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Petition: Remove shark nets in South Africa
Shark caught in net in KZN, South Africa.
Photo: Mark Addison, Blue Wilderness
Shark nets are gill nets installed in tiered patterns by KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB). The purpose is to reduce the shark populations and keep them away from people swimming at the beaches. However, there are better ways to protect swimmers that don't indiscriminately kill sharks and other marine life.

Read more on our blog. We also have a video on shark nets which you can view here.


Please sign the petition by clicking on the Remove the Nets logo:

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student said:

stop
I am a true shark lover...... if only people would stop hurting sharks!Even though it is life, just think to yourself befor eating or catching a shark....."What did the shark ever do to me". Thanks.....
 
April 12, 2010
Votes: +3

Janeen said:

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What do u think after eating a nice juicy steak? .. Do you put down your knife and fork and say 'ag shame!' after witnessing some form of cruelty over television. As humans are we ever really truly sorry? Just look at the holocaust abattoirs upon this earth .. The gross collective cruelty committed in there on a daily basis by what we term to be 'humanity'? The meat eaters of this earth? How do we then define animal cruelty .. Seeing that we all share the same religion being the very one we were born with "the conscience that pricks" when placed here on earth. The very same teacher we all share called "life". REMOVE THE SHARK NETS .. YES! But as humanity it all begins right at the very core of our being .. after all we have all come to this earth to evolve ourselves into better beings .. therefore, lets just PLEASE not forget that eating meat is Murder! Yet this is where it all begins! Lastly I am one of them. I am a hypocrite!
 
April 09, 2010
Votes: +0

ZARINE MINWALLA said:

SAVE THE SHARKS!!!
Do fishermen realize how stupid and selfish they're being? I think people who kill a living thing for money is just down right awful. How would you like it is someone killed you because they wanted money? Sharks are very important. It doesn't give anybody the right to kill amazing creatures who did nothing to you. Sharks have lives, let them live it. Fishermen out there, you will regret what you are doing. It is cruel and unwanted. People, SAVE THE SHARKS, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
March 04, 2010
Votes: +1

Pasha Beate Vreeken said:

Student
This is TERRIBLE!!!! Those poor sharks! I cannot believe they think they have the right to remove those sharks from the waters that they have been in for soo long. They are killing poor innocent little creatures that don't deserve to die that way in such large numbers. I wouldn't be so agianst the fishing if they fished small numbers of sharks and killed them in a humane way instead of just cutting off their fins and throwing their remains in the water to sink and die! I hate to think of those poor animals being tortured its such a shame!

LET'S HELP THESE SHARKS!,

PASHA BEATE VREEKEN
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +3

Noelle Perry said:

Student
Shark net's are taking away a valuable life. Although, I'm sure you herd it before, how would you feel being caught and having your fins cut off and then being thrown back into the ocean to your death because you couldn't swim and would drown. This is what happens when sharks are caught and I believe it is absolutely horrendous!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +2

Meg said:

STOP THE SUFFERING OF SHARKS
A teacher introduced me to this site and showed us a presentation. I think that what fishermen are doing to theese sharks is horrible, and should be stopped imediatly. There is no reason to be killing these beautiful animals. The finning is even worse, fisherman put out lines with hooks and kill the sharks. Then they cut off the fins and throw the sharks back in the ocean when they are still alive, their finns are cut off so they can't swim and go right to the bottom of the ocean and died
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +2

max kmak said:

student
i think the corrupt goverment of south africa should remove the nets and STOP KILLING INNOCENT SHARKS
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Arianna said:

Save the Sharks!!!
The sharks that are getting stuck in the nets aren't going to get a every long life because of some people that dont care about them. I dont think they realize that some of the sharks that are getting traped are mothers and fathers. If there was a baby shark that's mother got stuck in the net, the baby shark would have a trouble growing up and trying to find food without her. Also sharks are just like people but look different and can breath under water, it is horrible that people don't recogonize that. It is horrible, we need to do something about it.
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Carina Ghafari said:

Student
WE should save the sharks because they deserve a life too!!! WE are killing poor animals! SAVE THOSE SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

maranda saigh said:

