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Written by Mary O’Malley, Hannah Medd, and Samantha Whitcraft
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Friday, 27 January 2012 18:36 |
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 In an effort to help guide the public conversation about protecting sharks and the shark fin trade, Shark Savers is producing a new monthly series of fact sheets directly addressing what is fact and what is not. For more information on any given subject, we’ll provide a list of references that support the facts. This month, we start with the issue of ‘bycatch’ and the shark fin trade. “Bycatch” is marine life caught unintentionally in a fishery that is targeting other, specific fish. Worldwide commercial fisheries discard an estimated 38.5 million tonnes of marine life, comprising over 40% of the estimated total global marine catch.
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Written by Shark Savers
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Friday, 27 January 2012 18:21 |
 It was a big year for shark conservation and the Shark Savers team, along with our members, partners, and wonderful volunteers who all helped make it a productive one. We launched new outreach programs, coordinated with a strong coalition to support the passing of important regulations, and completed a year-long study on the plight of manta rays. Below is a review of our campaigns’ progress and program outreach for 2011; and a sneak-peak at plans for 2012.
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Friday, 13 January 2012 11:39 |
 SAN FRANCISCO, CA and NEW YORK, NY (January 14, 2012) - Manta rays are so popular with divers and snorkelers that a single animal can 'earn' more than US$ 1 million over its lifetime for local eco-tourism, according to a new report issued by the Manta Ray of Hope Project. Despite their popularity and lucrative tourism value, the report provides shocking evidence that these graceful and gentle giants are rapidly disappearing due to extreme fishing pressure that is largely unknown by the general public or conservationists.
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Written by Samantha Whitcraft
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Friday, 23 December 2011 00:00 |
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 T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the seas
All the creatures were swimming, at peace and at ease.
The finners at dock, not catching a thing,
A sea shanty of yore instead did they sing.
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Written by Shark Savers
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Friday, 25 November 2011 17:00 |
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Shark Savers applauds the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on its agreement to list the giant manta ray (Manta birostris) on both its Appendix I and Appendix II, obligating its member countries to protect mantas and their habitats. The CMS is an international treaty organization and the only global convention specializing in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes. Shark Savers also thanks the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador for initiating and submitting the proposals to protect Manta birostris by listing them on both Appendices I and II of the CMS.
The Manta Ray of Hope team assisted Ecuador’s CMS delegates in shaping the proposal and made available to all CMS delegates a condensed version of its forthcoming Manta Ray of Hope report, "Global State of Manta and Mobula Rays" and access to the Manta Ray of Hope short film prior to this week's CMS meeting in Bergen, Norway.
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Written by Shark Savers
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 15:49 |
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For Immediate Release
November 16, 2011. After more than a year of conservation advocacy, scientific review, and community input, and based on their staffs’ recommendation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) agreed to prohibit the harvest of three species of hammerhead sharks and tiger sharks in Florida water
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Written by Shark Savers
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 15:09 |
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 In the November 2011 issue of DIVE magazine (UK), Shark Savers' Director Douglas Seifert makes the case that when we "Save the sharks, we save the oceans".
Read why it is so important to put aside the hype about sharks and instead recognize how important the survival of sharks is to healthy oceans.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011 10:02 |
 The Pew Environmental Group and Traffic released a critical report today, complete with extensive photo evidence, of large-scale shark fin processing in Taiwan. Bravo to Pew and Traffic for undertaking this research and making it available.
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Written by Penny Miller and Samantha Whitcraft
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 10:09 |
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Ban the Fin comes to St. Louis, Missouri, where Penny Miller has taken on the Dierbergs grocery store chain to encourage them to stop selling shark products. Penny has launched a Ban the Fin petition in her community directed to the Dierbergs company.
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Written by Shark Savers
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Friday, 07 October 2011 16:08 |
 Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 376, which bans the sale and possession of shark fins in California. This is a great step forward for sharks and the oceans and we thank Governor Brown for his important action. California now becomes the largest economy in the world to outlaw the destructive shark fin trade. It is also the 4th state in the United States to ban shark fins, joining Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington state, effectively shutting down the West Coast of the United Sates as a port, distribution center, and market for the shark fin trade.
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