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VICTORY: European Union Bans All Shark Finning!
© Oceana/Carlos SuarezWe at Oceana are thrilled to share this news with you – the European Union (EU) has just officially adopted a strict ban on shark finning! Saturday ended nearly a decade of battle...
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BIG NEWS for the Big Apple: NY Bans Shark Fin Trade!
With Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signature today, New York joins Maryland and Delaware as the third state on the East Coast to ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the...
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Second-Biggest Shark-Catching Country in World BANS SHARK FINNING
This 2010 map shows the top 20 countries annual shark catch worldwide. India, ranking #2, has moved to ban shark finning throughout the country and its waters. l Image: FAO Fisheries Department“This...
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Four reasons to be thankful for Oceana supporters
Original photo © OCEANA/Carlos Minguell | Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). Gunboat wreck, Portimão, Algarve, Portugal.We’d like to send out a great big “Thank you” to all of our activists and...
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Whale Shark Slaughterhouse Discovered in China
(All photos: WildLifeRisk)Warning: This post discusses a graphic subject, and some photos might be upsetting to readers. Sharks are still in danger, not just in the U.S. but around the world....
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Hammerhead Shark Management Should Reflect Unique Evolutionary Traits,...
A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini). (Photo: Oceana / Rob Stewart)Known for their mallet-shaped heads, hammerhead sharks are one of the most easily recognized—and favored—shark...
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Shark Fin Sales in China Show Promising Signs of Decline, Says Report
An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharinus longimanus), a species commonly harvested for the shark fin trade. (Photo: Michael Aston / Flickr Creative Commons)Shark fin soup was once a delicacy in Asian...
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Ocean Roundup: California Sea Lions Eating Contaminated Mussels, Offshore...
California sea lions are said to be consuming contaminated shellfish. (Photo: phoca2004 / Flickr Creative Commons) - New research found that over half of vessels involved in the biggest oil spills over...
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Spiny Dogfish Catch a Break—No More Shark Finning in the U.S.!
A spiny dogfish (Squalis acanthias) in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. (Photo: NOAA’s National Ocean Service / Flickr Creative Commons)Did you know that shark finning is still allowed in...
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Act: GrubHub, Take Shark Fin Off the Menu!
A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), a species commonly harvested for the shark fin trade. (Photo: Oceana / © Rob Stewart) Shark and ocean lovers may want to think twice the next...
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