WASHINGTON –Today, more than 150 scientists from around the world sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act (S. 793/H.R.1456), which would ban the buying and selling of shark fins in the United States. The letter, led by Dr. Francesco Ferretti from the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its continued failure to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters and rebuild the depleted population, as required by law. The lawsuit was filed in response to a final rule the federal government issued in April to address … Read more
Last weekend, what seemed half the globe watched with bated breath as April the giraffe’s baby took a 6-foot tumble from the womb into the world. As epic as giraffe birth is — That terrific fall! Those wobbly legs! — shark mothers have April beat fins-down in the pregnancy department, and here are five reasons … Read more
You’re jawesome! As a special thanks, enjoy the two downloadable wallpapers below for your mobile device from Oceana and Hungry Shark World. Don’t forget to tell your friends about Oceana’s effort to ban the trade and sale of shark fins in the United States by sharing Hungry Shark World’s Facebook post here. Hungry Shark World is teaming up with Oceana to help … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, in response to a 2015 Oceana lawsuit, the Trump administration finalized new measures to address the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters. According to Oceana, although this rule is a first step for dusky conservation, it fails to address the main cause of dusky shark declines, which is bycatch – the … Read more
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