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Greenpeace: 100 million sharks are slaughtered every year for soup

 

2009 Historical News

December 26 - Shark sightings increase in upper North Island

December 26 - Sharks come within metres of swimmers as sightings increase

December 23 - Paleontologist Launches Fossil Shark Hunt

December 22 - Spending Time with Sharks

December 22 - Swim with the sharks at Oceanworld

December 21 - South Africa lifeguard killed by shark as horrified beachgoers look on

December 17 - EU bans fishing for endangered sharks

December 17 - Georgia Aquarium exhibit explores world of ocean predators

December 17 - Great White shark leaves two giant teeth behind after attack

December 17- Melbourne Aquarium takes delivery of three sandbar whaler sharks

December 16 - Great Whites Might Be Victims

December 16 - EU agrees on 2010 fish catch quotas

December 15 - Into the Deep: Swim with sharks at Adventure Aquarium in Camden

December 14 - Fishing for clues to the whale shark

December 13 - Proposals over sharks and swordfish adopted at annual meeting of Tuna Commission in Tahiti

December 13 - Meet 'Shark Stories' Author at Hawaii State Library Dec. 19

December 12 - Nova scientists develop shark identification tool

December 12 - European shark ban hits home

December 12 - FWC passes new rules on sharks, variety of fish

December 11 - Stroking Feeding Frenzy Sharks

December 10 - Florida adds protection for sharks

December 10 - Shark tails

December 6 - Missing sharks

December 6 - Aussies get personal with feasting tiger sharks

December 6 - Protecting gentle giants of the ocean

December 4 - Trapped whale shark freed from harbour

December 4 - Man wrangles sharks in the name of science

December 3 - Shark Fins Traced to Home Waters Using DNA -- A First

December 3 - State considers protection for lemon sharks

December 2 - Daredevil shark shooter has gun licence revoked

December 2 - CSI Sharks: New Forensic Technique Gives Clues About Sharks from Bite Damage

December 1 - Shark fins traced to endangered populations

December 1 - Whale shark saved off Junagadh coast

December 1 - Shark Report: The Bramble Shark

December 1 - Shark nets trapping other marine life

November 30 - UA researcher studies shark skin to aid flight

November 28 - Whale Kills Shark, Setting Biology on Its Ear

November 27 - Hammerhead shark mystery solved

November 25 - Not safe in the water, BY RICHARD DREYFUSS and JOSHUA REICHERT

November 25 - Best Bets: Shark, other big fish chomping on the lines

November 24 - A visit to the "McDonalds drive-through" for sharks

November 22 - PokerNews Op-Ed: Save the Sharks

November 21 - Government seeking sharks project officer

November 20 - “Planet Shark Blogger Day” at the Georgia Aquarium

November 19 - Genes reveal grey nurse sharks at risk

November 18 - Alabama studies shark skin technology ... hmm, could there be a football application?

November 18 - 350lb bull shark tops huge haul of Florida Keys fish

November 18 - Jersey Shore guys have a sharkin' adventure in the Florida Keys

November 17 - Is scientist taking great white shark research too far?

November 17 - I-Team: Sharks Slaughtered to the Brink of Extinction

November 17 - MERS seeks to end shark finning

November 17 - Hopes of strong Pacific support for new plan to protect sharks

November 16 - Shark tagging technique criticized

November 16 - COLUMN: Shark are killing machines, not cuddly creatures

November 16 - Second Shark Attack in Three Days

November 16 - Sharks to be protected from slaughter

November 16 - Shark bites cases of mistaken identity

November 15 - Actions taken to save sharks 'disappointing'

