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Taiwan Tightens Laws on Shark Finning, But Not Enough…

1:48 pm in animals, News, oceans, Science & Technology, shark finning, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark-fins-finning-chinese-soup-medicine-photo Photo: Flickr, CC Laws Need Teeth Despite being top predators in marine ecosystems, sharks are more victims than anything else. Industrial fishing is killing millions of them each year, and some species have declined in numbers by more than 90% according to researchers (for example, hammerheads have declined by more than 99% in the M...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Brantford, Ontario Becomes First City In Canada To Ban Shark Fin Products

2:19 pm in Food & Health, food production, shark finning by TreeHugger

brantford protest photo I have not had much good to say about what comes out of Brantford City Hall. (In fact, there I am on the left, protesting in front of it last year) but for once they have set a good example, by being the first municipality in Canada to ban the sale of shark fin soup and other shark fin products....Read the full story on TreeHugger