction and as Monty Halls said "when they're gone...they're gone". Enjoy it while you can and lets all do something positive to prevent it...now. Music used; Intro to "Roads" by Portishead from their nineties album "Dummy". Please have a look at this link sent to me recently; news coverage mon 18th feb 2008: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/sharkfin-soup-trade-threatens-hammerheads-783548.html And decide for yourself.....after all you deserve the right to make decisions for yourself. Don't you??
Sam sends his junior to NY to handle chef to cooperate in cooking shark fin soup for chinese premier
Harrace enjoys the delicious hairy crab roe shark fin soup at Tai Woo Restaurant in Causeway Bay, HK. More videos at http://www.eOneNet.com/internet_marketing_blog Learn how to make money online with http://www.eOneNet.com
Two guys cooking for a better world. Chef Daniel Long, Comedian Daymon Ferguson
Two cooks making a trying to make a difference. Chef Daniel Long, Comedian Daymon Ferguson
"Traditions" such as shark fin soup are no longer acceptable as soon it start making a negative impact on the natural heritage which belongs to all of us.
yum yum, sharks with no fins and lots of blood. Well, basically it's a protest against shark finning plus a little conservation.
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...was published in the journal Science. Myers found that intentional hunting of sharks, primarily for the Asian delicacy shark fin soup, along with unintentional shark deaths due to fisheries bycatch, has led to up to 98 percent declines for tiger sharks, scalloped...
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Travel Channel
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/02/sharkfinsoup_ani.html?category=animals&guid=20070802103030&dcitc=w19-506-ak-0001
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...are caught for their meat or just for their fins, which are used in traditional medicine or as an essential ingredient in shark fin soup, an expensive Asian delicacy. Contrary to popular belief, shark fins have little nutritional value and may even be harmful...
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Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12922&ref=rss
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...of the role of shark finning in declining shark populations, reveals a survey by WildAid, an environmental group. Shark fin soup, a delicacy served at Chinese weddings and high profile banquets, is believed by many Chinese to bring good health. WildAid found...
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Mongabay.com
http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0525-sharks.html
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