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Humans may fear them, but sharks are crucial to keeping oceans healthy.
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Il cache bien son jeu, le plus gros poisson du monde. Proche de la surface, ce doux géant des océans totalement inoffensif pour l'homme se déplace nonchalamment, à 5 km/h.
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Washington - The House took steps Tuesday to keep shark fins out of soups served in pricey Asian restaurants.
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a voice vote, the House tightened a 2000 law that bans the practice of
shark finning, whereby mainly Pacific Ocean fishermen cut off a shark's
fin and throw the dying fish back into the sea. Shark fin soup is a
delicacy in some Asian countries
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Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 5741, the "Shark Conservation Act of 2008." Offered by Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam), the bill aims to end shark "finning" - the wasteful practice of slicing off a shark’s valuable fins and discarding the body at sea. Ocean Conservancy has been actively supporting the initiative.
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It’s not all about the cute fuzzy critters — we’ve got to save the toothy, menacing, bloodthirsty endangered species, too.
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Sharks have indeed all but vanished from our waters (‘No more Jaws in the Med’, June 16), but at the same time there are many new yet fleeting opportunities to turn the situation around.
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The Mediterranean Sea, says Francesco Ferretti, is "a very dangerous place for a shark."
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Maltese consumers might not be aware of it, but the next time a beautifully cooked mazzola lands on their plate they will be eating a species of shark that has become critically endangered.
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A German proposal to safeguard six species of the shark family in North east Atlantic waters has been agreed.
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A petition has been launched urging the government to adopt and enforce a National Plan of Action for Sharks, as is required by all fishing countries.
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