Ocean Sentry
The Shark Conservation Act has finally become law, giving much-needed protection to some of the ocean’s most magnificent creatures.
Signed by President Obama on January 4, the law closes a major loophole in an existing U.S. ban on shark finning. That gruesome practice involves fishermen cutting off sharks’ fins, which are used in soup, then throwing their still-living bodies into the sea…. Read Full Article by Brandom Keim
