High Demand

A fisherman removes shark fins in Indramayu, West Java, on Thursday (22/03). The high demand for shark fins from many countries in the region has led to a drastic decrease in shark population in national waters. (Antara Photo/Dedhez Anggara)

Protesters Urge HK Restaurant to Stop Selling Shark Fin

... demand it halt sales of shark fins, especially from threatened species, ... clip showing Maxims arranging shark fins from whale or basking ... 40 percent cut in shark fins entering the former British ... are quite honest about endangered shark fins," Leung, who runs ...

Shark Fin Fasting Needed for Population Regrowth: WWF Indonesia

... that if consumption patterns like shark-derived delicacies continue, the apex ... , with 12,622 kilograms of shark fins per year in 2016, compared ... to 15,840 kilograms of shark fins per year in 2013. WWF ... of 73 million tons of shark fins per year, with the highest ...

Endemic 'Walking' Sharks Species Threatened by Unsustainable Tourism, Collectors

... freycineti), Cendrawasih Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium galei), Halhamera Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera) and ... their fins. According to CI, a Virginia-based environmental NGO, walking shark ...

Divers Spot Badly Injured Whale Shark in Bali

... locate a badly injured whale shark that was spotted by divers ... week. A picture of the shark was circulated on various social ... noticed five cuts around the shark's fins and abdomen, presumably caused ... situations in future. "The whale shark is still a baby, so ...

Shark Bait

Workers sift through and slice shark fins from hundreds of sharks that ... government has banned shark fishing, the sales of shark fins are still high ... due to the high demand for shark ...

Once Dismissed, Shark Attacks May Hit New Record in 2016

... Why the increased bloodshed? Shark populations are slowly recovering from ... the university notes that fatal shark attacks, while undeniably graphic, ... fearsome teeth and dorsal fins the inspiration for hit ... By the late 1980s, shark populations were crashing, and ...

Customs Foils Attempts to Smuggle Domestic Fisheries Products

The Customs and Excise Office has thwarted an attempted smuggling of domestic fishers products, including shark fins, shark rods, shark tails, as well as top fish products such as lobster.

Environmental Groups Spar Over Pacific Trade Deal's Shark Protections

... their fins, while the Sierra Club labeled the pact a "shark-killing ... meaningfully address the problem of shark fin trading, but it could ... agreement will cut duties on shark fin products in Vietnam and ...

'I Punched Him in The Back' — Australian Surfer Survives Shark Attack

... champion Mick Fanning survived a shark attack in Sunday's final ... when the unidentified species of shark surfaced next to him, knocking ... saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth." After the shark apparently ... killed by a Great White shark at Albatross Point close to ...