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Monday, 10 November 2008 15:30 |
 (From guardian.co.uk)- More than a quarter of sharks and rays in the north-east Atlantic face extinction from overfishing, conservationists warned today. A "red list" report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found that 26% of all sharks, rays and related species in the regional waters are threatened with extinction. Seven per cen… |
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 07:23 |
 (From dispatch.co.za)- South African surfers have teamed up with marine scientists to launch a campaign for the conservation of sharks. The Wavescapes Surf Film Festival and Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) hope to educate about the global plight of sharks, which are being killed at the rate of 100million a year. Foundation head Chris Clarke said the synergy … |
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Monday, 03 November 2008 20:17 |
 (From sciencecentric.com)- Researchers in Spain are reporting that a new DNA identification method could thwart false labelling of shark species used in various seafood products, including the expensive Chinese delicacy known as shark fin soup. Their study is scheduled for the 26 November issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly … |
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 21:50 |
 (From kgmb9.com)- The U.S. Coast Guard has seized shark fins from a fishing vessel about 2,200 miles south of Hawaii. A team from the Cutter Walnut, was conducting a fishing vessel inspection. They found shark fins on the 71-foot fishing vessel, Pacific Horizon, which is homeported in San Diego, CA. The fins were seized, and the boat was allowed to continue.… |
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 21:24 |
 (From reuters.com) Washington- An international team of scientists wants to ban the catching of eight species of Atlantic Ocean sharks and put a strict limit on the catch of two others to try to prevent population crashes. Sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they reproduce and grow slowly, but there are currently no international limits… |
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