BANGKOK (THAILAND)- After reporting yesterday here on Sharknewz.com that the Ocean Whitetip will be more protected, two more speciess of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok. The Porbeagle and three varieties of Hammerhead sharks. Shark conservationists worldwide hailed the move asContinue Reading
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM)- Finally shark finning is complety banned from European waters. The European parliament last Thursday called a definitive halt to the long contested practice of fishermen slicing off fins and throwing the live mutilated sharks overboard to drown. Shark finning was prohibited by the EU already in 2003 butContinue Reading
PUNTARENAS (COSTA RICA)- Good work by the National Coast Guard Service of Costa Ric. Earlier this week officers boarded a fishing vessel off the Pacific coast and arrested three individuals suspected of shark fin poaching. According to an official press release issued by Sergio Lopez Murillo of the Ministry ofContinue Reading
TAIPEI (TAIWAN) –For one year long The Society of Wilderness tested sharks in the waters around Taiwan. Conclusion: nearly 60 percent of the sharks in the waters around the island are listed as threatened species by the international community. The group therefore calls for intensified efforts to conserve sharks andContinue Reading
FRANKFURT (GERMANY)- Head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Group Paul Watson was arrested in Germany on a warrant from Costa Rica for extradition to the central American country by German police. He was allegedly involved in a murder attempt while he and his crew were chasing a ship of CostaContinue Reading
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM)- European Union nations this week backed a complete ban on the practice of removing sharks’ fins before throwing the fish back into the sea to die. The EU nations said they want all boats in their waters and EU-registered boats anywhere in the world to land sharks withContinue Reading
PUERTO LOPEZ (ECUADOR)- Ecuador and Honduras are the only Latin American countries that have officially outlawed the practice, winning them plaudits for their efforts to protect endangered sharks. Mexico announced plans to ban all shark fishing starting next year. Still the Ecuadorian law allows fishermen who accidentally catch sharks in theirContinue Reading