Ocean Sentry
(From metro.co.uk)- A shark protester hung herself to the ceiling of a shop window with shark hooks pierced through her skin. A Lush spokesman said: “We are trying to change people”s perceptions about sharks as a lot of people still associate them with Jaws. “There was only one person killed …
September, 2008
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3 September
Canada failing to meet seal hunt standards
(From canada.com)- On July 23, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation banning the trading of seal products (from the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt) within, into and from the European Union. As for verifying insensibility and death by using appropriate monitoring methods, Canada does not fulfil this requirement. …
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3 September
Scientists axed in battle of flamingo dam
(From birdlife.org)- Three high-ranking scientists face disciplinary action and the loss of their jobs because of their work to save rare lesser flamingos in South Africa. All three were employed by the Northern Cape provincial government which has suspended them after discovering their links to a campaign to save Kamfers …
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3 September
Cruel attack on pelicans
(From narooma.yourguide.com.au)- Four members of the Australian Seabird Rescue (ASR) South Coast treated 10 injured pelicans in Bermagui last week. Eyewitnesses to the cruelty reported children male and female between the ages of eight and 16 attacking pelicans at the boat ramps in Bermagui. The youths were seen throwing rocks …
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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. …
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2 September
Sea cucumbers endangered due to exploitation
(From financialexpress.com) India – Sea cucumbers, once an important commercial marine product found in the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar off the coast of Tamil Nadu are facing extinction due to indiscriminate fishing and over-exploitation.
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2 September
Feds wants to expand protection of Atlantic salmon
(From news.mainetoday.com) Gulf of Maine, North America – The federal government is proposing to expand protections for the Gulf of Maine population of Atlantic salmon to include fish found in additional rivers. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said today they …
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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 …
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2 September
Guanacaste park rangers receive award
(From journalcr.com) – The Ojoche Award was created in 2002 with the goal of recognizing contributions made by personnel with the National Conservation Areas System (SINAC). The rangers were recognized for their work in defense of the endangered leatherback turtles that come to nest at Las Baulas and for bringing …
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2 September
Giant sea turtles invade Mexican beach
(From kare11.com) Santa Maria Tonameca, Mexico- Some 400,000 Olive Ridley turtles have been arriving on a Mexican beach to lay eggs. Each giant sea turtle lays between 80 and 150 eggs and only 60 to 70 percent of the hatchlings reach the sea and survive. Vigilant turtle watchers have taken …
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1 September
Vietnamese nationals arrested for turtle poaching
(Fromiar.org.uk)- A large group of Vietnamese nationals have been arrested for illegally poaching sea turtles in the Philippines” waters.It is believed that authorities found more than 101 sea turtles on the Vietnamese boat when it was searched. In a bid to evade capture, the poachers reportedly tried to sink their …
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1 September
Salmon shark washes ashore at Seaside
(From kgw.com) Seaside, Oregon- Walkers along the Seaside coastline got a surprise view of a salmon shark over the weekend, after it washed up onto the beach. The salmon shark was dead and washed up at Arcadia State Park. A spokesperson for the Seaside Aquarium said this was the third …