Shark fin ban in California
SAN FRANCISCO (USA)- As of yesterday the US state of California has put a ban on shark fins. It is the sixth US state attempting to preserve shark populations with such a ban. California grocers who sold the dried fins and restaurants that had the prized shark fin soup onContinue Reading
Appetite for shark fin soup fading
HONG KONG (CHINA)- It was standard on the menu of every wedding banquet in Hong Kong. But the appetite for shark fin soup is fading. 90 percent of people say they could, or would, go without it, according to the Hong Kong daily The Standard. That’s what a survey ofContinue Reading
Convicted for finning sharks
BUNDABERG (AUSTRALIA)- Two man in Queensland, Australia, were fined with thousands of dollars for finning sharks. One of the two men was found guilty of finning 49 sharks in central Queensland. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers boarded the man’s boat in Bundaberg in October last year, where they foundContinue Reading
Kayakers attacked by great white
PACIFICA (USA)- Two kayakers fishing off Pacifica State Beach near San Francisco were attacked by a great white shark. The attack reportedly occurred just outside the area frequented by surfers and swimmers. The shark, about 12 feet long, lifted the kayak out of the water and started shaking the boat,Continue Reading
‘Lord of the Sharks’ died
VIENNA (AUSTRIA)- Last weekend, Austrian undersea explorer and writer Hans Hass passed away ar age 94. Because of his work campaigning for a better reputation of sharks, he was named ‘Lord of the Sharks’. Hass published 32 books and produced 73 films during his career on the seas in hisContinue Reading
Spawning ground found for deep-sea sharks
EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)- Researchers from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University have discovered a spawning ground for deep-sea sharks on Scotland’s only inshore coral reef, the Mingulay Reef. The team discovered egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides. The Mingulay Reef is waiting to find out if the European Union willContinue Reading
Shark attack while posing for camera
STUART (USA)- A teenage surfer was attacked by a blacktip reef shark while he was posing for pictures in waist-deep waters off the Florida-town of Stuart. The shark bit him on the right hand. The young surfer needed 12 stitches. The 16-year-old says he hit the shark with his surfboard and then ranContinue Reading