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In Indonesia, Community Patrol Shuts Down Shark Crimes By Greg Stone Huffington Post.com Nestled to the northwest of the Island of New Guinea, within Indonesia’s West Papua Province, there is a 46,000 square kilometer stretch of ocean spotted with a stunning chain of small islands named Raja Ampat (the Four Kings). Sitting at the center [...]
First Satellite Tag Study For Manta Rays Reveals Habits And Hidden Journeys Of Ocean Giants By Underwatertimes.com News Service Underwatertimes.com NEW YORK, New York — Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed a ground-breaking study on a mysterious [...]
Shark diving ‘promotes coral reef conservation’ Scidev.net By: Ruci Mafi Botei [SOLOMON ISLANDS] Shark diving is providing a significant source of revenue for Fiji, making it a good model for non-extractive uses of reef resources, according to a report on the socio-economic value of the island’s shark-diving industry. The report, released earlier this month (17 [...]
The Fifth Element: Beneath the Waves Film Festival – Wrap Up By PangeaSeed Correspondent – Jessica Rodgers We know earth, sea, air, and fire and as a SCUBA diver, I know sea. Breathing counts as knowing air, certainly and anyone who has ridden a roller coaster or flown knows air. Gardening puts me in pretty [...]
PangeaSeed Presents: The Great West Coast Migration – Art Benefit for Sharks and Oceans By Ericka Calvert – PangeaSeed Assistant Director PangeaSeed Kicks Off Shark Saving Art Tour in the United States International shark and ocean conservation group continues to broadcast its message on a global scale through fund-raising exhibitions and network expansion along the [...]
Pacific reef sharks have declined by more than 90 percent, new study says The Washington Post.com By Juliet Eilperin Pacific reef shark populations have plummeted by 90 percent or more over the past several decades, according a new study by a team of American and Canadian researchers, and much of this decline stems from human [...]
Action needed to keep fish on the menu in 2050 By Tamera Jones Planet Earth Online.com The latest study suggests we may still be able to eat as much fish as we do today 40 years from now. But for that to happen, we’ll have to change our ways, say scientists. Marine fisheries will have [...]
Search for shark fin soup substitute By Muguntan Vanar Asia One.com Shark conservationists have thrown a challenge to hotels to whip up an alternative to shark fin soup and the chefs are rolling up their sleeves! At least 10 chefs from major hotels in the city are expected to take part in the “Imperial Gourmet [...]
Goal to make Singapore free of shark’s fins Today Online.com By Tan Weizhan SINGAPORE – A series of anti-shark’s fin campaigns by various groups are taking place islandwide over the next few months with a common goal: To make Singapore fin-free in the near term. The advocates are arguing for a ban on trade of [...]
With only spines attached, shark fins come ashore The Tico Times.net By Karla Arias Alvarado Foreign fishing ships are bringing in shark skeletons – the flesh shaved away – with just their fins attached to the body. Local fishermen see this as another way that fishing fleets are evading shark finning laws. Despite recent measures [...]
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