November 15 - Learn about great white sharks

November 15 - Shark bite survivor tells story

November 14 - Group Warns of Failing Effort to Manage Tuna and Sharks

November 12 - Pregnant shark gives birth after shark-on-shark bite

November 11 - Juvenile shark landings raise concern

November 11 - FREE Admission to Atlantis Marine World Aquarium

November 11 - Four sharks sighted at River Torrens mouth at West Beach

November 11 - Great white shark spotted off Wrightsville Beach

November 11 - Shark bites surfer near south jetty

November 11 - Shark-spotting helicopters mobilised over sydney beaches

November 11 - South Africa is a Hot Spot for Shark Diving

November 09 - Australian Fisherman Fights off Shark Attack

November 06 - Pro surfer in California says shark broke his board — and his nerve

November 6 - Looking for sharks deep in Puget Sound

November 6 - Sharks deliver art with bite

November 5 - More Great White shark sightings on Oregon Coast

November 4 - Monterey Bay Aquarium tags, releases its great white shark

November 4 - Great whites near shore more often than believed

November 3 - Killer Shark Movie May Threaten Aussie Tourism

October 30 - Shark attacks kayaker

October 30 - Great white's dissection to be shown in UK

October 30 - Death of whale shark baffles experts

October 29 - Shark Tagging Expedition Deemed a Toothy Success

October 29 - 14-foot whale shark found dead in Manila Bay, to be buried in Pangasinan

October 29 - Myriad questions about the Great White shark bite

October 28 - Monster shark photo is a fake/legit?

October 27 - Is a 20-Foot Giant Shark Lurking Near Australia?

 

October 25 - Wanted: all things related to 1976 shark

October 25 - Jaws wide open: Diving with the sharks

October 24 - Monster shark spreads fear off Queensland coast

October 24 - Shark mums 'invest' in newborns

October 23 - SHARK TALES: Rodeo anglers share close encounters of the angry kind

October 21 - Shark sightings delay coastline’s reopening

October 20 - Asia demand for ivory, sharks' fins set for scrutiny

October 19 - Arabian Gulf offers safe haven for whale sharks

October 18 - Shark bite now questioned in death

October 17 - Aquarium worker bitten by shark

October 17 - COMMENTARY: Dana's View: Sharks I have known

October 15 - Trade curbs sought for sharks, corals, bluefin tuna

October 15 - Man survives Australia shark bite

 

October 14 - Shark week? Try an entire month

October 13 - Whale trapped but shark nets to stay

October 13 - Blackpool Sea Life Aquarium Mascot Shakey the Shark is Supporting European Shark Week

October 13 - VIMS shark-monitoring program could end

October 12 - Discovery Channel's 'Shark Week' gets up-close and personal
 with the ocean's most ferocious predator

October 12 - Help protect Florida's lemon sharks

October 11 - Ban on slicing fins from live sharks

October 10 - Ban on 'barbaric' shark finning

October 10 - Scotland bans finning of sharks

October 8 - Shark sighting in Santa Monica Bay has surfers buzzing

October 7 - Capture of 748-pound mako shark off Florida stirring up controversy

October 6 - Oregon angler fined for keeping great white shark

 

October 5 - Swimming with sharks

October 5 - Maldives to ban reef shark fishing by March 2010

October 4 - Scientists discover new species of ghost shark off Southern California

October 4 - Saving the shark that bit me

October 3 - Two Great White Sharks Spotted Near Santa Cruz Beaches

October 3 - New rules keep people away from sharks' hunting ground

October 2 - Atlanta's Shark's: Watch, respect them

October 2 - Ancient Shark Gang Fed on Giant Plesiosaurs

October 1 - Public invited to view great white shark dissection

September 24 - Palau to Ban Shark Fishing

September 23 - Hunting for shark teeth

September 23 - Shark has out-of-water operation

September 23 - Face to face with the Great White

September 23 -  Tiger shark leaves Aquarium of the Pacific; white shark doing well at Monterey Bay Aquarium

September 23 - Jones sees oceans as life's wellspring

September 22 - Volunteers, sponsors sought for tiger shark tagging project

September 22 - Shark-fishing contests raise controversy

September 22 - Freaky New Ghostshark ID’d Off California Coast

September 21 - Amazing New Technology Prevents Shark Attacks - Swimming is Safe Again

September 20 - Shark’s in the water... Our shark!

