Geschrieben von: Chip Scarlett
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Dienstag, den 21. Juni 2011 um 10:13 Uhr |
The following is the text of an email sent to Jonn Lu, Shark Savers Hong Kong, from Chip Scarlett, a member of Shark Savers Board of Directors. The email congratulates Jonn and the team for the outstanding effort and success of the shark fin soup campaign event conducted with Lush Cosmetics. We provide it here as a way of reinforcing the value of grassroots action in our conservation activities and to thank our volunteers in Hong Kong and throughout the world.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Montag, den 20. Juni 2011 um 14:58 Uhr |
As the world’s shark populations are forced towards the brink of extinction due to global demand for shark fin soup and other shark products, Shark Savers and Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics joined together to bring the message of sharks to the people of Hong Kong.
The first two weeks of June saw an intense pace of shark conservation activities by Shark Savers in concert with Lush. Each of Lush’s 12 stores in Hong Kong and Macau pushed Shark Savers’ pro-shark message by asking customers to sign postcards to the government of Hong Kong, urging them to ban shark fin soup and products in the municipality.
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Geschrieben von: Kevin Sullivan
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Montag, den 20. Juni 2011 um 14:51 Uhr |
California Assembly Bill AB 376, which would ban the possession, sale, and trade of shark fins in the State of California, was heard before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water on Tuesday, June 14th in Sacramento. Testimony was presented for over an hour in the committee from both supporters and opposition of the bill.
Many California residents contacted the committee members to express their support for the bill prior to the meeting. This action was clearly evident in the Senators' responses to testimony. Shark Savers expresses our heartfelt thanks to all of you who took the time to contact Senators. Following the testimony, the committee members elected to postpone voting on the bill for two weeks, until June 28th, to allow supporters and opposition the opportunity to submit additional information.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Freitag, den 17. Juni 2011 um 14:42 Uhr |
Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 12:45PM, Cynthia Aguilar, Shark Savers’ “ocean ambassador”, landed in Key West, Florida completing her quest to be the first person to cross the Florida Straits on a prone paddle board. Aguilar covered 103 miles in approximately 29.5 hours to cross the Straits.
Shark Savers, an international shark conservation organization, joined Aguilar for the crossing as a way to call attention to the ocean and its sharks. On the way over to the drop-off point near Cuba, Aguilar’s support boat crew spotted a bait ball (a ball of bait fish) surrounded by sharks. Rather than fearing their presence the crew took it all in stride as a good sign of a healthy ocean ecosystem.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Donnerstag, den 16. Juni 2011 um 11:24 Uhr |
Grey nurse sharks are critically endangered in Australia and need your help: especially if you are Australian. The government has revoked new restrictions to protect the grey nurse sharks from accidental fishing. You can help restore these protections of grey nurse sharks by providing your comments during the public comment period.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Dienstag, den 14. Juni 2011 um 08:51 Uhr |
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding public workshops about increasing protections for Florida sharks. All Floridians who care about our oceans: please join to provide public comment to add Hammerheads and Tigers to Florida's protected list of species!
Please contact Shark Savers --
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-- to let us know if you will be able to attend any of these Workshops. We will connect you with Shark Savers staff and members planning to attend the Workshop and answer any questions you might have.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Freitag, den 10. Juni 2011 um 09:16 Uhr |
Shark Savers is proud to join with Dream Big and Keep Paddlin to support Cynthia Aguilar's attempt to set the distance record for prone distance paddling from Cuba to Key West. We support her goal to be the first solo, non-stop, prone paddle boarder to cross the Florida Straits, both to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to raise awareness about the plight of sharks.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Donnerstag, den 09. Juni 2011 um 20:21 Uhr |
California residents, your action is needed today to support AB 376 to ban the sale and possession of shark fins.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Dienstag, den 24. Mai 2011 um 11:23 Uhr |
Shark Savers celebrates improved enforcement of the no-take zone in Misool Eco Resort, within the Raja Ampat Shark Sanctuary. Last time we visited, several fishing boats were apprehended, but the procedures for enforcement and prosecution had not yet been determined. On May 17 Marit Miners of Misool Eco Resport reports that poachers have been apprehended and successfully prosecuted under the new laws.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Donnerstag, den 19. Mai 2011 um 16:08 Uhr |
Please sign the PEW Environment Group petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to protect hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks in U.S. waters.
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Geschrieben von: Mary Chipman
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Montag, den 25. April 2011 um 13:00 Uhr |
Several news items about the feasibility of using sharks for biofuel have popped up recently, one targeting the little-known Greenland shark, and more recently, a project initiated by fishing industry research groups and companies targeting engangered mako sharks. In the history of bad ideas, this one has to rank near the top.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Montag, den 25. April 2011 um 12:08 Uhr |
Several members of the Shark Savers team recently returned from Raja Ampat. As many of you know, The Raja Ampat Shark and Ray Sanctuary was declared November 2010 in that part of eastern Indonesia in response to an initiative undertaken by Misool Eco Resort and Shark Savers.It was important for us to visit the area to view the fruits of the conservation efforts. We also witnessed the challenges of protecting it, first hand.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Montag, den 18. April 2011 um 12:47 Uhr |
Shark Savers hat sich WildAid, Oceana und der Humane Society darin angeschlossen, in MUNI-Bussen in San Francisco eine Werbekampagne durchzuführen, um den Konsum von Haifischflossensuppe zu bekämpfen. Neben dem Ziel, den Konsum von Haifischflossensuppe zu reduzieren, soll die Kampagne auch das Bewusstsein in der Region der San Francisco Bay für die Problematik des Hai-Finnings wecken und die anhaltenden Bemühungen unterstützen, das Gesetz zum Verbot von Finning (California Shark Fin Ban, AB376) durchzusetzen.
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Geschrieben von: Sue Chen, Director, Shark Savers
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Dienstag, den 01. März 2011 um 21:52 Uhr |
Ich habe Haifischflossensuppe gegessen – viele Male sogar. Ich kann mich nicht mehr an das erste Mal erinnern, aber an das letzte Mal. Woran ich mich noch erinnere ist, dass es normalerweise Teil eines großen Festmahls, oder eines besonderen Anlasses war. Ich kann mich auch noch daran erinnern, dass die Leute oft eine Sache aus der Suppe machten, sie aber nicht wirklich mochten. Vielmehr waren es die folgenden Gänge, die die Leute genossen und denen sie aufgrund des guten Geschmacks und der ansprechenden Konsistenz Komplimente machten.
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Geschrieben von: Shark Savers
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Dienstag, den 01. März 2011 um 13:55 Uhr |
From one side of the Pacific to another, there are bills to ban the trade in shark fins. Many of these bills are inspired by the ground-breaking Hawaii law, but they all have their local flavors and have met with different kinds of resistance and amendments. Guam has passed a bill. California has a bill that is drawing much support, but is also meeting opposition. Oregon and Washington also have bills to ban the shark fin trade.
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