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About SharkNewz.com

Posted by Pedrito On oktober - 4 - 2011

News beyond the hype. That’s what Sharknewz.com wants to give.

Sharks fascinate us always. As big beautiful predators of the endless oceans or as shadows lurking beneath the surface. There is a always a lot of news about these beautiful creatures, who are not just fierce and dangerous.

Worldwide sharks are endangered and more and more people start to realize that we have act now to save sharks worldwide. And we are making steps forward. More and more countries change laws and banning the practice of shark finning. This practice is considered one of the biggest reasons for the enormous decline of about 80 percent of the shark population wordlwide. SharkNewz.com covers all the latest environmental policies, developments on stopping the terrible shark finning industry and all about research and protection of sharks.

Imagination
Sharks trigger our fantasies, our imagination. When fishermen spot rare sharks you will read about it on SharkNewz.com. Although they maybe just fisherman’s tales. Also you will read about shark attacks. Chances are so incredibly small, but they still happen. The more we humans venture out into the oceans the more we get in contact with sharks.

Fascination
SharkNewz.com is founded by journalist Pieter Verbeek from the Netherlands, who ever since being a kid has been fascinated with sharks. A fascination that led him to scuba diving and seeing sharks in their own environment. With this website he wants to help raise awareness that we have to do something to take care of these great fish, that form the top layer of the food chain in our oceans.

 

Airline accused of shark fin trade

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VIDEO: Slaughter of whale sharks

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Blue list of shark fin-free hotels

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New nets for Cape Town

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