Sharks

September, 2008

• 3 September

  Vast majority Of Kiwis oppose shark finning

  

  (From voxy.co.nz)- A total of 83 per cent of New Zealanders surveyed support a ban on shark finning, according to a Colmar Brunton poll for Forest & Bird. Forest & Bird is calling for an end to shark finning because it is contributing to the decline of shark species worldwide. …
• 2 September

  Artist suspends herself on shark hooks for Lush campaign

  

  (From brandrepublic.com) London- Alice Newstead, a performance artist and former Lush employee, will have her skin pierced with shark hooks and be suspended from the ceiling to highlight how sharks are caught on longlines to be killed for their fins. The performance will take place at 12 noon on September …

August, 2008

• 30 August

  Man says he found dead shark in Lake Michigan

  

  (From ap.google.com)- There”s no telling what might turn up in Lake Michigan. Rich Fasi of Traverse City says he found a dead 2-foot shark in the water while fishing on West Grand Traverse Bay on Wednesday. The saltwater fish was a juvenile blacktip shark, said Mark Tonello, a fisheries biologist …
• 29 August

  Sharks found trapped in illegal gill net

  

  (From kitv.com) Honolulu- A Nature Conservancy team on patrol around Kaneohe Bay found an illegal gill with more than a dozen dead hammerhead sharks. The net was about 350 feet long and in the water for more than a day, Nature Conservancy representative Ken Conklin said.The net appeared to have …
• 27 August

  Fisherman fined $2,000 for cutting shark’s throat

  

  (From abc.net.au)- A recreational fisherman has been fined for killing an endangered grey nurse shark that was hooked in waters off Forster on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Fisheries officers found the 1.7 metre female shark in an icebox on the man”s boat in June 2006. Primary Industries Minister …
• 26 August

  Foodies and fishers sign up to stop shark finning

  

  (From scoop.co.nz)- Some of New Zealand’s best-known foodies and fishers have signed Forest & Bird’s pledge to help stop shark finning. Shark finning – cutting off the high-priced fins of sharks and dumping the rest of the body at sea – is contributing to the decline of shark species worldwide. …
• 26 August

  Researcher fears for reef sharks’ future

  

  (From abc.net.au)- A north Queensland marine researcher says sharks are on the verge of being wiped out on the Great Barrier Reef. Richard Fitzpatrick says on a recent research trip to reefs off Cairns and Port Douglas, his team struggled to catch any sharks to collect DNA samples. Mr Fitzpatrick …
• 25 August

  Tampa Restaurant says no to cruel shark finning

  

  (From marketwatch.com) Washington- Ivory Mandarin Bistro joins national campaign to end shark finning by taking shark fin soup off its menu. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce that the Ivory Mandarin Bistro in Tampa, Florida has decided to stop serving shark fin soup. Restaurant owners Steve Sritrairasri …
• 24 August

  Great artists unite to save sharks on the Great Barrier Reef

  

  (From westender.com.au)- The artists have joined forces for the sea and the Australian Marine Conservation Society”s (AMCS) annual charity art auction on Friday September 12th 2008. All proceeds from the auction will go towards the marine charity”s campaign to stop targeted shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef. 
• 23 August

  Banned shark hunters to become sea rangers

  

  (From divemaster.com)- Shark patrolling is being seen as a possible alternative for Indonesian fishermen. Researchers say Indonesian fishermen who”ve been banned from hunting certain species in the waters off Northern Australia could work as sea rangers monitoring vulnerable whale shark populations. The fishermen are considered a rich source of information …
• 23 August

  Salmon shark washes up on N. Oregon Coast

  

  (From beachconnection.net) Seaside, Oregon- One salmon shark carcass did land on the north Oregon coast Friday morning – the first in about a year, according to Seaside Aquarium. Normally, they get about two such carcasses each year, usually in the summer. “The shark was just over two feet, which means …
• 23 August

  Sharks become the hunted in Gulf Region

  

  (From gulfnews.com)- There has been no classification of shark populations in Gulf waters on a regional basis, as there has been very little scientific research to assess this. According to the Emirates Marine Environment Group (Emeg) the biggest threat to sharks in the region is fishing. One of the big …