Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8272508.stm
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Posted previously: Sharks as important as Dolphins I now come with a good news.
http://current.com/items/90834389_sharks-as-important-as-dolphins.htm
"Palau is to create the world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters.
The President of the tiny Pacific republic, Johnson Toribiong, will announce the ban during Friday's session of the UN General Assembly.
With half of the world's oceanic sharks at risk of extinction, conservationists regard the move as "game-changing".
It will protect about 600,000 sq km (230,000 sq miles) of ocean, an area about the size of France.
President Toribiong will also call for a global ban on shark-finning, the practice of removing the fins at sea.
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"The need to protect the sharks outweighs the need to enjoy a bowl of soup"
President Johnson Toribiong
Fins are a lucrative commodity on the international market where they are bought for use in shark fin soup.
As many as 100 million sharks are killed each year around the world.
"These creatures are being slaughtered and are perhaps at the brink of extinction unless we take positive action to protect them," said President Toribiong."
Watch the video below as well.
http://current.com/items/90834389_sharks-as-important-as-dolphins.htm
"Palau is to create the world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters.
The President of the tiny Pacific republic, Johnson Toribiong, will announce the ban during Friday's session of the UN General Assembly.
With half of the world's oceanic sharks at risk of extinction, conservationists regard the move as "game-changing".
It will protect about 600,000 sq km (230,000 sq miles) of ocean, an area about the size of France.
President Toribiong will also call for a global ban on shark-finning, the practice of removing the fins at sea.
More:
"The need to protect the sharks outweighs the need to enjoy a bowl of soup"
President Johnson Toribiong
Fins are a lucrative commodity on the international market where they are bought for use in shark fin soup.
As many as 100 million sharks are killed each year around the world.
"These creatures are being slaughtered and are perhaps at the brink of extinction unless we take positive action to protect them," said President Toribiong."
Watch the video below as well.
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the vidoe is true its the sharks that are in danger not the humans! take the fish out of water what a fair fight! humans are attacked because we are in shark territory (the ocean)! i am 17 and my passion is marine biology especially sharks! fining is not a priority but a delicacy! its like horse meat in foreign countries. most people are against that so why not shark fining! Stop the Shark killing!
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greenTg
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lookatmypix
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Watch it.
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