Shark Fishing

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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Rosie O'Donnell Defends Her Family's Shark Fishing

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Video, Florida Fish and WIldlife Conservation Commission, Rosie O'Donnell, Miami News, Conservationism, Mark Quartiano, Shark Fishing, Rosie Odonnell Shark, Rosie Shark, Rosie and Shark Issue, Miami News

Earlier this week, Mark Quartiano, an infamous Miami Beach fisherman, posted photos of Rosie O'Donnell and her kids next to dead hammerhead sharks on ...

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Shark Week Conservation Roundup (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Matt Rand | Posted 10.02.2011

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Matt Rand

"Shark Week" has become such a phenomenon that it has drawn more than 20 million viewers each year since 1995. Unfortunately, sharks are increasingly scarce across the world's oceans due in large part to the appetite for shark fin soup.

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Bahamas Bans Shark Fishing

AP | Posted 09.04.2011

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NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Bahamas has banned commercial fishing of sharks, awarding protection to the more than 40 species circling the island chain that...

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Hawaii Bans Shark Fins: First State In Nation To Do So

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — The $48-a-plate shark fin has been a favorite dish to celebrate 80th birthdays and fete out of town VIPs since Vienna Hou's Chinese r...

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Illegal Shark Fishing Seeping Into Great Barrier Reef

Brisbane Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, Marine Life, Animals, Shark Fishing, Great Barrier Reef, Illegal Fishing, Papua New Guinea, Green News

MARINE conservationists say the interception of a Papua New Guinea fishing boat laden with four tonnes of "de-finned" sharks in Australian waters sho...

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