Student
It is a very upsetting to me to think that 100 million sharks are being taken out of water each year. It is upsetting that they are just using the fins and nothing else. I believe that people should not be able to take sharks and large sums of fish out of the ocean or even any marine life if possible but if nessesary they should not be able to take large sums of marine life.
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +0

Charlotte Richardson said:

student
They should be removed because it's animal abuse. Why would we need a shark fin?(the people that buy them.) it's just good to take pictures and you can dive with them! it's better to be with an amazin creature than to know you were part in their "murder." wasting of an aminal except basically one part for money is wrong. Save the sharks!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +2

Bennet Sakelaris said:

student
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March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Paris Burton said:

Student
I am advocating about the saftey of sharks because I believe that sharks deserve their life. The shark nets should be removed in South Africa Because the sharks do not deserve to be killed especially a momma shark. Though sharks do freak me out sometimes I still want them to be safe and have a life. In some ways the sharks do help out in the water by doing many things we may not even know! I hope you agree with my point and that you to will become an advote by signing these pettions on Shark Savers. Thank You!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Hannah said:

STOP
I cannot beleive the horrible things people have done to sharks! Besides these nets, they have finned these poor creatures and left them to die. Sharks will not hurt you unless you bother them. The conditions so many sharks have to live through are just appaling. How can it be legal to treat sharks so horribly? I used to be afraid of sharks until I learned more about them. Please stop this horrible treatment of sharks.
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Paul Sidhu said:

Student
I think that shark fishing for fins is absoluotely terrible. Hundreds of Sharks die every year, and there will be no more in the future if we do not stop this. SAVE THE SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 03, 2010
Votes: +0

Griffin said:

Student
Why on earth do people think it's to kill sharks for their fins? It's terrible, and it has to stop. Those shark fisermen are idiots, and are heartless. We have to stop them.
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +0

Bemackethan said:

BAD
I think that this is completely wrong and should be stopped NOW!!!!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +0

Isabelle Sakelaris said:

Save the Sharks!
We really need to stop the shark nets and fishing. How can people just go and take off the fins and dump finless sharks back into the water!? You hear all of these things about how abortion is unfair because it is killing little unborn children, and yet it is totally fine to kill sharks? Just because they aren't human and their fins are so expensive? They are even killing PREGNANT SHARKS! That is just not fair! We need this to stop!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +0

Marissa said:

Sharks
We need to save the sharks big time! We need to save them before their all extint and gone!
 
March 03, 2010
Votes: +1

Adam and Amelia said:

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The only barrier shark nets provide is to local tourism and healthy marine ecosystems. Sharks need your help, not your hurt.
 
February 10, 2010
Votes: +0

miriam said:

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we should go there and take those nets by ourselfs because i love sharks that's to sad
 
January 15, 2010
Votes: +2

yves laurent didier aguilar said:

to sad
demasiado triste ver estas imagenes, tiburones muertos sin sentido...son parte importante de nuestros mares, he tenido la suerte de bucear junto a ellos y son seres maravillosos, no son agresivos ni malvados como se han estado representando en las peliculas...
Sudafrica tiene una mina de ORO en sus costas, "los tiburones", miles de buceadores y turistas pueden viajar a sudafrica para admirar la belleza de este animal, APROVECHENLA, NO LOS MATEN, UTILICENLOS VIVOS para hacer dinero, esto es simplemente una idea, VALEN MUCHO MAS VIVOS que MUERTOS, porque vivos SIEMPRE estaran ahi y la gente vendrá a verlos y a disfrutar de su compañia al igual que he hecho yo, sin embargo MUERTOS ya no tienen nada y PERDEREMOS UNO DE LOS TESOROS MAS VALIOSOS QUE NOS HA DADO EL MAR....
 
November 15, 2009
Votes: -1

Mystery said:

Sucks
Are your dumb ass fins really worth the lives of thousands of sharks? Are you really so naiiv that you can't see that it's only hurting you? Good Riddance
 
November 06, 2009
Votes: +1

Rhiannon said:

OMG
I can't beleive that people still like the shark nets they are killing almost all of the marine life and so many none endangered animals are now endangered.
I really want these nets baned straight away.
 
