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Shark Alliance urges international trade restrictions for threatened sharks
10 Mar 2010
10.03.10, Qatar: Whether to protect eight shark species ; spiny dogfish, porbeagle, oceanic whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, dusky and sandbar sharks ; that are vulnerable to international trade will be a question debated at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Pew Applauds Maldives Indian Ocean Shark Sanctuary
09 Mar 2010
Washington, DC - In a move lauded by the Pew Environment Group the Maldives today declared its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 90,000 square kilometers of the Indian Ocean, as a shark sanctuary free from all shark fishing and also banned all imports and exports of shark fins.
Thresher Sharks Protected by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
05 Mar 2010
The Shark Alliance is applauding a historic ban on fishing for thresher sharks - oceanic species distinguished by their long, scythe-like tails ; adopted today by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at their annual meeting in Korea.
Illegal Landing of Basking Sharks Continues in Spain
03 Mar 2010
The Shark Alliance is expressing outrage over the continued illegal take of basking sharks in Spain. EU vessels have been prohibited from fishing, retaining or landing basking sharks, even if the catch is accidental, since 2006.
Shark Alliance Delivers European Citizens' Plea to Spain
27 Jan 2010
Madrid: Representatives from the Shark Alliance, an international shark conservation coalition, today delivered to Spanish authorities a petition signed by over 90,000 citizens from 16 European countries urging Spain to end its opposition to improving the EU ban on finning - cutting off a shark's fins and discarding its body at sea; and lead the EU toward a more effective finning regulation.
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