Coffins against shark fin soup
Shark fin soup might be delicious but it’s destroying the world’s sharks. That’s the message of an ad campaign in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The campaign is using shark coffins to emphasize the message. The new ad campaign from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and design firmContinue Reading
Peru acts on shark fishing
The government of Peru said it might restrict shark fishing to stop the illegal slaughter of up to 15,000 dolphins per year. The dolphins are used as bait by fisherman. The statement was made in response to the the release of footage documenting the practice. A government investigation into theContinue Reading
New nets in Western Australia
DUNSBOROUGH (AUSTRALIA)- Shark nets that protect swimmers, but don’t kill sharks and other sealife. That’s what the state government of Western Australia is installing for the summer at the old Dunsborough beach. The nets that run 100m out from the shore at the popular South West beach and 300m parallelContinue Reading
Dolphins killed for shark hunt
LIMA (PERU)- For over ten years scientists and environmentalists have been warning of a practice going on among shark fishers in Peru: they use dolphins as bait. The past decade saw a mass slaughter of these mammals in Peruvian waters. Hundreds of fishing boats have been accused of killing theContinue Reading
Paddleboarder meets great white
MANHATTAN BEACH (USA)-‘Gnarly!’. A Southern California man meets two juvenile great whites on his paddleboard off the coast of Manhattan Beach. A 9-foot great white shark came right up to his board. He had already spotted one of the juvenile sharks as he plied the waters off Manhattan beach. WhenContinue Reading
Shark attacks snorkeling man
JEFFREYS BAY (SOUTH AFRICA)- A 74-year old man was killed while snorkeling off the coast of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa by what is believed to be a great white. The man was an experienced open-water swimmer who regularly swam along the coastline of Jeffreys Bay. He was snorkelling in aContinue Reading
Catch-and-kill order for shark
ESPERANCE (AUSTRALIA)- Australian authorities have released a catch-and-kill order for the sharkt hat attacked and seriously injured an abalone diver off the coast of Esperance earlier today. The man was treated at the hospital for bite wounds, mainly to his torso, and was stabilised. He also has minor injuries toContinue Reading