The Shark Fins Act has passed into UK law (29 June). The Act will ban the import and export of detached shark fins, including all products containing shark fins such as tinned shark fin soup. As reported by the UK Government in a news release: ‘Shark finning is the cruel and wasteful practice of removing […]
In response to the alarming decline of global shark populations, a group of countries from around the world have today announced a groundbreaking effort to control the unsustainable global trade in shark fins, which threatens to push these ecologically important predators to extinction, The Wildlife Conservation Society has said. The Government of Panama is leading […]
Major steps to strengthen shark fining ban CUBA// In a rare vote, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has adopted a proposal for a stronger shark finning ban by an overwhelming margin, despite objections from Japan. The European Union and the United States have proposed for several years that NAFO strengthen its ban on shark […]
Support the Shark Trust No limits Crowdfunder project This project is setting out to put limits on the catch of sharks in European waters. The European Commission today (15/4/16) adopted a report on the implementation of the EU’s shark finning Regulation. Based on information provided by EU Member States, the report concludes that no systematic […]
A recent report for FAO highlights the threats to global shark populations, highlighting the point that focussing on shark fins is missing the point on the growth of consumption of shark meat. “There is a persistent belief among many well-intentioned folks that the only threat that sharks have ever faced, or are currently facing, is […]