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Australia announces plans for world’s biggest marine park The Guardian Australia has announced plans for the world’s biggest marine park, intended to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the north-east coast and the site of naval battles during the second world war. The environment minister, Tony Burke, said the park would cover an [...]

Hong Kong’s shark fin traders feel pressure The Sydney Morning Herald The owner of Shark’s Fin City, a dried fin wholesaler in Hong Kong’s quarter for all things shrivelled, says there are only a few people who know the truth about sharks, and he’s one of them. Like many Hong Kong businessmen who trade in [...]

Nations Agree to Protect Giant Mantas! Save Our Seas Great news for giant mantas (Manta birostris)! Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) agreed today to list this species under CMS Appendix I & II, obligating member countries to implement strict protections for giant manta rays and their key habitats. The [...]

Shark Fin Win! Save Our Seas By Georgina Wiersma Shark Conservation Gets a Boost.  You can still sign the petition to support this cause at: http://sharkalliancepetition.org/ Brussels, Belgium – 11/21/2011 – The Shark Alliance welcomed the long-awaited proposal today from the European Commission for closing the loopholes in the European Union’s ban on shark finning, [...]

Is Shark Fin Slowly Becoming Passe’ in Hong Kong? Time.com Posted by Erica Ho It was the go-to soup for emperors of centuries past — a tradition revered in Chinese culture that ultimately symbolized wealth, status and prestige. But as China has gotten richer, shark fin soup consumption has increased. And with that, so has [...]

Shark fins off the menu at top hotel CNN.com By Hilary Whiteman Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia’s oldest hotel chain has waded into the debate on the slaughter of sharks for their fins by taking the Chinese delicacy off its menus. From January, diners won’t be offered shark’s fin products at the luxury Peninsula Hotels [...]

ホテル「ザ・ペニンシュラ」　フカヒレ提供を停止 Nikkie.com 【香 港＝川瀬憲司】高級ホテル「ザ・ペニンシュラ」などを展開する香港上海大酒店は21日、来年１月１日からフカヒレの提供を全面的に停止すると発表した。高 級食材として珍重されるフカヒレの需要を満たすためサメの乱獲が続き、一部の種は絶滅の危機にひんしているとされる。他の高級ホテルチェーンや飲食店に影 響を及ぼす可能性もありそうだ。 香港や東京、ニューヨークなど全世界９カ所の「ザ・ペニンシュラ」をはじめ、同社が運営するすべてのレストランでフカヒレ料理の提供を取りやめる。ただし、21日より前に予約を受け付けていた注文については、来年以降も対応する。 同社の郭敬文・最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）は「我々の決断が、世界の次世代の海洋環境維持に寄与できることを期待している」とのコメントを発表した。 中国の経済成長に伴う所得増加などを背景に、フカヒレの需要は増加している。動物愛護団体などはサメの保護を理由に、フカヒレを食べる行為 そのものを見直すよう求めている。郭ＣＥＯは「我々の決断が（ホテルや飲食など）他の接客業界にも同様の行動をとるよう促すきっかけになることを期待して いる」としている。 Photo Copyright PangeaSeed 2010

Shark fins off the menu at top hotel CNN.com By Hilary Whiteman Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia’s oldest hotel chain has waded into the debate on the slaughter of sharks for their fins by taking the Chinese delicacy off its menus. From January, diners won’t be offered shark’s fin products at the luxury Peninsula Hotels [...]

Shark Fin Ban: European Commission Proposes Ban On Shark Finning In EU Waters Huffington Post By DON MELVIN BRUSSELS — The EU’s executive arm said Monday that it wants to completely ban shark finning – the practice of removing sharks’ fins and throwing the finless creatures back into the sea to die. Under the proposal [...]