September 18 - Shark Bite Deaths Rare In North Carolina

September 17 - 'Swim with sharks' tours may become illegal on O`ahu

September 16 - Aquarium to Renovate With Giant Shark Tanks

September 15 - Oahu Shark Tour Bill - Banning 40,000 Tourists

September 15 - Bite Victim Helping To Protect Sharks

September 14 - In a Shark’s Tooth, a New Family Tree

September 14 - FWC airs hunting, fishing and python-removal rule proposals

September 11 - Honolulu Council bill bans shark tours

September 10 - Commentary: Saving the shark that bit me

September 9 - Long Beach aquarium has only captive tiger shark on West Coast

September 8 - Cape Cod great white shark episode thankfully is minus 'Jaws' hysteria

September 7 - Fewer shark attacks reported

September 7 - Maui Bans Shark Tourism - Million Dollar Mistake

September 7 - Biologists to resume search for, tagging of great white sharks

September 7 - Fewer shark attacks reported

September 7 - Shark circles men in overturned boat

September 4 - Boaters, swimmers on Cape warned after shark sightings

September 4 - Sharkwater: on the other side of the ocean

September 4 - Captured shark yields body parts of missing Charlestown man

September 3 - When Sharks Attack Swimsuit Models

September 3 - Exhibit to honor shark hunter

August 31 - Possible great white shark attack off Carlsbad no cause for alarm

August 29 - Mako shark haul could be record catch

August 27 - Monterey Bay Aquarium lands another great white shark

August 25 - Scientists Shed New Light On Behavior Of Shark 'Tweens' And 'Teenagers'

August 25 - White sharks making a comeback in New England

August 24 - Whale shark caught and hacked into pieces in Johor

August 24 - Controversial Shark Fin Soup Still Served Up

August 24 - Chef pulls shark's fin off menu

 August 24 - More than great whites: East Coast waters host dozens of shark species

 

August 24 - Pictured: The incredible moment a great white shark erupts from the sea to kill its prey

August 24 - Nain fishermen nets shark

August 24 - Shark teeth give clues to history of North Sea

August 24 - Bill Sargent: 'The ultimate catch'

August 24 - Just a bunch of sharks hanging out

August 21 - Travel 101: Where can divers swim with whale sharks?

August 20 - Southport shark fin dealer sentenced in federal court

August 19 - Georgia Aquarium lands shark exhibition

August 19 - Kayakers get too close to shark

August 12 - Beaches remain closed following shark sighting

August 11 - Great white shark caught off Oregon coast

 August 4 - 2 leopard sharks found in Norwalk trash can

August 3 - Shark Week: 'The Ocean's Apex Predator'

August 2 - Maui County Council To Consider Shark Tour Ban

August 2 - 'Shark Week' details dangers that lurk in the sea

August 2 - Dolphin euthanized after being attacked by sharks

August 1 - Shark Week, or Human Week?

July 31 - Shark Report: Blacktip Shark

July 28 -The Death of Sharks

July 27 - Kerry teams with cable channel to protect sharks

July 22 - Shark rides train, ends up dead in Miami street

July 22 - Ban Against Shark Fishing

July 22 - Shark Week at the Adventure Aquarium

July 21 - Quinhagak man catches 7-foot salmon shark in Kuskokwim Bay

July 21 - Great white shark caught off La Jolla by fly fisherman

July 16 - Kauai shark victim condemns 'finning'

July 15 - Attack victims push Congress for shark protections

July 15 - The Shark Lobby: Survivors Descend on Washington

July 14 - Study suggests shark diving tours are safe

July 14 - Hooked to sharks

July 14 - Shark washes ashore at Gilgo State Park

July 14 - Fla. Boat Captain Survives Shark Attack

July 14 - ACTRESS LANA WOOD and a 70 FOOT SHARK

July 14 - Commercial boats cut off from landing sharks

July 13 - Tour Agent, Best On Key West, Adds Shark Adventure To Featured Key West Activities List

July 13 - Discovery's Shark Week Celebrated at North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island

July 12 - ECOVIEWS: Shark population dwindling, laws must be enforced

July 12 - SHARK FILM HAS WRITER BITING MAD

July 12 - Seeing real sharks in Las Vegas

July 12 - Close encounters with magnificent sharks

July 11 - Greenland Shark may live up to 400 years if not harvested for dog food

July 10 - Discovery Channel: Friend or Foe of Sharks?

