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| Send e-cards to your friends and family |
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| Help spread the word about the plight of sharks by sending a free ecard to your colleagues, friends and family. |
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| Rock Salmon - on the rocks |
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Spiny Dogfish were at one time the most abundant shark species in the world. However intensive fisheries pressure has brought many populations around the world to the brink of catastrophe. The North East Atlantic population has declined by over 95%, in this region Spiny Dogfish are now considered Critically Endangered on the IUCN Redlist.
Consumed in many European countries Spiny Dogfish are favoured by fish and chip shops in the UK. Customers consume Rock Salmon, Rock Eel or Flake probably unaware that they are buying an endangered shark.
In response to these concerns the Shark Trust has launched a national public survey of the estimated 13,000 fish and chip shops in the UK.
Find out more about the Rock Salmon Campaign!
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| Basking Sharks: The Impact of Man |
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Support the Shark Trust campaign to determine the extent of man's impact on Basking Sharks.
Basking Sharks are the UK’s largest shark species. Long lived, slow growing and producing only a few offspring, Basking Sharks are very susceptible to exploitation. Historically overfished, their population has collapsed and this shark is now listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN’s Redlist.
The Shark Trust, in conjunction with the Marine Conservation Society and the Wildlife Trusts, is requesting boat operators and members of the public report instances of damaged or dead shark in order to better understand this problem.
Find out more about the Basking Shark Campaign!
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| Support Palau Shark Week! |
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13-19 March 2010
On September 2009, Palau’s president, Hon. Johnson Toribiong announced at the UN summit in NYC that Palau was a safe haven for sharks. Sharks of the entire Pacific Rim can find a refuge in Palau’s 250,000+ square miles of territorial water!
Every year in March, thousands of Gary Reef sharks gather in Palau for their annual mating season. Since 2001, Fish ‘n Fins, host the Shark Week Palau event in celebration of the sharks arrival. Find out more.
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| Stop Shark Finning! |
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Finning is the process of cutting off shark fins (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the body at sea. Finning occurs worldwide, in commercial and artisanal fishereries, with finned sharks including both those caught as bycatch and those directly targeted.
Demand for shark fins comes primarily from the market for shark fin soup, a prestigious commodity in many Far Eastern cultures. Most sharks grow slowly, mature late and give birth to only a few pups, consequently shark populations are declining rapidly and recovery is slow, if at all.
Find out more about the Stop Shark Finning Campaign!
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| Shark cartilage - a bitter pill? |
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Sharks cartilage is commonly sold as a health supplement, despite a lack of evidence that commercial supplements have health benefits. Although cartilage is usually a by-product of shark fisheries, all commercial products provide added incentive for unsustainable fisheries. The Shark Trust supports full utilisation of sharks landed, but the market for these supplements is unsustainable while cartilage is procured from endangered species. Shark cartilage products are commonly sourced from Spiny Dogfish or Blue Sharks, both of which are listed in the 2006 IUCN Red List as Vulnerable. Continued sale of these products threatens to deplete vulnerable populations.
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| At an aquarium near you this summer |
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Did you know that sharks rank amongst the most endangered species on the planet? Find out more at an aquarium near you this summer - the Shark Trust will be touring 12 European countries beginning with the UK. Find out more about Europe's endangered sharks and what you can do to help protect them. |
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