Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo
Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo avatar

By , on November 19th, 2012 One comment   Fishing, Opinion & Editorial, The Basics   , ,  

Kim Bosco Mo has a piece in Huff Po Canada today on whether banning shark fin soup is an equitable way to protect sharks. I would have answered in a comment on their site but it limits the comments to 250 words and requires you grant HP access to your Twitter account AND set up . . . → Read More: Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo

Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo avatar

A San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help?
A San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help? avatar

By , on March 15th, 2012 11 comments   Fishing, Industry & Government   , , , ,  

Shark finning is the capture of sharks expressly for the removal of their fins, which are used to make shark fin soup, a popular status symbol in many Chinese communities. I could understand and accept this practice if the fins were taken from animals that were harvested sustainably and for which markets existed for the . . . → Read More: A San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help?

A San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help? avatar

For Want Of A Shark…
For Want Of A Shark… avatar

By , on January 23rd, 2012 7 comments   Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Opinion & Editorial   , , ,  

White-tip reef shark, Fiji © 2011 Angelo Villagomez Causal relationships can be fiendishly tricky. Spend an hour watching any of Star Trek Voyager’s time travel episodes and you begin to understand why the show’s writers often resort to lines such as, “It’s better if we don’t talk about this too much.” Consider another example of . . . → Read More: For Want Of A Shark…

For Want Of A Shark… avatar

Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning
Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning avatar

By , on September 9th, 2011 7 comments   Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Reviews   , , ,  

Below is a highlights video of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s special Shark Bait in which he does his part to root out shark finning and trace it back to the fishermen who are tryign to make a living this way. You can watch the entire program at Thaicodfish’s Youtube channel, but this reel below really . . . → Read More: Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning

Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning avatar

Is Sea Sheppard Good or Bad for Sharks?
Is Sea Sheppard Good or Bad for Sharks? avatar

By , on March 2nd, 2009 One comment   Conservation & Environment, Education, Opinion & Editorial   , , , ,  

David from Southern Fried Science has a good post continuing the discussion started by Dr. M here on Deep Sea News. While Dr. M focused on their tactic of ramming ships, David (a shark biologist) asks whether the work of Sea Sheppard has been effective at all for shark conservation.