WildAid video on Raja Ampat shark fin trade
The video above was recently posted by YouTube user shawkvanray and was apparently shot for WildAid. The video follows Pete Knights as he investigates Indonesia’s dwindling shark populations as a...
View ArticleGordon Ramsay Shark Bait – The Big Fish Fight
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s exposé on the shark fin industry (and shark fin soup) is now available in its entirety courtesy of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares YouTube channel. Ramsay’s encounters with...
View ArticleNearly a half-ton of illegal shark fins discovered in Panama
The Washington Post is reporting that Panamanian customs officials have discovered nearly a half-ton (421 kg) of shark fins. The article goes on to say that the fins were cut illegally from “protected...
View ArticleShark conservation video: Bull sharks of Playa del Carmen
XOOC, a non-profit marine conservation group based in Mexico, produced the video above, which focuses on the bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) of Mexico’s Playa del Carmen. Last fall, dozens of...
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California governor signs shark fin bill into law
Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed the California Shark Protection Act into law. The L.A. Times is reporting that California governor, Jerry Brown, has signed AB 376 (aka “Shark Protection Act”) into...
View Article7.7 tons of shark fins seized in Brazil
Shark Year Magazine is reporting that approximately 7.7 tons of shark fins were seized in city of Belém last Friday. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources discovered...
View ArticleHonduran president watches as officials burn illegal shark fins
Pew Environment Group has released a video of Honduran law officials burning a pile of illegal shark fins, while Honduran president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, watched. President Lobo Sosa declared Honduran...
View ArticleImages of shark fins on Hong Kong rooftop stir up controversy
The ReutersTV YouTube Channel recently posted a brief “Rough Cuts” feature on recent images of a shark fins being dried on a rooftop in Hong Kong that have caused anger among both local and...
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