October 25, 2009
Votes: +3

Aoife Downey said:

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I've been surfing and diving all along the coast of Africa for a long time and has never understood the use of nets! Respect them and they will respect you!! REMOVE REMOVE REMOVE!!!
 
October 14, 2009
Votes: +5

Tanya Clothier said:

Breaking My Heart
This type of cruelty breaks my heart. These innocent beautiful creatures are dying because we are scared of them. The Ocean is their home not ours. We need to respect that.
 
October 08, 2009
Votes: +3

Diane Symons said:

Sharks
The shark nets must be removed. Not only catching sharks but other treasured sea life. I don't feel humans understand the importance of our ocean and how it is us. It controls the world if we continue to keep killing our sea life I am afraid some day this world will be in allot of trouble more than what it is in now. Everything on this earth is here to balance and for a reason. Humans must not try to change things
 
October 06, 2009
Votes: +1
Are people crazy??Kill off sharks or lessen there population, Low-rated comment [Show]

Jan Wouters said:

Belgium
The nets are of no use to humans, there are huge gaps between the nets so sharks can still go to the beach. On the other hand, the nets also kill turtles, dolphins and numorous other sea creatures. They serve no possitive purpose at all!!!
 
September 05, 2009
Votes: +3

Katrien Vandevelde said:

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Please remove the nets. They don't protect bathers, most sharks are caught in them from the beach side! Sharks numbers are already declining fast due to the overfishing worldwide.
 
September 05, 2009
Votes: +3

Paul Willemse said:

Remove the Nets
These are innocent creatures. Please help us convince KZN Shark board to remove these nets
 
August 25, 2009
Votes: +3

Laurence said:

Remember ...
Remember that YAHOO is supporting sharkfinning.....
 
August 16, 2009
Votes: +0

Kirra Hunter said:

please help sharks
Hi my name is kirra and i am 13 years old. my gaol in life is to stop all animal cruelty and sharks espcially because the are vulnurable to extinction and they aare very important to our planet. i will do everything i can to stop these evil people with no hearts for animals until the day i die. I
 
August 11, 2009
Votes: +8

Ruth Petzold said:

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Please stop the use of nets as there are many other ways to protect both the people and the sharks
 
July 27, 2009
Votes: +3

Hilary Minor said:

Experienced Diver and Enthusiastic Ocean Conservationist.
Any method of beach protection that indiscriminately kills ocean life has to be wrong. There are other ways of protecting swimmers and these need to be under urgent consideration by the KZNSB.
 
July 27, 2009
Votes: +3

Courtney Barton said:

Better ways to get the same results.
Don't make all the creatures in the ocean pay because of a small amount of incidents. If there is a few misbehaved kids in a class, you would not take the whole class down to the pool and drown them, would you? There are many well educated people out there to consult as to a better and more selective ways to address your problem. We teach our children to first understand the problems they face, and if they can not come up with a proper solution on their own to ask for help. Please help set an example. Ask the experts who will take the big picture into consideration.
 
June 14, 2009
Votes: +4

M.F. Armstrong said:

Diver - Ocean and sealife procector!
Please - I urge anyone and everyone inpower to stop this practice.

We have one world, beautiful oceans and we are KILLING them all.

The ocean is their world, swimmers do not be stupid - I dive and have been immediately next to them - no threat!!!!!

If people are so stupid as to not pay attention well... try the pool. The ocean is beautiful but everyone in the world is a part of global warming, wars and HUMANS are effecting the ocean creatures environment. If you swim in the buffet line what do you expect?>
 
June 04, 2009
Votes: +11

Kahla Elliston said:

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Please do not allow these nets to kill sharks. Sharks are important to our oceans and this planet. We can not live without them.
 
June 02, 2009
Votes: +5

Vicky Bergman said:

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The use of nets is not the way to protect. We cannot afford to keep on killing sharks in a misguided fashion. Our oceans need them. We need them. Use a different method for protecting the beaches. Thank you.
 
May 25, 2009
Votes: +6

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