July 10 - 11-Foot Tiger Shark Caught off Parris Island

July 4 - Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows

July 3 - Fish rap: Thresher shark a hot catch for kayaker

July 2 - Shark summer, here we come!

July 1 - New great white shark haunt to be revealed with conservation in mind

June 30 - Shark tournament yields new record

June 30 - Scientists take the plunge in search for whale sharks

June 28 - Mexico: Swim with whale sharks in the Yucatan

June 27 - Tighter management measures for sharks sought

June 27 - Shark Attacks Australian Swimmer Off Deserted Beach

June 25 - Jaws no more

June 25 - Third of All Shark Species Threatened With Extinction, Group Says

June 22 - Great White Sharks Said to Hunt Like Serial Killers

June 21 - Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter

June 19 - Half-ton shark caught off Clare coast

June 19 - Perpetuating fear and mindless killing of sharks (OpEd -- Bangkok Post)

June 18 - Dive with sharks at SeaWorld Orlando - for the adventure of a lifetime

June 18 - Animal Rights Activists Protest Shark Tournament

June 17 - Mexican navy uncovers drugs inside frozen sharks

June 17 - Researches study whale sharks off La. coast

June 17 - Critics jawboning over Shark Saturdays

June 17 - 10 Top North American Shark-Attack Beaches

June 17 - Who Likes Shark Week?

June 15 - Sharks: A Bad Image, but Oceans Value Them

June 11 - Rare shark put on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium released hours later

June 9 - Jessica Alba Loves Jaws, But Apologizes for Bending Laws

May 28 - Toothy sharks once ruled Tuscany

May 28 - Killing sharks not so cool anymore

May 27 - Four rare births of sharks at SF aquarium

VACATION in South Africa, see our new white shark pics!

Apr 15 - World’s fisheries in crisis as more boats chase smaller stock

Apr 12 - Boom time for whale shark lovers

Apr 12 - Shark tour alarms Maunalua Bay users

Apr 12 - Geneticist seeks DNA from our whale sharks

Apr 10 - Loch Lomond Aquarium Employees Think This Bonnethead Shark Is The Cutest Fish In The Tank

Apr 10 - Shark feeding causes frenzy on East Oahu

Apr 9 - Where to Swim with Whale Sharks and Downward Dog with The Fishes

Apr 9 -Shark-fin traders thrive in UAE

Apr 9 - White Shark Season Heating Up in SoCal

Apr 8 - Rare shark caught— and eaten
 

Apr 7 - Hawaii Kai Residents Fight to Ban Shark Tours Dives

Mar 29 - Shark fin out of vogue among young Asians

Mar 28 - Sharks pose Sydney food-chain puzzle

Mar 15 - Shark attacks bring panic to Sydney's shore

Mar 15 - Sharks losing battle

Mar 14 - South Africa seizes Taiwanese shark fishing boat

Mar 10 - Anglers banned from catching big whaler sharks

Mar 9 - Shark-bite capital to welcome surfers

Mar 9 - Shark reality bites into Australia's beach culture

Mar 9 - Taking a Bite Out of Ocean Research

Mar 9 - Maldives moves to protect its sharks

Mar 9 - Smallest Whale Shark Discovered -- On a Leash

Mar 8 - Diving in with sharks got the heart pumping in Australia!

