Sales of shark fin in China drop by up to 70%
Traditionally a symbol of wealth and luxury, public attitidues towards shark fin are changing in China, according to a new report
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The first Super Hero ambassador for Earth Hour
The idea of Earth Hour, the global movement organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), has grown beyond anything we could have dreamed. This year with the help of Spider-M.an by our side, WWF is taking the movement to the next stage and inspires individuals to use their power to become Super Heroes … Read more
Victory for sharks and manta rays: Indonesia creates sanctuary in the ‘Amazon of the Ocean’
‘Amazon of the Ocean’: Indonesia creates sanctuary for sharks and manta rays In a move to protect a 46,000-square-kilometre area of ocean, Indonesia, currently the world’s largest exporter of sharks and rays, has announced the creation of a sanctuary for sharks and manta rays. The remote ocean dive destination is part of the Coral Triangle, an … Read more
Sustainable Seafood Policy: Shark fins off the menu
73 million sharks are killed yearly for shark fin soup. The Peninsula Hotels recognises that sharks around the world are increasingly threatened with extinction, primarily due to unsustainable fishery practices. To support the conservation of marine bio-diversity, and given the difficulty of identifying shark fin products that have come from non-threatened species and those subject … Read more