Sea Shepherd in the Galapagos
Since 2000, Sea Shepherd has maintained a strong, positive presence in the Galapagos Islands. From patroling the Marine Reserve stopping illegal fishing activities, to busting shark finners, to educating the local youth, Sea Shepherd carries out its mission of promoting ocean conservation using a wide range of methods and actions.The Galapagos is our line in the sand. If humanity cannot protect such a unique and diverse ecosystem, we will not be able to protect any ecosystem. The Galapagos is a challenge and battlefield for the effort to halt human greed and destruction. These Enchanted Isles are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and this means all of us have a responsibility to help protect them from illegal exploitation.
| Sharks at risk over vaccine |
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| Tuesday, 12 January 2010 19:43 | |||
According to an article posted on Tuesday by Simply Green Online, a South African website focusing on green news and information, the sharks are threatened in a grave way by the virus through the pharmaceutical process which requires squalene, a substance that can be obtained from the sharks' liver. "The killing of sharks for human survival poses a great risk to the deep water sharks. Species like the gulper shark (considered the best source of squalene) is already listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species since it is nearing extinction," said author of the article, Beth Graddon-Hodgson. "These killings for squalene put these sharks at a greater risk since deep water species have low reproductive rates that further compromise their survival." ... Read Full Article by Michael Hamlyn
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The massive production of a virus to protect humans against the swine flu virus (H1N1) is posing a direct threat to various species of deep water sharks.
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