Venezuela Bans Shark Finning, Establishes Shark Sanctuary
Some much-needed good news for sharks has come from Venezuela this week: The South American country announced it is banning shark finning in its waters and has established a new shark sanctuary. full story 
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Enviromental groups shocked by South Texas senator's flip flop in finning
Bill would have outlawed shark finning in Texas.
caller.com (12 hours ago)
Horrific shark finning trade to be limited as regulations protect endangered species
CONSERVATIONISTS at a global wildlife conference have voted to regulate the trade of shark species butchered to make expensive delicacies in Asia.
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Washington’s National Aquarium considers move
What’s a shark to do when it has lived in one tank for years, tucked inside a small museum, surrounded by its fellow species - a swell shark, a horn shark, a leopard shark and juvenile chain catsharks - and one day its keepers get notice that they have to get out? To find new waters, so to speak? Read full article >>
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'Huge' shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
Shark possibly 14 feet long. Nation has had about a dozen shark attacks in past 180 years.
usatoday.com (2 months and 25 days ago)
This Shark Has Two Heads
Look at this shark, it has more heads than sharks normally have (they usually have one head). This is a shark fetus, with two heads. Sharks, according to Michael Wagner, MSU assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife, who confirmed the discovery, usually have only one head (I'm paraphrasing). This is a bull shark fetus, a very common shark found throughout the warmer...
popsci.com (1 month and 26 days ago)
VIDEO: Shark sticks head inside divers’ cage
For two adventurers in South Africa, it was close encounters of the shark kind on Thursday. A shark diving expedition off Gansbaai showed why the cage is necessary when a great white shark stuck its head between the bars and greeted the two divers with a gigantic smile.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Anna Clark: Texans Try to Take a Bite Out of Shark Fin Trade
Shark finning has been getting a lot of press lately, even landing on Richard Branson's blog -- and deservedly so. The cruel yet lucrative practice is decimating approximately 100 million sharks each year, according to a new scientific report. To help close the market, five states have now passed bans to prohibit the shark fin trade, and Texas may become the sixth. If the...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Stephen Hampton: Conservatives Have Left Sharks to Flounder
On March 27, the House of Commons had the opportunity to pass a private members bill put forth by NDP member Fin Donnelly to ban the importation of shark fins to Canada. A recent national poll by Environics revealed that an overwhelming 81 per cent of Canadians support a shark fin import ban. The Conservative party however, decided that fighting to save sharks and represent...
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