Mar 6 - Scientists get their teeth into shark preservation

Mar 5 - Maldives bans reef shark hunting

Mar 5 - Controversial shark killings in Belize waters

Mar 3 - Aerial patrol spots Windang bull shark

Mar 3 - RPT-Shark repellent sales soar as Australia attacks mount
Mar 3 - Shark Report: Swell Shark

Mar 3 - Great white sharks at home in Hunter

Mar 3 - Limits produce small sharks in bigger numbers

Mar 2 - Captive Bull Shark Kills Long-time Tank Mate

Mar 2 - Shark attacks off Sydney, Australia, not much of a deterrent for surfers

Mar 2 - Young whale shark trapped in Tainan Canal
Mar 2 - First Fossil Brain: Shark Relative That Lived 300 Million Years Ago Yields Very Rare Specimen
Mar 2 - Ministry bans reef shark fishing
Mar 2 -
Shark spotting: plea to plug gap
Feb 28 -
Study: Sharks divide by sex
Feb 28 - Australian teen hurt in Sydney shark attack
Feb 27 - Shark mania grips Sydney
Feb 27 - Metre-high dorsal fin a warning to all

Feb 26 - Aussies the world's oldest lovers
Feb 26 - Landlocked ocean activism

Feb 25 - A fossil hunter hits pay dirt: Dinosaur bone
(Featuring Big Brook, Marlboro, NJ)
Feb 25 - And When the Great White Sharks Do Invade New England
(Surf catch & release of white shark in Australia)
VIDEO - Very Entertaining

Feb 25 - Stone eating shark dies at Anglesey Sea Zoo
Feb 25 - Sharks fall foul of fishing bias

Feb 25 - Exclusive video: Reporters snare huge shark in Sydney Harbour


Feb 25 - Sabah Fishing Tournament To Promote Anti-shark Finning

Feb 25 - Palaeontology: Birth of the jawed vertebrates
Feb 25 - Groups want monitoring of turtle, shark 'by-catch'

Feb 25 - Fewer vacationers could add up to fewer shark attacks, expert says
Feb 25 - Whale sharks spotted

Feb 25 - Signs of the Times: Beach holidays down-lean times for sharks
Feb 25 - Rampant shark poaching on

Feb 24 - SUP Surfers Report More Shark Sightings

Feb 24 - SUP Surfers Report More Shark Sightings

Feb 24 - Medical miracle': Leeches help Bondi shark victim keep hand

Feb 24 -
Shark attack survival guide
Feb 24 -
Ancient sharks saw the deep sea in colour
Feb 24 - Dive in to see Sharkwater

Feb 23 -
Pilot spots shark threat in surf
Feb 23 - Europe introduces first shark protection laws
Feb 22 - Greetings again from the Shark Bite Capital of the World
Feb 21 - Swim with sharks!

Feb 20 -
Backbone samples reveal where sharks swim
Feb 20 - Jaws give science the clues to identify culprits

Feb 19 - Zambezi shark tracked 30km up Breede River

Feb 19 -
Shark repellent put to the test
Feb 19 - Australian Navy Diver Mauled by Sydney Harbor Shark Loses Leg
Feb 18 - Don’t feed the sharks: Key West Extreme Adventures introduce eco view-only shark tour
Feb 18 - Shark in the water

Feb 18 - Net tally: 11 shark caught each month
Feb 18 - Artificial uterus could save grey nurse shark from extinction

Feb 16 - Divers threaten to boycott Sabah over shark finning

Feb 15 - Sharks steal fisherman's catch

Feb 15 - Sharks chased from surfers
Feb 13 - FACTBOX-How to avoid, or survive, a shark attack
Feb 13 - Bondi attack fires up shark net controversy
Feb 12 - Second Australian Shark Attack in 2 Days Hurts Surfer

Fwb 12 - Bondi shark victim's hand 'hanging by piece of skin'

Feb 10 - It's low-key in the Bahamas
Feb 9 - EU to reel in shark fishing

Feb 9 - Meet South Africa's top shark spotter

Feb 8 - And a tiger shark is born...

