Shark Fins

Shark Fin Soup Isn't Just Bad For Sharks

Posted 02.25.2012

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By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer: The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the ro...

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Shark Attacked, Media Bites Rosie O'Donnell

Carl Safina | Posted 03.14.2012

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Carl Safina

A bit of a splash erupted on the Web yesterday in the form of photos showing a boat displaying two hammerheads. One was a shark. The other was the celebrity, Rosie O'Donnell.

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Conservation Body Agrees To Protect Silky Sharks

AP | By SUZAN FRASER | Posted 11.19.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey -- Delegates at an international conservation meeting agreed Saturday on a measure mandating that silky sharks accidentally caught in f...

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Save a Shark: Take a Bite Out of Shark Finning

Francesca Koe | Posted 10.03.2011

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Francesca Koe

It's Shark Week again. In California, the excitement is accompanied by the global tidal wave of action to protect these fascinating creatures. Hollywood movies aside, the truth is that humans are a far greater threat to sharks than they are to us.

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Pacific Island Nations Take Lead in Shark Conservation

Matt Rand | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Rand

As shark populations continue to plummet, the need for action in all corners of the world remains imperative.

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Shark and Awe in the U.S. Senate

Edward Dorson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Edward Dorson

The U.S. Shark Conservation Act of 2009 is urgently needed, but corruption, ignorance, and political maneuvering has now precluded wise action by our Senate.

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