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Gentle giants taken despite protection


Gentle giants taken despite protection
23 May 2009
Shark Alliance denounces illegal landing of basking sharks in Spain.


Shark Alliance,WWF, Greenpeace Letter to Minister Espinosa (pdf)


Shark Alliance,WWF, Greenpeace Letter to Minister Espinosa (pdf)
22 May 2009
The conservation groups are urging Spain to go further than current, inadequate proposal to stop fishing of hammerheads and thresher sharks by banning all retention of these incidentally taken, threatened species and doing the same for porbeagle sharks and other particularly vulnerable sharks taken in Spanish fisheries.The Shark Alliance is represented in Spain by Ecologistas en Acción, SUBMON, CRAM Foundation, Kenna Ecodiving, and OCEANIA diving world. May 2009, 4 pages.


Shark Alliance marks European Maritime Day with call for stronger EU finning ban


Shark Alliance marks European Maritime Day with call for stronger EU finning ban
20 May 2009
The Shark Alliance is marking European Maritime Day by calling on EU Fisheries Commissioner, Joe Borg, to strengthen one of the EU's most important and far-reaching policies for sharks: the ban on finning (slicing off the fins and tossing the body at sea).


Shark Alliance marks Global Ocean Policy Day with call for stronger EU finning ban


Shark Alliance marks Global Ocean Policy Day with call for stronger EU finning ban
13 May 2009
The Shark Alliance is marking Global Ocean Policy Day by calling on EU Fisheries Commissioner, Mr. Joe Borg, to strengthen one of the EU's most important and far-reaching policies for sharks: the ban on finning (slicing off a shark's valuable fins and discarding the body at sea).


Shark Alliance Names


Shark Alliance Names "Shark Champions" for 2009
29 Apr 2009
Brussels - In conjunction with the European Seafood Exposition, the Shark Alliance announces the results of its three-month EU Member State Challenge aimed at encouraging countries to champion implementation of the European Commission's new EU Shark Plan.



EU Fisheries Ministers react to Shark Plan


EU Fisheries Ministers react to Shark Plan
23 Apr 2009
Shark Alliance vows vigilance for Plan implementation including stricter finning ban



The Shark Alliance welcomes prompt implementation of the European Community Plan of Action for Sharks


The Shark Alliance welcomes prompt implementation of the European Community Plan of Action for Sharks
22 Apr 2009
Ten years ago, in response to growing concern over depletion of the world's shark populations, governments of the United Nations adopted an International Plan of Action for Sharks* and with it pledged to produce shark conservation plans for their waters and fishing regions.



European and Australian proposals to weaken Indian Ocean shark finning ban defeated


European and Australian proposals to weaken Indian Ocean shark finning ban defeated
03 Apr 2009
Proposals from the European Community (EC) and Australia that threatened to create new loopholes in the Indian Ocean ban on shark finning ; the wasteful practice of slicing off a shark's fins and discarding the body at sea  -- were defeated today at the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).


Wake up call for Ministers


Wake up call for Ministers
31 Mar 2009
The Shark Trust harnesses senior MP's enthusiasm to see UK contribution to the shark fin trade addressed by Government.


IOTC Scientific Committee statement


IOTC Scientific Committee statement
30 Mar 2009
A statement to the IOTC from the Pew Environment Group and WWF, in cooperation with the Shark Alliance, expressing strong support for the preferred alternative identified by the Scientific Committee that sharks be landed with their fins attached.

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