Feb 6 - Great White Shark Encounter: Death of a Skin Diver

Feb 6 - Swimmer attacked by shark
Feb 6 -World's oldest fossils discovered in Campbellton

Feb 6 - Napier fisherman lands a whopper of a shark

Feb 5 - EU fishery chief promises to save threatened sharks
Feb 5 -Sharks attacked
Feb 4 - A Look Back At The World Record Tiger Shark: Part II

Feb 4 - Shark snared on 1kg line

Feb 4 - Predator in the soup
Shark populations plunge as a result of traditional Asian delicacy


Feb 4 - Shark angler turns shark wrangler

Feb 3 - No bull: bremer home to sharks

Feb 3 - SHARKS IN DECLINE
Feb 2 - A Look Back At The World Record Tiger Shark: The Story Behind The Catch

Feb 2 - More Shark Sightings
Jan 20 -
15 sharks die at Indy zoo
Jan 20 - Great white shark documentary free screening reminder

Jan 20 - Large bite taken out of Queensland's shark population

Jan 19 - Fossil illuminates jaw evolution

Jan 19 - UCT scientists honour shark researcher

Jan 18 - Whale Of A Shark

Jan 18 - It's safe to go into the water

Jan 18 -
Leave shark alone, young victim says
Jan 18 - Rainfall may increase Qld shark numbers: Minister

Jan 17 - Shark Fin Soup Protest SF Chinatown
Jan 17 -
30 More Shark Fin Soup Restaurants in San Francisco
Jan 17 - Diving with sharks

Jan 17 - Coast shark catches up 50%



Jan 16 -
Shark menace doubted
Jan 16 - Sharks Populations Decreasing, Attacks on the Rise
Jan 16 - Tiger shark on the loose
Jan 16 -
Shark warning after surfers chased
Jan 16 - Mark the Shark Caught a Whale!

Jan 15 - Great whites are developing taste for humans, Australian shark hunter claims

Jan 15 - Conservationists demand Queensland shark fishing ban
Jan 15 - Tennyson beach pregnant shark was carrying 20 puppies

Jan 15 - Deadly shark free in Palm Beach canal

Jan 15 - Sharks eat bait fish as three surfed nearby

Jan 15 - Nets not ultimate shark defence

Jan 14 - Tourists still dive with sharks even after deadly attack in Bahamas

Jan 13 - Shark Attacks May Be Increasing as Food Chain Narrows

Jan 13 - MPs tell of narrow shark escapes

Jan 13 - Shark attacks: 2008 figures could indicate troubling trend for West Coast

Jan 13 - Shark 'probably chasing fish, not humans'

Jan 13 - Shark attack surfer lucky, say doctors

Jan 12 - Shark sightings not related to overfishing: DPI

Jan 12 - Another shark attack: Snorkeller bitten on leg

Jan 12 - Sharks Rampage in Australia

Jan 12 - Great White Sharks: Predators of the North Coast

Jan 12 - Most shark-infested beaches

Jan 11 - Shark hunter's theory on human prey 'rubbish'

Jan 11 - Illegal shark bait fears

Jan 11 Australian Surfer Paddles Ashore After Shark Attack, ABC Says

Jan 11 - Shark encounter makes boaties nervous

Jan 10 - Scuba diver helps get shark fin soup off menu

Jan 9 - Hyperbaric chamber saves shark attack victim's hand

Jan 9 - Brady Barr's Dangerous Encounter With the 'Jurassic Shark'

Jan 9 - Great white shark dissection deemed a success

Jan 9 - Shark fins removed from 'front window' of China-based website, but apparently still available to buyers

Jan 8 - Factbox: The Great White Shark

Jan 8 - Shark fin sales halted on website

Jan 7 - Lifeguard's close encounter with shark

Jan 7 - Shark grabs share of fishermen's fish supper

Jan 5 - Shark bite study lands UT researcher on magazine's Top 100 list

Jan 5 - Fishermen who caught whale shark may be fined

Jan 2 - Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

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