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PangeaSeed Kicks Off International Shark Saving Campaign, Sink or Swim Tokyo-based shark preservation group looks to broadcast its message on an international scale Tokyo, Japan (June 2011) – In the spirit of ocean conservation the Japan-based non-profit organization, PangeaSeed, is ramping up it’s summer activities in Tokyo and abroad with events tailored to address one [...]
Battle over shark fin soup heats up in California Los Angeles Times Environmental groups are pushing the California Legislature to ban the sale and possession of shark fins, causing an emotional split among Chinese Americans for whom shark fin soup is a traditional delicacy. An emotional battle over a traditional soup has split California’s Chinese [...]
Honduras Creates a Shark Sanctuary The New York Times By DAVID JOLLY In a sign that the global movement to protect sharks is picking up steam, Honduras is declaring its waters to be a permanent sanctuary for the fish. President Porfirio Lobo Sosa will sign the sanctuary bill into law on Friday on a visit [...]
世界の海洋生物が大量絶滅の危機に直面していることが、各国の科学者らによる暫定報告書で明らかになった。
報告書は、海洋研究国際計画（ＩＰＳＯ）の呼び掛けで今年４月、英オックスフォード大学での会議に参加した１８団体、２７人の専門家チームが、国際自然保護連合（ＩＵＣＮ）と共同でまとめ、２１日に国連へ提出した。
World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. In a new report, they warn that ocean life is “at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history”. [...]
PangeaSeed in Hong Kong: Pledge No To Shark Fin Soup June 19, 2011 PangeaSeed, Japan’s first and only shark saving organization, just returned from Hong Kong supporting Lush Natural Cosmetics and Shark Savers Hong Kong for an international art and marine photography exhibition to help raise awareness of the global shark plight while curbing the [...]
PangeaSeed Supports the Lush Hong Kong “Pledge No to Shark Fin Soup” Campaign By Tre’ Packard June 9th, 2011 For those of you in and around Hong Kong come join PangeaSeed, Japan’s first and only shark saving organization, Monday June 14 – 19, 2011 as we support Lush Natural Cosmetics and Shark Savers Hong Kong [...]
Shark fishing banned in Mexican waters By Analia Murias editorial@fis.com FIS The National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) decided to ban the fishing of all shark species in federal waters on both coasts in order to contribute to the conservation of the resource. The ban will be extended during the period of greatest reproductive [...]
World Oceans Day 2011 June 8th, 2011 On World Oceans Day people around the planet celebrate and honor the body of water which links us all, for what it provides humans and what it represents. Be a part of this growing global celebration! Why Should I Celebrate World Oceans Day? The world’s ocean: Generates most [...]
Distaste widening for shark’s fin soup The Washington Post By Juliet Eilperin June 6th, 2011 Hong Kong — Coral Seafood Restaurant owner Norman Ho’s problem with shark’s fin soup is not that he’s worried about sharks. It’s that making a flavorful soup out of the tasteless fins is an elaborate, costly process. The fins have [...]
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