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As Oregon Bans Shark Fins, Will California Follow?

1:00 pm in animals, Business & Politics, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark fin photo Photo by Willy Volk via Flickr CC (and our TreeHugger Flickr Pool) Oregon's Governor John Kitzhaber signed bill HB 2838 last Thursday, appropriately during Shark Week, which bans the sale, trade and possession of shark fins. It follows Hawaii and Washington to hammer down on the shark fin trade, and helps with the federal government's legislation on shark finning in US waters. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Isla Holbox, Where Whale Sharks Dominate (Video)

1:13 pm in animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

The word "dominate" is an odd word to use with whale sharks, one of the gentle giants of the sea. But in sheer numbers and size, Isla Holbox is certainly overrun (in a good way) with the massive fish. This video, narrated by oceanographer and one of our favorite conservationists, highlights the beauty of the whale shark as hundreds gather to feed on plankton off Isla Holbox. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary Slated in Micronesia, Equal to 2/3 Size of US

11:15 am in activism, animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

sharks photo Photo by Shane Gross Great news coming on the tail end of Shark Week -- the world's largest shark sanctuary so far is in the works in Micronesia. It will cover over 2 million square miles in the western Pacific which is equal to about two-thirds the land area of the US! ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Great Shark Week Photos from Our Flickr Pool

10:16 am in animals, artists, arts, fishing, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

sharks photo Photo by Willy Volk In honor of Shark Week, we put a call out for you to share your photos of sharks in TreeHuggers Flickr Pool. Readers answered the call -- check out some gorgeous photos of sharks from the photo group. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: Four Unique Technologies Saving Sharks from Extinction

10:00 am in animals, electronics, fishing, gadgets, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark with mouth agape photo Photo by Willi Volk, via Flickr CC (and via TreeHugger's Flickr Pool) Thanks to humans, as many as one-third of shark species are at risk of extinction and many more species are reaching dangerously low populations. With humans killing upwards of 73 million sharks every year, these important animals need all the help they can get in keeping humans away. Here are four smart technologies that put distance between humans and sharks, helping to keep more sharks alive and healthy. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: An Explanation of Shark Finning

10:30 am in animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, shark week, Take Action, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark photo Photo by Karendalzeil via Flickr CC Shark finning is a brutal practice. A shark is caught, its fins are cut off, and the still-living shark is tossed back overboard to drown or bleed to death. The wasteful, inhumane practice is done to satisfy a demand for shark fins used primarily for soup but also for traditional Chinese medicine. The fins can catch a handsome price on the market; the meat on the other hand is far less valuable, so fishermen toss it overboard to save space for more fins. Between being caugh...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Taiji, Japan Holds Security Drill To Prep For Dolphin Hunt Activists

10:45 am in animals, conservation, fishing, japan, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

dolphin in shallow water photo Photo by cornstaruk via Flickr CC Japan must be expecting a response from activists when the next season of dolphin hunt opens. Officials held a security drill this week, practicing dealing with a boatload of activists messing with fishing nets inside the bay at Taiji -- a bay that has become infamous after being featured in the Oscar-winning "The Cove" documentary. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Designer Creates Plastic from Fish Scales

10:42 am in Design & Architecture, designers, designs, fishing, plastics, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

plastic from fish photo All photos courtesy of Erik de Laurens Designer Erik de Laurens has come up with a novel raw material for making plastic -- fish scales. By dying the scales and treating them under heat and pressure, he can make them act much like a plastic. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Crushed Fish Bones Are the Surprising Solution for Lead Contaminated Soil

6:05 pm in epa, fishing, Food & Health, toxins by TreeHugger

fish-bones-toxic-oakland.jpg Photo: daameriva under a Creative Commons license. It seems that lead contamination is everywhere these days- in jewelry, in 85% of kids' drinks, even Alaskan waters. Lead is a major problem in soil throughout the country as well, spread by car ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Three Quarters of European Fisheries Unsustainable – New Fisheries Proposal Fall Short: WWF

10:54 am in european union, fishing, Food & Health by TreeHugger

fishing boats photo photo: Nico Crisafullli/Creative Commons Some more perspective on overfishing and sustainable fish in Europe: As the European Commission proposes revamps the Common Fisheries Policy, WWF gives it all a decidedly mixed review--and lays out the severity of the situation in no uncertain terms....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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