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EU advances protection for sharks and rays


EU advances protection for sharks and rays
15 Dec 2010
The Shark Alliance welcomes Tuesday's decision by the EU Council of Fisheries Ministers to end all fishing for spurdog, to maintain the closure of the porbeagle shark fishery through 2011 and to reduce quotas for skates and rays.


Study Calls for EU Ban on Removing Shark Fins at Sea


Study Calls for EU Ban on Removing Shark Fins at Sea
09 Dec 2010
Shark fisheries experts say in a report released today that to strengthen the European Union's ban on shark finning, EU fishermen should no longer be permitted to remove shark fins on board ships, and that loopholes in EU regulations make it possible for fishermen to fin an estimated two out of every three sharks without detection or punishment.


ICCAT adopts actions to protect sharks


ICCAT adopts actions to protect sharks
27 Nov 2010
The Shark Alliance and the European Elasmobranch Association (EEA) are welcoming actions taken to protect and limit fishing for sharks today by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).


Conservationists Welcome Proposed EU Protections for Endangered Sharks and Rays


Conservationists Welcome Proposed EU Protections for Endangered Sharks and Rays
23 Nov 2010
Conservationists are applauding the European Commission for proposing strong protections for endangered species of sharks and rays, including spiny dogfish, porbeagle, common skate, angel shark, and; for the first time - guitarfishes.


ICCAT Action Needed to Conserve Sharks


ICCAT Action Needed to Conserve Sharks
22 Nov 2010
Leading shark conservation unions the Shark Alliance and the European Elasmobranch Association are calling for concrete measures to curb over-fishing of vulnerable Atlantic sharks at this week's meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Paris.


Review of EU shark-finning ban brings chance to close loopholes


Review of EU shark-finning ban brings chance to close loopholes
15 Nov 2010
The Shark Alliance is putting its support behind an option to amend the EU ban on shark finning that would require that fins remain naturally attached to shark bodies until fishing vessels return to port.


European Shark Week Opens With Call to “Focus on Finning”


European Shark Week Opens With Call to “Focus on Finning”
08 Oct 2010
The Shark Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 conservation, scientific and recreational organisations is marking the start of the fourth annual European Shark Week by calling on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to help strengthen the European Union's ban on finning.


Members of the European Parliament launch call to close the loopholes in EU ban on shark ‘finning’


Members of the European Parliament launch call to close the loopholes in EU ban on shark ‘finning’
20 Sep 2010
Members of the European Parliament today launched an initiative to press for strengthening the EU ban on shark ‘finning' ; the wasteful practice of slicing off a shark's fins and discarding the carcass at sea.


Diving With Sharks and Rays Brings Millions of Euros to Canary Islands


Diving With Sharks and Rays Brings Millions of Euros to Canary Islands
07 Sep 2010
New study reveals economic potential of shark tourism throughout Spain and need to better protect species.


Shark Guide


Shark Guide
05 Jul 2010
If you are heading for a European coastline this summer, the chances are you will be sharing the sea with some fascinating, but increasingly rare fish. That's not meant to alarm you. The idea that sharks pose a serious danger to humans is a myth.

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