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27 paź 2020 · The global shark fin trade is a $400 million business that kills as many as 100 million sharks each year. New research led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium answers key questions about illegal shark finning, a critical step toward conserving these iconic ocean predators.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Shark Specialist Group say that shark finning is widespread, and that "the rapidly expanding and largely unregulated shark fin trade represents one of the most serious threats to shark populations worldwide". [9]
29 cze 2023 · Import and export of detached shark fins banned to promote shark conservation; Ban will extend to imported & exported products containing shark fins including tinned shark fin soup
28 paź 2020 · By coupling two distinct tools, barcoding and niche modelling, our results provide new insights for monitoring and enforcement. They suggest stronger local controls of coastal fishing may help regulate the unsustainable global trade in shark fins.
Approximately 100 million sharks are killed globally each year, and one of the major incentives for this is the shark fin trade. With their slow growth and low reproductive rates, sharks are highly susceptible to extinction, and it is difficult for many shark species to replenish their populations as quickly as they are being diminished.
Facts about the practice of shark finning and how it is destroying shark populations globally and putting our oceanic ecosystems at grave risk.
21 lut 2024 · Today, the European Commission published a call for evidence seeking views and expertise on the environmental, social and economic consequences of a potential ban on EU sales and international trade of loose shark fins and collecting feedback on potential policy options to better protect sharks
